#1374 Vintage Breitling Top Time Ref. 2002 Chronograph – Swiss Manual Wind – Silver Dial – 1960s

Vintage Breitling Top Time Ref. 2002 Chronograph – Swiss Manual Wind – Silver Dial – 1960s

Price: $5,495 OBO

Offered for sale is a beautiful vintage Breitling Top Time Reference 2002, one of Breitling’s classic two-register chronographs from the golden era of Swiss mechanical sports watches.

The Top Time was introduced as a modern, sporting chronograph aimed at a younger generation of watch enthusiasts and became one of Breitling’s most recognizable vintage collections.

The Ref. 2002 also has an important connection to cinematic history. A specially modified Breitling Top Time was worn by James Bond in the 1965 film Thunderball, helping make the early Top Time one of the most historically interesting Breitling chronographs.

WATCH DETAILS

Brand: Breitling
Collection: Top Time
Reference: 2002
Era: Circa 1960s
Country of Manufacture: Switzerland
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Dial: Silver / Champagne Silver
Movement: Mechanical Manual Wind
Jewels: 17 Jewels
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Running Seconds and Chronograph
Chronograph Layout: Two-Register / Bicompax
Subdials: Approximately 3 and 9 o’clock
Case Size: Approximately 35–36 mm, excluding crown
Crystal: Vintage-style crystal
Case Back: Stainless Steel
Case Back Markings: Breitling / 2002 / Swiss Made / Waterproof / Antimagnetic / Shock Protected / Stainless Steel
Bracelet: Stainless-steel expandable/link-style bracelet as pictured

VINTAGE BREITLING HISTORY

The Breitling Top Time became one of the company’s signature chronographs during the 1960s. Its clean dial, twin-register configuration and sporting appearance made it distinctive among the great Swiss chronographs of the period.

Reference 2002 is particularly desirable among collectors and is closely associated with the early generation of Top Time watches.

Breitling’s historical information documents the Ref. 2002 with a manual-winding chronograph movement. Movement variations exist within the Ref. 2002 family, so the exact caliber of this particular watch should be independently confirmed if required by the buyer.

CONDITION

Vintage pre-owned condition.

The watch shows age-related wear consistent with a watch of this period. Please carefully review all photographs as they form an important part of the description.

Dial presents very attractively for its age with the classic Breitling Genève signature, applied baton hour markers and twin chronograph registers.

Case, case back, pushers, crown and mechanical movement are shown in the photographs.

Because this is a vintage mechanical watch, no guarantee of modern water resistance is made. It should not be exposed to water unless professionally pressure-tested by a qualified watchmaker.

Service history is unknown unless otherwise documented.

COLLECTOR APPEAL

• Authentic vintage Breitling design
• Desirable Top Time Ref. 2002
• Classic two-register chronograph
• Manual-wind Swiss mechanical movement
• 17-jewel movement
• Stainless-steel case
• Silver dial
• 1960s-era design
• Strong James Bond / Thunderball historical association
• Increasingly difficult vintage reference to find

ASKING PRICE: $5,495 OBO

A great opportunity for the vintage Breitling collector, chronograph enthusiast or collector of historically important Swiss watches.

Vintage watch sold as pictured. Please ask any questions before purchasing.

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Vintage Breitling Top Time Ref. 2002 Chronograph – 1960s – $5,495 OBO

Beautiful and collectible vintage Breitling Top Time Reference 2002 Swiss mechanical chronograph.

This is one of the classic early Breitling Top Time designs from the 1960s, featuring a silver dial, applied hour markers and two-register chronograph layout.

The Top Time Ref. 2002 is particularly well known among collectors because a specially modified Breitling Top Time was worn by James Bond in the 1965 movie Thunderball.

DETAILS

Breitling Top Time
Reference 2002
Circa 1960s
Swiss Made
Stainless-steel case
Approx. 35–36 mm case
Silver dial
Two-register chronograph
Mechanical manual-wind movement
17 jewels
Chronograph pushers
Stainless-steel case back
Bracelet included as pictured

Case back is correctly marked with Breitling branding and Reference 2002.

Vintage condition with age-related wear. Please examine all photographs carefully.

Service history unknown unless otherwise documented.

As with any vintage watch, water resistance is not guaranteed.

Price: $5,495 OBO

Serious inquiries welcome.