This Breguet Type XX Aéronavale (limited to 200 pieces) in steel is the quintessence of sportive chic. The Breguet 3807 reference enriched the market in 1994, making the 1999 model here at hand one of the rare early pieces. The automatic chronograph with flyback in steel case with bi-directional bezel features a pilot’s watch dial in an electric, cobalt blue tone (made for the Japanese market), that changes in intensity depending on how the light reflects on it. The tri-compax chronograph, measuring an elegant 39,5 mm, features a running second at 9 o’clock, a 30-minutes counter at 3 and a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock, without date window, adding harmony to the dial. Attention to detail and legibility speak through the polished case and refined yet stirring dial, with contrasting Arabic numerals characteristic of vintage pilot’s chronographs. Readability is further enhanced by its oversized hands – such as the vintage-styled Feuille de Sauge hand on the 30-minutes register – and non-contrasting sub-dials. At 6 o’clock the Type XX-dial is signed T-SWISS-T, referring to the vintage tritium indexes above the numerals – a rare and radioactive isotope of hydrogen, being used in the past as the energy source in radioluminescent lights for wrist watches, before it was replaced by luminova and later on super luminova. The exhibition case back is engraved with the brand’s name, the name of the model and the reference number and gives a delightful glimpse on the watch mechanics and its fine finishing.