Evening all.
I did something rather impulsive the other day and bid (blind) on a Breitling Red Arrows Aerospace.
A couple of years ago I came very close to buying an Aerospace "Jaguar" limited edition (101 pieces) from H&T pawnbrokers, it was £1200 and I couldn't justify the price but I have been kicking myself ever since as I really loved the dial with the Jaguar squadron badge on it.
This was supposed to scratch my itch to be honest but I'm panicking a bit as I can't find any reference to it anywhere!
While researching the Jaguar one I did find this amazing source (link below) on the Breitling Museum for the various squadron editions which seem to be commissioned especially in limited numbers (20 pieces up to a couple of hundred pieces).
http://www.breitling-museum.com/aero...d-edition.html
Sadly, my Red Arrows doesn't feature. I can't find anything quite like it. I'm certain it's not a fake with a logo slapped on the dial after production as the "Aerospace" text has been replaced by "The Red Arrows" text, presumably in the factory, and it looks exactly like other similar (later) Red arrows Aerospace models I've seen.
Would any of the Breitling brain-boxes care to give it a cursory glance?
I've pretty much resigned myself to flipping it, but I have the option to return it to the auction house if it's a wrong'un.
Many thanks all.
Could be an early version - check out this article
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/b...and-dating.73/
Your maybe is a Special Edition of a REF: E56061
Maybe - have a word with Andrew Michaels who deal in Breitling special editions https://andrewmichaels.co.uk 01636 679638
Cheers Martyn.
Mine is a 56059 (same year/model run, different material I think).
It's the black titanium model.
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