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Breitling × Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™
Speed is not chaos.
At its highest level, speed is discipline.
In 2026, two houses built on that belief converge. Breitling becomes Official Watch Partner to Aston Martin and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team—uniting Swiss chronometric mastery with one of motorsport’s most storied names.
This is not a collaboration born of trend. It is the meeting of legacies shaped by velocity, precision, and design obsession.
Parallel Origins, Singular Purpose
Before speed could be streamed, logged, or digitized, it had to be measured by hand.
In the early 20th century, Léon Breitling introduced chronographs capable of calculating velocity with unprecedented accuracy. Around the same era, in Britain, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford were pushing their machines uphill at Aston Hill—laying the foundation for a marque that would come to define performance with elegance.
Two worlds, separated by geography.
One shared obsession: motion mastered through engineering.
From Cockpit to Circuit
The connection between aviation and racing has always been natural. Pilots became drivers. Instruments designed for flight found their way onto wrists at the track.
Breitling’s Navitimer—developed in the 1950s as a cockpit instrument—was worn by racing legends who navigated both airspace and asphalt. Aston Martin, meanwhile, carved its competitive identity through motorsport, where intuition alone was never enough. Precision ruled.
By mid-century, both brands had become symbols of modern engineering and cultural confidence—technical, stylish, and unmistakably purposeful.
Icons in Motion
The 1960s sealed their mythologies.
A Breitling chronograph appeared on the wrist of James Bond. An Aston Martin DB5 became cinema’s most coveted machine. Together, they defined an era where luxury was intelligent, performance-driven, and unapologetically cool.
Those values remain intact—only the technology has evolved.
The Watch That Signals a Return
The partnership debuts with a statement piece:
Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team Edition
Limited to 1,959 pieces, the watch marks Aston Martin’s first Formula One appearance while returning the Navitimer to the world of competitive racing.
Its construction speaks the language of the grid:
- A lightweight titanium case—a first for the Navitimer
- A carbon-fiber dial, inspired by Formula One cockpits
- Accents drawn from Aston Martin Racing Green and contemporary Aramco livery
Turn the watch over and its heart is revealed: Breitling’s Manufacture Caliber B01, COSC-certified, built for endurance, accuracy, and pressure—qualities shared by every championship contender.
The engraving reads simply:
Instruments for Drivers
It is not metaphor. It is intent.
Engineering Beyond the Grid
As the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team unveils its 2026 challenger and returns to circuits worldwide, Breitling becomes part of the visual and technical narrative—present on car, apparel, and wrist.
This partnership extends beyond branding. It is a shared philosophy: performance refined through detail, heritage propelled forward by innovation.
Expect future timepieces, exclusive digital drops, and storytelling that blurs the line between horology, motorsport, and culture.
Time, Reunited with Speed
Luxury today is not static.
It evolves, adapts, and accelerates.
By uniting Breitling with Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™, time is once again placed where it belongs—inside the pursuit of speed.
Measured. Engineered. Relentless.
