Breitling Top Time B01 Chronograph 41 Tribute to Aston Martin DB5 (Photo: Breitling)
Haute horlogerie is the gift that keeps on giving. From novelties evoking imagery of the natural world to exciting collaborative models, these limited edition timepieces are a treat to the eyes and wrists, while being perfect companions for the second half of this year.
Dusk till dawn
Soft violet cascades across the dial of the new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Automatic 36mm, a refined creation crafted in partnership with Sincere Fine Watches. Limited to just 50 pieces, the special edition is inspired by a colour long celebrated for its associations with prosperity, prestige and nobility. The dial showcases the maison’s signature Grain d’Orge guilloché, designed to maximise visual depth and dimension. Interacting with light, its finely detailed surface comes to life through tones of deep violet, cool blue and soft lavender, capturing the fleeting hues of an evening horizon. Encased in stainless steel, the watch is equipped with the Calibre PF770, boasting a 60-hour power reserve.
Chop chop
Bell & Ross expands its Flight Instruments collection with the BR-03 Helipad, which captures the image of a helicopter hovering above its landing pad. Powered by the three-hand automatic BR-CAL.327 movement and housed in a 41mm case, the watch brings the flight scene to life through a creative dial display. The hour is indicated by a rotating black disc featuring a yellow photoluminescent index that aligns with the outer scale. A detailed helicopter fuselage acts as the minute hand while central rotating blades serve as the seconds hand. The ticker is limited to 500 units and comes with both yellow rubber and black synthetic fabric straps.
Podium ready
Following the success of their debut collaboration, Tag Heuer has reunited with Team Ikuzawa and London’s premier customisation studio Bamford Watch Department to launch a new 39mm Carrera Chronograph. Spearheaded by Mai Ikuzawa — daughter of legendary driver Tetsu Ikuzawa — the Japanese racing team brings its signature red accents to a textured white Clou de Paris dial with its branding at 6 o’clock. It comes with a steel bracelet, white perforated leather and bicolour textile strap for various styling options and is delivered in a crimson toolbox, which will certainly please the avid collector. Water-resistant to 100m, the watch is driven by the Calibre TH20-10, and is limited to 150 individually numbered pieces.
Infinity + beyond
Five astronomical indications coalesce in Ulysse Nardin’s Blast Moonstruck, bringing together a high-precision moonphase, days of the lunar month, tidal coefficients, a worldtimer, and positions of the sun and moon around the globe. Conceived by eminent watchmaker and designer Dr Ludwig Oechslin — the genius behind the revolutionary Freak and record breaking Trilogy of Time series — the watch, limited to 20 units, comprises one of the manufacture’s most sophisticated complications of its kind. Earth is suspended at the centre with the Northern Hemisphere engraved under a dome sapphire crystal, while an aventurine dial peeks underneath, recalling a star-filled sky. Powered by the Calibre UN-106, the celestial displays are framed within a rose gold and black DLC-treated titanium case in 45mm.
Solar halo
During an expedition to Greenland, Krayon co-founders Rémi Maillat and Fei Hou stood beneath a parhelion, a striking optical illusion created when sunlight refracts through airborne ice crystals. Inspired by the rare atmospheric phenomenon, the 42mm Anywhere Parhelion captures the contrasting hues of ice, sea and sky through a sapphire gradient that took nearly a year to source. The timepiece also debuts the Krayon Cut — fashioned in a Y-shaped geometry echoing the brand’s emblem — advising the indices and the bezel at 12 o’clock. At its heart, the Calibre C030 drives its Anywhere complication, which calculates exact sunrise and sunset times anywhere on Earth.
Top speed
Introduced in 1963, the Aston Martin DB5 became one of the world’s most iconic on-screen cars, having starred in Goldfinger (1964) alongside Sean Connery as James Bond. In Thunderball (1965), 007 was further equipped with a Breitling Top Time Ref 2002, which marked the first Q-modified watch in the spy series. Today, time and speed are united once again with three Top Time tributes to the DB5, where wood-inlaid details draw on the steering wheel and hand-coloured gradient leather straps reflect the tone of the car’s upholstery. The 41mm chronographs in stainless steel, steel and platinum or 18-carat red gold are backed by the COSC-certified Calibre 01 with a 70-hour power reserve.
This article first appeared on Aug 10, 2026 in The Edge Malaysia.
