***The Pilot Watch Thread!***

[artschool]

Originally Posted by kauebm

That "anonimo" dial is just a quintessential pilot's watch, what a great looking piece.

Since you are a pilot, I'd love to hear your thoughts about a remark I read in a very interesting interview a while back, with Jeff Kingston: he mentioned a true, practical, pilot's watch would have to be a chrono, to make timing intervals easier, which got me thinking, as that isn't how I've always viewed pilot's watches.

The rest of the interview, which I really recommend, can be found here:

https://www.watchtime.com/wristwatch...ain-watchtime/.

I only got my licence last year but I think he is correct. elapsed time is important as when using a paper chart you would calculate heading and an estimate of time for that leg. so a chrono makes that much easier.

as usual technology trumps the old methods so I use a program called Skydemon for navigation. but tend to use the stopwatch function on my speedy to record fuel tank change elapsed time as a backup.

[KBM]

Originally Posted by Uppersouth

Your vintage pilot looks amazing! Killer pic as well!

Thanks much, Lee!

Originally Posted by Undefeatable

I've never seen this watch before coming into this thread. Without a doubt, one of the most aesthetically pleasing watches I've ever seen. Every feature is, in my opinion, perfectly executed. Literally every part of the watch has a detail in it, from the:
-hybrid coin edge/fluted bezel
-railroad track style outter ring with diamonds painted on the 3 and 9 position
-the 2 sets of fonts for the 2 sets of numbers
-the heart tipped hour hand
-the tiny yet useful railroad track printing on the inner sub-seconds dial
-simple lugs to frame the stellar case and dial
-well sized crown that doesn't stick out too much.

I'll take it

Hey, Kevin,

It's funny that you pointed out all those details about the watch, as many of them were aspects I observed myself when I was choosing this piece. Mind you, the actual purchase happened when a mint pre-owned came about from a dealer I trust, but before that I'd spent a long time admiring pilot watches and determining what I would want in a piece for myself.

Some challenges I faced in the hunt were either the watches were a little too big and thick for my taste (IWC's big pilot comes to mind, beautiful as it is), had a date which ruined the design (I'm looking at you, Longines Heritage 1935 - Czech Air Force reedition) or were a little too plain for my linking in the long term (like the IWC Mark XII LE of a couple years back). The Vintage Pilot, I found, presented a solution to all those points, with an added flair of history to the model.

As a final fun fact, it is powered by a manual wind caliber based on the Jones pocket watch movement, which is pretty cool:

Originally Posted by artschool

I only got my licence last year but I think he is correct. elapsed time is important as when using a paper chart you would calculate heading and an estimate of time for that leg. so a chrono makes that much easier.

as usual technology trumps the old methods so I use a program called Skydemon for navigation. but tend to use the stopwatch function on my speedy to record fuel tank change elapsed time as a backup.

Thanks for chipping in!

[SemperFi]

Picked up this Stowa Flieger last month and added a Colareb leather strap.

[jkovasky]

I wouldn't quite say it is a pilot watch (no large numerals, no numbers at all) but a watch for pilots nonetheless.

[KBM]

Bump!

I'm sure there are more pilot's watches out there!

[JayHantz]

Giving this awesome thread a well deserved bump.

[sunnyd]

My IWC WWW and Mark XVI:

[Redmy]

[KBM]

Great pics, guys. Love the WWII piece. The "dirty dozen" was always a group of watches that fascinated me.

[Bdiesel570]

I guess I will add my daily :)

IWC-4 by bdiesel570, on Flickr

[Justindo]

Originally Posted by Redmy

Great looking Stowa! It's not as nice nor does it contain as many European components as an IWC but it would probably be my choice if I were to get a flieger, as it has no date, an understated logo, and is available for a reasonable price. I wish IWC would produce something like this (i.e., no date and 36-40mm!) at a more reasonable price than their current offerings.

[Redmy]

Originally Posted by Justindo

Great looking Stowa! It's not as nice nor does it contain as many European components as an IWC but it would probably be my choice if I were to get a flieger, as it has no date, an understated logo, and is available for a reasonable price. I wish IWC would produce something like this (i.e., no date and 36-40mm!) at a more reasonable price than their current offerings.

I would have gotten an IWC myself but they wear a bit too large for my taste. It was my next best choice for this type of watch.


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[Dan Pierce]

Circa WWII.
dP

[timepieceluvr]

This is the best I can do on this subject


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[KBM]

This was on today.

[sokoloka]

Originally Posted by kauebm

This was on today.

Absolutely gorgeous! What's the strap width if you don't mind me asking?

[KBM]

Originally Posted by sokoloka

Absolutely gorgeous! What's the strap width if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! It's 22mm.

[snoop24]

My Humble pilot




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[drhr]

with blue dial

[Mach]

Currently, my only Pilot's watch: IWC Pilot's Chronograph IW377724 on a custom ABP Concept strap.

This was an e-commence only 'Tribute' to the 3705/3706. IWC released it for a very short period of time starting in April 2018:

IWC29

[KBM]

Sweet IWCs, guys. Love that chrono.

[MoosicPa]

I love Pilot watches... here's my collection:

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[123Blueface]

Here is mine

[123Blueface]

........and the very first pilot watch ever, now in an improved larger size.

[ts3]

Originally Posted by MoosicPa

I love Pilot watches... here's my collection:

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Great stuff! Hadn't realized the Patek is such a close copy of the Zeniths... or was it the other way around?

[MoosicPa]

Originally Posted by ts3

Great stuff! Hadn't realized the Patek is such a close copy of the Zeniths... or was it the other way around?

Not sure which came first, but I know Zenith has a long history of producing Pilot style watches.

[KBM]

Originally Posted by MoosicPa

I love Pilot watches... here's my collection:

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Very nice pilot collection!

[KBM]

Originally Posted by 123Blueface

........and the very first pilot watch ever, now in an improved larger size.

Well observed and great Santos!

[FloridaSam]

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This one gets more comments than any watch I wear. It's quite nice in person.

[GradyPhilpott]