To apply to be a Red Arrows display pilot you must have completed at least one operational tour in either a Tornado, Harrier or Typhoon jet; have accumulated a minimum of 1,500 flying hours; and have been assessed as above average in your operational position within the RAF. US. Esquire participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. BE.

Buy Breitling watches at watches.co.uk. Chronomat “Red Arrows” This Chronomat Red Arrows was produced in 1965 exemplaries to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the team. The requirement for owning Breitling’s new Avenger Royal Air Force Red Arrows Limited Edition watch is a little less demanding.

#breitling #squadonamission #avenger #redarrows #RAF #aviation #pilotwatch #bold #precision #swissmade #watches The new Breitling Avenger Automatic GMT 45 Red Arrows Limited Edition is not a chronograph but a GMT watch combining a robust, 45mm stainless steel case and bracelet with a rich, blue dial and vivid ‘Red Arrows red’ highlights. The Avenger Automatic GMT 45 Red Arrows Limited Edition features a sturdy 45mm stainless-steel case, blue dial with the distinctive 9 red arrows and a stainless-steel bracelet. Which is why, for the rest of us, Breitling has crafted a limited-edition version of its Avenger packed with Red Arrows DNA, but which is more at home under a tailored suit than a flight suit.As you'd expect, the aerobatic team's signature colour is front and centre in the (arrow-shaped) GMT hand and second markers that circle the blue dial, on the left of which you'll spot the Diamond Nine, a nod to the Red Arrows' signature flying formation.Flip the watch over and you'll find the Red Arrows insignia engraved on the caseback, as well as the edition number – only 220 are being made.

A Breitling Chronomat Red Arrows limited edition stainless steel wristwatch. 386. Breitling, however, does both better than almost anyone else.For those of us who only ever take to the skies with a bloody mary in hand, Breitling has all manner of lovely flight-referencing watches, stuff with functions that you can explain to the person sat next to you, but which you'll likely never have much reason to use.

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The requirement for owning Breitling’s new Avenger Royal Air Force Red Arrows Limited Edition watch is a little less demanding. Model A13322. Item Details.

For the last 25 years, every Red Arrows pilot has strapped him- or herself into their ejector seat with a Breitling chronograph on their wrist.

BY Richard Brown All you have to do is ensure you’re one of the first 220 people to register your interest in the collectors’ timepiece – for that’s the number of units the Swiss aviation watchmaker will be putting into production.As official partner of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, Breitling is the only watch brand allowed to feature Red Arrows emblems on its wristwear – a privilege it has exercised on its new 45mm stainless-steel Avenger by printing the display team’s Diamond Nine formation at 9 o’clock and engraving the Red Arrows’ crest on the watch’s case-back.Other nods to the famous stunt team include a red-tipped second-hand and a ‘Red Arrow’ GMT hand. 33. Breitling Navitimer Red Arrows Limited Edition watch for sale at watches.co.uk. ESQUIRE, PART OF THE HEARST UK FASHION & BEAUTY NETWORK Verified Dealer. @breitling_uk @rafredarrows @royalairforceuk. Even then, you’ll be up against more than 10 other wannabe stunt pilots, such is the demand for each of the Red Arrows’ 11 flying positions. The Avenger RAF Red Arrows Limited Edition is powered by an in-house, a COSC-certified chronometer movement, providing a 42-hour power reserve, and, impressively for a watch designed for the sky, is water-resistant to 300 metres.To get hands-on with the timepiece, head to 198 Regent Street where the watchmaker has recently cut the ribbon on the Breitling Townhouse. DE. 19 February 2020 Should the wearer crash land, they can signal their location and their colleagues can scramble a rescue helicopter to come and get them.It's a very clever function, but not one likely to get much use if you don't spend much time making a plane do things that don't seem possible. Not many appear on the wrists of actual pilots.

As a further nod to the watch's aviation inspiration, the oversized crown is engraved with a special grip pattern, which makes it operable even when wearing gloves.Even if the closest you ever come to airborne adventure is a surprise first-class upgrade, with this on your wrist, you'll always look the part. The Swiss watchmaker’s new Avenger model coincides with take-off of a new boutique on London’s Regent StreetThe aviation-inspired watchmaker has recently cut the ribbon on the Breitling Townhouse Which is why, for the rest of us, Breitling has crafted a limited-edition version of its Avenger packed with Red Arrows DNA, but which is more at home under a tailored suit than a flight suit. By @breitling_uk @rafredarrows @royalairforceuk .