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***The Pilot Watch Thread!***
Pilot watches have a rich history and have been manufactured - purposely built or, otherwise, just for the aesthetics - by a multitude of brands, from all ends of the spectrum.
This is a thread to celebrate all kinds of pilot watches you may be wearing today, lusting after or generally interested in, by any brand and at any price point. I'll kick it off with my IWC Vintage Pilot that I've been wearing for the last couple of days. ![]() ![]() |
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Beautiful piece. I really like the vintage look.
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Not a pilot but spend lots of time in planes. Here’s my Sinn 757 UTC and Fortis Square. More examples of other brands when I have pics available.
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I'm sure there are other pilot watch lovers out there on the forum!
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Just got this in last week, loving it:
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Nice choice! I tried various mk18 on last week. Really love the look and feel of the IWC pilots. Waiting to try the new spitfire in matte black before I make a decision. IMG_20190308_142131.jpegIMG_20190308_142019.jpeg
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They look good on you. I think the ceramic/matte black pilot will look beter than that ceramic/sunburst blue version. Bonze should be killer too, can't wait to try this on: ![]() |
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![]() The Hamilton Khaki King, an impulse buy while browsing a poor selection of watches at duty free one day. |
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I guess IWC is the king of pilot watches. In fact, IWC provided pilot watches to both RAF (Mark X) and Luftwaffe (B-Uhr) during the WW2.
Their new Spitfire collection looks awesome. ![]() |
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I am a private pilot and have used my speedmaster on many occasions to time fuel changes.
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I’ll join with my Fortis....
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I agree. The B dials are truest to the origional. Rolex's 3-6-9 dials raided from the explorer parts bin was a mistake. Hoepfully they'll fix it in a couple of basels (the official time frame for the WIS).
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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/. |
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Great IWC you have there Kaue!
I’m a huge fan of pilot watches. I have one IWC ceramic Doppelchrono and one pilot watch that I made myself with an ETA 6497. I want to pick up a Cartier Santos soon, as it was the very first pilot watch ever. ![]() ![]() |
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Subscribed. I absolutely love the heritage of pilots watches and have always wanted to add something to the collection. Maybe an IWC...that new Spitfire collection from SIHH is quite impressive.
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Very nice Fortis, Eugenio!
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Another day, another snap:
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Your vintage pilot looks amazing! Killer pic as well!
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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 ![]() |
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