Breitling Top Time Triumph - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

In the early 1960s, motor racing was in its heyday and a subculture was developing around café racers. Willy Breitling wanted to capture the speed-oriented style of the era with a fresh interpretation. This free spirit of the 1960s is back today thanks to a new Top Time collaboration between Breitling and the Triumph motorcycle brand. This model is widely known as the “Zorro”. Its dial is made with a brushed finish that creates a play of light and texture. The unique ice blue color has two main archival references: a blue Triumph Thunderbird 6T from 1951 and a rare ice blue Breitling Top Time Ref. 815 from the 1970s. (Ref Breitling) Its 41mm dial makes it highly wearable by anyone with an interest in the winged brand, Triumph motorcycles or a love of watches. The calfskin strap is very comfortable and surprised me with the folding clasp facing the wearer of the watch rather than outwards. A hypnotic dial, a contrasting tachymeter scale providing clear readability of the speed readings and oversized mushroom pushers that allow easy control of the stop, start and reset systems of the chronograph make up this piece that has everything to become iconic. Deus, Shelby Cobra, Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, are the other partnerships that make up this Top Time range. All iconic but the centerpiece for me will remain this Triumph version. We will regret the packaging of such a sublime watch, in comparison with a Speedmaster, a Longines but positive note for the Triumph book offered by the brand when purchasing the watch full of sublime photos of these incredible machines offered by Triumph since 1883. You will have understood, I love it and I have two or three friends ready to receive it for the holidays.