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Time for takeoff

HE new Breitling Aerospace Red Arrows Special Edition is gloriously retro and only 350 have been made to mark the watchmaker’s historical partnership with the Royal Air Force. The Red Arrows trademark Diamond Nine flight formation sits at 3 o’clock on the blue dial and the Eclat crest is engraved on the caseback. The ideal companion for fast-jet pilots, as its LCD screens display a 1/100th of a second chronograph, there’s also a countdown timer, second time).

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