Breitling 2026 Releases So Far
Breitling’s releases for 2026 so far include a wave of limited-edition watches across its Navitimer, Top Time, and SuperOcean Heritage collections. Leading the pack is the brand’s return to Formula One, which they’ve marked with the first titanium Navitimer. Also released this year is a 300-piece North America exclusive Navitimer with a silver panda dial, multiple special Top Times, a few Oceania SuperOcean Heritage exclusives, and a pair of Avengers that celebrate the USA’s 250th birthday. Let’s go over all the 2026 Breitling novelties.
Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx Limited Edition
Eddy Merckx, if you’ve never heard of him before, is considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time. And we can certainly see why, as he amassed over 500 victories during his career, which spanned nearly two decades during the 1960s and 1970s. The former professional cyclist from Belgium won his first victory in 1961, turned professional a few years later in 1965, and finally retired from the sport in 1978. Since then, he’s created (and since sold) his own bicycle brand, called Eddy Merckx, and even coached professionally for a while. Now he can add a limited-edition Breitling watch to his roster: the new Top Time B01 Chronograph 41 Eddy Merckx.
The new Top Time is limited to just 525 watches to mark Eddy’s cycling victories, which include 11 Grand Tour titles, 19 monument victories, and 5 Giro d’Italia titles, among many others. It has a vibrant yellow dial with Eddy’s name incorporated into the tachymeter scale and as a signature above 6 o’clock. The case back is decorated with special engravings to mark the limited edition, including ONE OF 525 and EDDY MERCKX TRIBUTE. Aside from those details, this watch is a classic Top Time. The sub-dials are squircle-shaped, as in not quite square but not round either. Furthermore, the crown is flanked by mushroom pushers, and the watch is powered by Breitling’s trusty B01 self-winding chronograph movement.
Specs: Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx
| Collection: | Top Time B01 |
| Reference: | AB01762C1I1X1 Leather strap AB01762C1I1A1 Steel bracelet |
| Case Material: | Stainless steel |
| Case Size: | 41mm diameter 13.3mm thick 20mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Sapphire crystal |
| Dial: | Yellow, signed by Eddy Merckx |
| Strap: | Leather strap or stainless steel mesh link bracelet |
| Movement: | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | 1/4th second, 30 minutes |
| Limited Edition: | 525 |
| 2026 MSRP: | $8,050 leather $8,450 steel |
Breitling America250 Avenger Watches
America is officially celebrating its 250th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, Breitling released two limited-edition “America250 Avenger” watches, both decorated in America’s classic red, white, and blue.
America250 Avenger Night Mission Chronograph
The first watch is the Night Mission, limited to just 50 watches, one for each of the 50 states. The watch is dressed in black, like other Night Mission models, featuring a black scratch-resistant ceramic case and bezel, with titanium for the crown and side pushers. Breitling opted for a blue dial on this model, decorated with a white outer track, white sub-dials, and splashes of red. A blue calfskin strap with red stitching and special case-back adornments, including an America 250 emblem and 50 engraved stars, completes the perfectly patriotic watch.
America250 Avenger Automatic
The other half of the America250 duo is an Avenger Automatic, this time limited to 250 watches to mark the anniversary. At its core, it’s a classic time-and-date Avenger 42. The case is furnished in steel and measures 42mm in diameter by 12.15mm thick. Furthermore, it uses the same movement as current production models, the automatic caliber B17. What makes the new America250 model special is the dial, which has a blue face and white and red accents, as well as the blue leather strap with red stitching and the special case back emblazoned with the Liberty Bell and America250 text: ONE OF 250 JULY 4 – 1776.
Specs: America250 Avenger Watches
| Collection: | Avenger Automatic | Avenger Night Mission Chronograph |
| Reference: | A173281B1C1X1 | SB01464A1C1X1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless steel | Ceramic |
| Case Size: | 42mm diameter 12.15mm thick 22mm lugs | 42mm diameter 15.15mm thick 22.05mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire | Cambered sapphire crystal |
| Dial: | Blue | Blue |
| Strap: | Blue calfskin leather w/ red stitching | Blue calfskin leather w/ red stitching |
| Movement: | Calibre B17 Self-winding 38-hour power reserve | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | Hours, minutes, seconds, date | 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours |
| Limited Edition: | 250 | 50 |
| 2026 MSRP: | $5,100 | $9,700 |
Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Concorde supersonic passenger jet’s first commercial flight. This year’s Navitimer Stories campaign pays homage to that milestone with a special limited edition of the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde. The watch is limited to 593 pieces after the plane’s Olympus 593 turbojet engines and is decked out with several special engravings and a striking Concorde-inspired colorway.
Can you imagine traveling around the world at twice the speed of sound? For nearly 30 years, that’s exactly what the Concorde did. The 001 prototype took its first official flight in 1969. A few years later, the Concorde jet set out from Washington, USA, to Orly, Paris, completing the Concorde’s first non-stop transatlantic flight in just 3 hours and 33 minutes. 1976 marked the first commercial flight, with the Concorde reaching 60,000 feet and cruising at Mach 2, faster than the rotation of the Earth. Passengers could experience the awe of the stratosphere while making it to their destination in record-breaking time. By the time the fleet retired in 2003, Concorde planes had traveled more than 140 million miles over 50,000 flights. Final tickets in 2003 set you back a cool £6,636.
