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Old 16 March 2019, 05:46 AM   #31
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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.
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Old 16 March 2019, 06:14 AM   #32
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Your vintage pilot looks amazing! Killer pic as well!
Thanks much, Lee!


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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.

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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:





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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!
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Old 16 March 2019, 09:37 AM   #33
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Old 17 March 2019, 04:51 AM   #34
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I wouldn't quite say it is a pilot watch (no large numerals, no numbers at all) but a watch for pilots nonetheless.
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Old 23 May 2019, 01:46 AM   #35
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Bump!

I'm sure there are more pilot's watches out there!
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Old 6 June 2019, 02:25 AM   #36
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Giving this awesome thread a well deserved bump.

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Old 6 June 2019, 03:09 AM   #37
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Old 8 June 2019, 01:02 AM   #38
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Old 8 June 2019, 01:13 AM   #39
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Great pics, guys. Love the WWII piece. The "dirty dozen" was always a group of watches that fascinated me.
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Old 8 June 2019, 02:30 AM   #40
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I guess I will add my daily :)

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Old 8 June 2019, 12:36 PM   #41
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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.
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Old 8 June 2019, 02:51 PM   #42
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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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Old 9 June 2019, 01:11 AM   #43
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Old 9 June 2019, 04:42 AM   #44
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Old 15 June 2019, 07:55 AM   #45
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This was on today.
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Old 15 June 2019, 02:23 PM   #46
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This was on today.
Absolutely gorgeous! What's the strap width if you don't mind me asking?
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Old 15 June 2019, 10:19 PM   #47
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Absolutely gorgeous! What's the strap width if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks! It's 22mm.

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Old 19 June 2019, 12:00 AM   #48
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Old 19 June 2019, 01:16 PM   #49
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Old 23 June 2019, 01:58 AM   #50
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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:

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Old 24 June 2019, 11:24 AM   #51
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Sweet IWCs, guys. Love that chrono.
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Old 25 June 2019, 01:48 AM   #52
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I love Pilot watches... here's my collection:

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Old 25 June 2019, 02:09 AM   #53
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Old 25 June 2019, 02:11 AM   #54
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........and the very first pilot watch ever, now in an improved larger size.
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Old 25 June 2019, 02:25 AM   #55
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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?
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Old 26 June 2019, 02:27 PM   #56
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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?
Not sure which came first, but I know Zenith has a long history of producing Pilot style watches.
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Old 27 June 2019, 12:52 PM   #57
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Very nice pilot collection!
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Old 27 June 2019, 12:54 PM   #58
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........and the very first pilot watch ever, now in an improved larger size.
Well observed and great Santos!
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Old 27 June 2019, 09:40 PM   #59
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This one gets more comments than any watch I wear. It's quite nice in person.
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