Breitling has entered into a global, multi-year partnership as the Official Watch Partner of Aston Martin and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team. Announced on 5 February 2026, the collaboration bridges Breitling’s heritage in precision timekeeping with Aston Martin’s legacy of high-performance engineering, both on the road and on the racetrack. The alliance kicks off with the debut of the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, a limited-edition watch that signifies Breitling’s return to the Formula 1 arena.​

This union extends across Aston Martin’s entire ecosystem, linking the handcrafted supercars produced at its Gaydon and St Athan facilities with the high-stakes precision of its Formula 1 operations. “Breitling joins Aston Martin and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team in a global partnership as Official Watch Partner,” the official release confirms. The Breitling logo will make its first appearance on the AMR26 chassis and team apparel during the car’s unveiling on 9 February 2026, with on-track visibility starting at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from 6 to 8 March 2026​

The partnership promises ongoing collaborations, including exclusive timepiece releases tailored for fans of both brands throughout the multi-year term.

“Aston Martin builds cars that are as much about presence as performance. We share that same heritage of iconic design – every line, finish, and proportion has purpose. Nothing is left to chance.”

Georges Kern, CEO of Breitlin

“Our pursuit of a World Championship demands partners who match our ambition. Today, we’re proud to welcome Breitling to the team. Beyond a shared heritage, we are united by values that drive everything we do. The precision, craftsmanship and engineering excellence we pursue at Aston Martin Aramco are lived and breathed by Breitling. We look forward to working together.”

Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman of Aston Martin and the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

“Aston Martin and Breitling have crossed paths at key moments in design and culture. The partnership is a perfect showcase of excellence, design mastery and performance, something that is integral to everything that Aston Martin puts its name to.”

Adrian Hallmark, CEO of Aston Martin

The brands’ stories have intertwined for over a century, both originating from an obsession with velocity. In 1907, Leon Breitling unveiled the Vitesse—French for “speed”—the world’s first chronograph capable of measuring up to 250 miles or kilometers per hour. Its accuracy led Swiss police to adopt it for issuing the era’s inaugural speeding tickets.​

Shortly thereafter, in England, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford achieved victory at the grueling Aston Hill Climb, a steep chalk hillside race that inspired their enduring marque name. Fast-forward to 1959: Aston Martin entered Formula 1 for the first time, just as racing legends Graham Hill and Jim Clark—both aviators—donned Breitling Navitimers on the grid. Originally launched in 1952 as a pilot’s cockpit instrument, the Navitimer’s iconic circular slide rule enabled calculations for speed, fuel consumption, and time intervals, seamlessly translating from skies to circuits.​

The 1960s cemented their cultural icons status. Willy Breitling introduced the Top Time chronograph, embodying postwar flair, which appeared on Sean Connery’s wrist in Thunderball (1965) as James Bond’s first Q-modified gadget watch. Aston Martin’s DB5, debuting in Goldfinger (1964) and reprising in Thunderball, shared the screen, symbolizing an era where sophistication fused with speed.​

At the heart of this partnership lies the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team (reference EB01381A1B1X1), limited to 1,959 individually numbered pieces—a direct nod to Aston Martin’s inaugural F1 season. This marks the Navitimer’s motorsport resurgence and introduces Breitling’s first-ever titanium case for the model, prioritising lightweight durability.​

Design cues draw straight from the Aston Martin Aramco livery: Aston Martin Racing Green accents paired with lime highlights, a carbon-fibre dial evoking F1 cockpit materials, and a textured leather strap mimicking a racing harness. Super-LumiNova coating ensures legibility in low light, essential for pit crews or late-night strategy sessions.

The open sapphire caseback showcases the Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01—a COSC-certified chronometer with column-wheel chronograph, vertical clutch, 1/4th-second precision, and a 70-hour power reserve—paired with a custom matte-black tungsten rotor bearing the team logo, PVD-coated for resilience.​ Additional engravings read “One of 1959” and “Instruments for Drivers,” underscoring its trackside purpose.

Key specifications:

Component	Details
Movement	Breitling Manufacture Caliber B01; 30mm diameter, 7.2mm depth; self-winding; ~70-hour power reserve; 346 components; column-wheel chronograph; COSC-certified [ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws]​
Case	Titanium; 43mm diameter, 13.69mm thickness, 49.07mm lug-to-lug; 30m water resistance; sapphire crystal (glareproofed); open caseback with tungsten rotor engraved with team logo [ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws]​
Dial & Hands	Carbon-fiber dial with green accents; Super-LumiNova on hands and indexes [ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws]​
Strap	Embossed leather inspired by racing harness; polished titanium bezel [ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws]​

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Visuals courtesy of Breitling