Breitling 2026

In the 1960s, the Top Time was Breitling’s unconventional chronograph, created for a new, youthful, speed-driven audience. When a Top Time ref. 2002 appeared on Sean Connery’s wrist in Thunderball (1965), worn alongside the Aston Martin DB5, two icons of the era shared a defining moment in design history. It marked the first Q-modified watch in the James Bond series, and a chapter where speed and style found a common language.

Breitling Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx introduces a new chapter in the brand’s tribute to cycling, celebrating a rider whose record still defines the sport more than half a century later. From the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx dominated professional racing with an intensity and consistency never matched since. His career total of 525 victories – including 11 Grand Tours, 19 Monuments and three World Championships – remains the benchmark against which all others are measured.