That legacy is celebrated here, on the Tribute to Concorde Navitimer ref. AB01389C1C1P1. The dial and leather strap are both in the same deep blue hue as the stratosphere as seen from the jet. White sub-dials and a white slide rule scale match the hue of the plane itself. Flipping the watch over, the case back is engraved with ONE OF 593, TRIBUTE TO CONCORDE, JETLINER, and MACH 2. Aside from that, it’s a standard stainless steel Navitimer B01 Chronograph, but a very fascinating one, nonetheless.
Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde Specs
| Collection: | Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 |
| Reference: | AB01389C1C1P1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless steel |
| Case Size: | 43mm diameter 13.69mm thick 22mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | Blue |
| Strap: | Blue alligator leather strap/stainless-steel folding buckle |
| Movement: | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours |
| Limited Edition: | 593 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $10,600 |
Navitimer B19 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Watches
Breitling introduced the B19 movement back in 2024, coupling a standard chronograph with a moon phase and a perpetual calendar. Here, it powers the new Navitimer Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar. The watch joins the previously mentioned Tribute to Concorde Navitimer B01 Chronograph as part of the brand’s Navitimer Stories campaign and will feature two models: one in steel with a platinum bezel and the other in full platinum. Both help celebrate the altitudes the watch has traveled, from the stratosphere aboard the supersonic Concorde to space and the dawn of human space travel.
Back to the movement. Perpetual calendars are complex functions that automatically account for leap years. On the new Navitimer, the wearer doesn’t have to correct the calendar for about a century, and when they do, it’s done via a convenient one-step correction system. Twisting the crown advances all the calendar displays at once. However, if the wearer prefers to adjust them independently, there are also two dimple-style pushers on the left side of the case.
The duo includes two models. The first is a limited-edition full-platinum model with a deep-blue lacquered dial inspired by the stratosphere, a black-and-white slide-rule bezel, and a navy-blue leather strap. It is limited to just 75 pieces.
The second watch is a stainless steel model with a platinum bezel and a grey dial inspired by the infinite vastness of space. It is available on a brown leather strap or the famed 7-link Navitimer stainless steel bracelet.
Both have the same balanced layout, with 5 different perpetual calendar complications that all change over automatically at midnight. Most notably, each sub-dial is framed by a raised metal ring, setting each display apart from the dial and adding depth to the dial as a whole.
2026 Breitling Navitimer B19 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Specs
| Collection: | Navitimer B19 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar | Navitimer B19 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar |
| Reference: | PB1921251B1P1 leather strap PB1921251B1A1 steel bracelet | LB19211A1C1P1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless steel/platinum bezel | Platinum |
| Case Size: | 43mm diameter 15.14mm thick 22mm lugs | 43mm diameter 15.14mm thick 22mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | Anthracite | Marine blue |
| Strap: | Brown alligator leather strap 7-row steel bracelet Stainless steel buckle/clasp | Blue alligator leather strap White gold buckle |
| Movement: | Caliber B19 Self-winding 96-hour power reserve | Caliber B19 Self-winding 96-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | Chronograph, perpetual calendar | Chronograph, perpetual calendar |
| Limited Edition: | No | 75 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $31,700 leather $32,200 steel | $52,000 |
Breitling x Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team Collab – Navitimer B01 Chronograph
The most buzz-worthy 2026 Breitling release marks two important milestones for the brand: its return to Formula 1 as the official watch partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team and the first Navitimer with a titanium case. Breitling’s partnership with the renowned automotive company is expected to last 3 to 5 years and kicks off with a special-edition Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 in titanium, limited to 1,959 pieces. 1959 was the year Aston Martin made its Formula 1 debut.
This release is just the first of several watches to mark Breitling’s newest Formula 1 partnership, and it doesn’t disappoint. For the first time, the Breitling Navitimer is cased in lightweight titanium. Even though Aston Martin drivers Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso will never be allowed to wear their Breitlings on the track per Formula 1 protocol, we can see why the brand chose titanium for this watch. It’s lightweight and performance-ready. That design ethos extends to the leather strap, which mimics the texture of a racing harness, and the carbon dial, flecked with green specs to represent the colors of Aston Martin Aramco.
Breitling even paid special attention to the B01 powering the watch, equipping it with a specially made matte-black rotor featuring the Aston Martin Formula One™ Team logo. Special engravings “ONE of 1959” and “INTRUMENTS FOR DRIVERS” also adorn the case back. As we said, this watch is just the first of many Breitling x Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team watches. We’ll be sure to cover all the new watches as they drop. Breitling for Aston Marin, anyone?
