Top time Classic Cars

The second generation Chevrolet Corvette, from model years 1963 to 1967, is the most sought-after version of the American legend. The Sting Ray, as it was known, was inspired by a 1959 racing prototype. For 60 years, it has captured the imagination of car enthusiasts around the world with the perfect combination of a low-slung body and a powerful engine that delivers performance on the road and on the track. It's still a classic today.

In the early 1960s, Le Mans winner Carroll Shelby envisioned a car that combined British design with American race engineering. He created the Shelby Cobra, a sports car that ingeniously paired a small, lightweight chassis with a powerful, reliable small-block engine. Introduced in 1962, the Cobra was an instant success, becoming the only American sports car to win the European FIA World Manufacturers' Championship. The original Shelby Cobra remains blisteringly fast and highly prized by collectors.

The first-generation Ford Mustang, produced from 1964 to 1974, was compact and sleek. With some models suitable for families and others ideal for speed-loving sportsters, it became the car of choice for hip 1960s America. It also appeared in some of the most popular movies of the era. This living legend is still in production, but car buffs know that the coolest of all were the very first models that captured the freewheeling spirit of the Sixties.

The Ford Thunderbird was unveiled in 1954 at the first post-war Detroit Motor Show. It was touted as a fun-to-drive cabriolet that made its presence felt with its luxurious design, solid construction and dramatic tailfin. The Thunderbird wasn't so much about living life in the fast lane as it was about cruising in comfort and style. The first two generations remain the most collectible models, nicknamed "Classic Bird" (1955-57) for the early two-seaters and "Square Bird" (1958-60) for the later four-seaters.

The exceptional Breitling manufacture movement, whose refined mechanics are visible through the open sapphire crystal case-back of the Top Time Classic Cars, offers a power reserve of approximately 70 hours and a 5-year warranty. First launched in 2009, the Breitling Caliber 01 is one of the most highly regarded chronograph movements in the industry, designed for maximum precision, reliability and functionality. As with all Breitling mechanical calibers, each one has undergone rigorous COSC certification. As a manufacture movement, it must also pass a grueling series of in-house shock, winding and pusher tests. To accommodate the caliber, the Top Time case has been enhanced and now offers an increased water resistance of 100m (10 bar).

As challenging to execute as it is beautiful, a tourbillon complication is the centerpiece of our striking Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon wristwatches. A tourbillon houses the balance wheel, balance spring, and escapement in a rotating cage, setting the entire assembly in perpetual motion. This action corrects for the pull of gravity, which affects a watch’s accuracy differently in different positions. Breitling worked hand-in-hand with the specialty movement maker La Joux-Perret to develop the manufacture B21 movement that takes the uncommon step of combining a tourbillon with a chronograph to make these watches so distinctly Breitling.