Introducing the Breitling Top Time Deus Limited Edition
In case you didn?t get the memo, it appears that this is the unofficial limited edition collaborative chronograph week in the land of new watches from major Swiss brands. We covered TAG Heuer?s collaboration with Hodinkee yesterday, and our post had barely gone live when the watch sold out through Hodinkee?s shop. Today, it?s Breitling?s turn, as they?re featuring a new version of Top Time made in partnership with Deus Ex Machina, a much admired Australian lifestyle brand focusing on surfing and motorcycles. While at first blush that might not seem like a natural partner for a brand steeped in aviation history with the tagline ?Instruments for Professionals,? the resulting watch is quite appealing and an interesting extension of the Top Time aesthetic that was reintroduced last year.Â
The original Top Time introduced in the 1960s was marketed to ?young and active professionals? and was, at the time, emblematic of particularly contemporary, fashion forward style. The new Top Time Deus taps into that ethos a bit with its bright color palette and an association with a brand that has been genuinely embraced by a younger crowd. There?s a relaxed and casual vibe to this watch that?s enhanced by the pops of color in the handset and the unusual ?squircle? (that?s square + circle) shaped subdials.
The key design element of this particular watch is certainly the tachymeter bezel circling the perimeter of the silver dial. It?s in a contrasting black, which looks grea...
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A Week in Watches Ep. 79 – Swiss Leftovers
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