The biggest differences between the cheap replica Breitling Avenger 42 Red Arrows 60th Anniversary Edition and the Avenger B01 Chrono 44 Red Arrows (£7,950) are the size, the use of black ceramic instead of steel, and the caliber inside. The bigger chronograph uses the in-house B01 movements instead of the ETA-based one. Since every 1:1 fake Breitling is a chronometer, so is the B01. The column-wheel-equipped B01 caliber was introduced by the La Chaux-de-Fonds-based UK top quality replica Breitling Chronométrie in 2009. It has a power reserve of 70 hours and comes with a five-year warranty. The movement is visible through the transparent case back, which features the inscriptions “Royal Air Force” and “Red Arrows.”
The perfect replica Breitling Avenger B01 beats inside a 44 × 53 × 15.2mm black ceramic case and under a blue and black dial with red highlights across the sub-dials, including the squadron’s Diamond Nine formation at 9 o’clock. You also get titanium hardware and a blue military leather strap with contrasting stitching.
Okay, if you were a Red Arrows pilot, which luxury fake Breitling watch would you pick — the Swiss movement replica Breitling Avenger 42 in steel or the Avenger B01 Chronograph 44 in black ceramic? Let me know in the comments, and visit the Breitling website for more info.