{"product_id":"breitling-top-time-ref-2002-as00229","title":"Breitling Top Time Ref. 2002","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to collecting vintage chronographs, Breitling can be a polarizing brand.  Generally known for their serious aviator's computers (such as the Navitimer and Cosmonaute), many find their dial designs hectic and difficult to read for daily wear.  While those pieces are indisputably cool, they are indeed a lot to take in, and as a result Breitling as a brand doesn't always get the same appreciation as some of their contemporary counterparts.  We'd like to change that.  Allow us to present Exhibit A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Breitling Top-Time line was created in the 1950s as a simpler line of chronographs for more basic tasks then timing an orbital burn (you know, like driving a car in circles or making dinner).  They were manufactured in a number of case and dial styles and were in fact popular with p\u003ca title=\"analog\/shift automobiliac Jim Clark Breitling Top Time\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.automobiliac.com\/automobiliac\/2012\/6\/25\/jim-clark-and-his-breitling-top-time.html\"\u003erofessional racing drivers\u003c\/a\u003e, just like their counterparts from Heuer.  Our favorite is the reference 2002 you see here.   With a super cool monocoque case, absolutely perfect proportions and a clean dial layout, the Top Time 2002 is an exercise in understated luxury timekeeping, and an excellent alternative to those \"other\" vintage chronographs we all know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBond fans might remember a special 2002 used in the film \u003cem\u003eThunderball\u003c\/em\u003e, which sold last year for over $160K.   While we can't offer you Bond's one-of-a-kind Top Time with Q-Branch installed Geiger counter, we \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e get you its more plebian cousin, at a fraction of the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can read more about the Breitling Top Time \u003ca title=\"HERE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/blog\/on-the-block-the-james-bond-breitling-top-time-geiger-counter\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e at Hodinkee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Breitling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3239877377,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Breitling_Top_Time_ref._2002_culture1.jpg?v=1433192991","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/breitling-top-time-ref-2002-as00229","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}