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The movement of a watch is, fundamentally, link a machine, and the most restrictive perspective is to judge it simply based on how efficiently it performs its task. If it's reliable, as precise as is necessary for the needs of the owner, and can be manufactured with a minimum of effort and expense, it should be something worth accolades. And it is link on those points. But it is also a combination which sits lower on the scale of horological values than the caliber L951.7 link in the Datograph.

With the addition of the Thunderbird and its crowd-pleasing redwhite coloring we see Breitling actively expanding a successful line of link chronographs that speaks directly to the brand's core audience. Likewise the move to B01 movements for the whole line only underlines the success of link the Top Time despite link its somewhat niche appeal.