{"id":461393,"date":"2026-02-06T03:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461393\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:12:12","slug":"breitling-returns-to-f1-with-a-titanium-navitimer-made-for-aston-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461393\/","title":{"rendered":"Breitling Returns to F1 With a Titanium Navitimer Made for Aston Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Breitling has officially joined Aston Martin<\/a> and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team<\/a> as its watch partner, and it\u2019s kicked things off with a special-edition Navitimer that takes its pilot-watch DNA and points it straight at the pit lane.<\/p>\n

Breitling isn\u2019t just slapping its name on the garage door either. The deal is multi-year, covers both Aston Martin<\/a> and its F1<\/a> team, and it\u2019s set up for a run of exclusive releases. This Navitimer is release number one, marking Breitling\u2019s return to racing. <\/p>\n

The first watch designed specifically for the partnership lands in Q3 2026. Until we get a peek under the covers, this Navitmer is the opening lap.<\/p>\n

\"BreitlingClassic DB5 and modern Aston flank a covered F1 car under the new partnership branding | Image: Aston Martin <\/p>\n

So what does Breitling\u2019s opener look like? It\u2019s called the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team (rolls right off the tongue), and it\u2019s capped at 1,959 pieces as a nod to the year Aston Martin first entered Formula One. If you\u2019re the sort of person who enjoys a limited-edition number you can recite over dinner, this one\u2019s for you.<\/p>\n

Much the same as F1 teams experiment with materials to get the best out of their vehicles, Breitling<\/a> is following suit. This is the first time the Swiss watchmaker has used titanium on a Navitimer, an ideal choice for a 43mm watch that can otherwise wear a bit top-heavy. Better yet, it hasn\u2019t taken away from the charm and appeal that make this model so beloved: the slide rule bezel, the dense dial, the \u201cinstrument\u201d vibe that\u2019s always been slightly ridiculous in the best way.<\/p>\n

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\n \"BreitlingThree-quarter close-up highlighting the slide rule bezel, pushers and lime seconds hand | Image: Breitling <\/p>\n

But of course it wouldn\u2019t be fit for the track without a proper F1-flavoured twist. The dial gets a carbon-fibre finish, with Aston Martin Racing Green and lime accents pulled straight from the team\u2019s livery, with white luminous indexes. Even the strap gets in on it: textured anthracite calfskin with contrast stitching and a bright green lining that pops the moment you unbuckle it.<\/p>\n

Under the dial, it\u2019s classic Breitling. Inside is Breitling\u2019s Manufacture Calibre 01, COSC-certified, with around 70 hours of power reserve. Flip it over and you get a look under the hood through an open sapphire caseback, complemented by a matte-black tungsten rotor engraved with the team logo. And inscribed on the back are two simple, targeted statements: \u201cInstruments for Drivers\u201d and \u201cOne of 1959\u201d.<\/p>\n

All of which is to say: it\u2019s still a 43mm Navitimer. So that means it wears busy and it wears proud. If you\u2019ve always found the Navitimer a touch \u201clook at me\u201d, this is all of that and more. It just swaps pilot energy for pit-lane energy. But at $15,990, it\u2019s not as indulgent as other timepiece purchases.<\/p>\n

\"BreitlingExhibition caseback with the Breitling Calibre 01 and Aston Martin Aramco-branded rotor | Image: Breitling Key specs
\nModel: Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team (EB01381A1B1X1) Price: AUD $15,990 Limited: 1,959 pieces Case: Titanium, 43mm, 13.69mm thick Water resistance: 3 bar (30m) Dial: Carbon-fibre with green\/lime accents Movement: Breitling 01 (Manufacture), automatic, COSC, ~70 hours Strap: Anthracite calfskin, folding clasp (titanium)
\n \"BreitlingFront-on view of the titanium Navitimer with carbon-fibre dial and racing green\/lime accents | Image: Breitling \"BreitlingRolled strap view showing the bright green lining and textured anthracite leather | Image: Breitling \"BreitlingLume shot with glowing markers, hands and slide rule scale | Image: Breitling \"BreitlingAston Martin Aramco and Breitling partnership teaser with a covered car silhouette | Image: Aston Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Readtime: 3 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[2495,64,63,236952,817,813,816,85,35945],"class_list":["post-461393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-aston-martin","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-breitling","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-watches-of-switzerland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}