2026 Breitling x Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Specs
| Collection: | Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 |
| Reference: | EB01381A1B1X1 |
| Case Material: | Titanium |
| Case Size: | 43mm diameter 13.69mm thick 22mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | Black/green carbon, tri-compax |
| Strap: | Anthracite calfskin leather Titanium buckle |
| Movement: | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours |
| Limited Edition: | 1,959 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $11,500 |
2026 Breitling North America Limited Edition Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43
There’s another new edition of the Navitimer 43 turning heads this year, besides the brand’s Aston Martin Formula One collab: a stainless steel model on a special brown leather strap and with a striking silver panda dial with red accents. Ref. AB01381E1G1P1 will be a North America exclusive, available for purchase only through ADs in the United States and Canada and online at Breitling.com. More importantly, this watch is limited to just 300 pieces.
To commemorate the release, Breitling is including special “LIMITED EDITION” and “ONE OF 300” engravings on the case back. The sapphire crystal gives us a clear view of the famous self-winding caliber B01, which has a handy 3-day/70-hour power reserve and a date display neatly tucked into the bottom sub-dial.
As with other current-production Navitimers, the dial is surrounded by a classic slide rule bezel, initially developed by the brand to calculate stats while in the air, and that, of course, can also be used for basic, everyday calculations for those of us not flying high above the clouds. Breitling refined the bezel and crystal on the Navitimer a few years ago, giving new watches like this one the appearance of a thinner profile. It also brought back the famous AOPA wings, which you can see just below the 12-hour marker on this new limited-edition release.
2026 Breitling North America Limited Edition Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Specs
| Collection: | Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 |
| Reference: | AB01381E1G1P1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless Steel |
| Case Size: | 43mm diameter 13.69mm thick 22mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | Silver panda dial |
| Strap: | Brown alligator leather Stainless steel buckle |
| Movement: | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours |
| Limited Edition: | 300 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $10,300 |
Australian Exclusive Limited Edition Top Time B01 Racing Shadow Rider
Breitling joined the trend of luxury watches for the Lunar Year of the Horse with a special edition of the Top Time B01, limited to 288 pieces. At its core, it’s a classic Top Time, complete with those charming “Squircle” sub-dials we’re used to seeing from the collection and a 38mm cushion-shaped case. Inside is Breitling’s in-house self-winding chronograph movement, the B01. Special features include a case back engraving reading, “ONE OF 288,” tachymeter text “YEAR OF THE HORSE” between 12 and 2 o’clock, and a stealth shadow rider (horse silhouette) in the sub-dial at 9 o’clock.
2026 Breitling Limited Edition Top Time B01 Racing Shadow Rider Specs
| Collection: | Top Time B01 |
| Reference: | AB01773A1B1X1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless Steel |
| Case Size: | 38mm diameter 13.07mm thick 18mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | Black |
| Strap: | Perforated calfskin leather Stainless steel buckle |
| Movement: | Calibre B01 Self-winding 70-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours |
| Limited Edition: | 288 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $10,890 AUD |
Oceania Exclusive Superocean Heritage Watches – 36mm and 42mm
Breitling quietly released a duo of limited edition Superocean Heritage watches, one a 42mm B31 model and the other a 36mm model. Both are made of steel and feature blue ceramic bezels and white dials. The catch? They’re exclusive to the Oceania region (which includes Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia) and limited to just 50 pieces for the 36mm model and 150 for the 42mm model.
Breitling released its caliber B31, the brand’s first in-house three-hand automatic movement, in early 2025 in the Top Time. Today, it’s powering the 42mm Superocean Heritage B31 ref. AB31111A1A1A1. The smaller, 36mm model, on the other hand, is powered by the caliber 10, a self-winding ETA-based movement with a 42-hour power reserve. For reference, the B31 has a 78-hour power reserve.
Both of these Breitling Superocean models come with a mesh-link bracelet and honor the collection’s 1950s dive-watch-inspired aesthetics. The bezels have minimal markings, but are made of modern ceramic for tougher, everyday wear. Furthermore, the dials are adorned with vintage broad arrow hands and a round 12-hour hour marker, similar to what you might find on early references like the 1004 or 807.
Flipping each over, the 36mm has a solid case back adorned with a turtle engraving and special limited edition text reading, “OCEANIA LIMITED EDITION” and “ONE OF 50.” The 42mm model has a sapphire case back decorated with a similar turtle and text, but with the text “ONE OF 150.”
Oceania Exclusive Superocean Heritage Specs
| Collection: | SuperOcean Heritage | SuperOcean Heritage B31 |
| Reference: | A103901A1A1A1 | AB31111A1A1A1 |
| Case Material: | Stainless Steel | Stainless steel |
| Case Size: | 36mm diameter 10.42mm thick 18.05mm lugs | 42mm diameter 12.03mm thick 22.05mm lugs |
| Crystal: | Cambered sapphire | Cambered sapphire |
| Dial: | White | White |
| Strap: | Stainless steel | Stainless steel |
| Movement: | Calibre 10 Self-winding 42-hour power reserve | Caliber B31 Self-winding 78-hour power reserve |
| Functions: | Time, date | Time, date |
| Limited Edition: | 50 pieces | 150 pieces |
| 2026 MSRP: | $9,290 AUD | $9,590 AUD |
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