Three pilot watches for the high-fliers

Revvin’ up your engine
Listen to her howlin’ roar
Metal under tension
Beggin’ you to touch and go
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone.

I’ve been flying a lot recently and as a weird, it’s-only-funny-in-my-head ritual I’ve taken to listening to American singer Kenny Loggins’ powerful words every time I board a plane. Danger Zone doesn’t get me quite as pumped as it does Maverick but it does make flying a lot easier. It takes my mind off the bad food, the deep-vein-thrombosis socks and the fact the only things I haven’t seen on in-flight entertainment are four seasons of Modern Family and Adam Sandler’s latest.

Moreover, Danger Zone makes me think of pilot watches, because, as always, and for the purposes of this column, everything comes back to watches.

Well, if I’m honest, there haven’t been that many new pilot watches that have blown my mind, but quite a few have elicited more than a “meh”. However, the Breitling Super Avenger 01 Chronograph Boutique Edition (right), which has just hit the stores, is something to get excited about.