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Pilots’ Watches

WatchTime constantly publishes pilots’ watches news, pilot watches blog posts, pilot watch updates and other posts about popular pilots watches as well as wilots’ watch infos.

Pilots watches are available globally and WatchTime covers many best pilot watches and outstanding pilot watch models from many price ranges: Breitling pilot watches, IWC pilot watch models, Bell & Ross pilots watches and pilot watch editions from Citizen, Hamilton and other pilot watch brands. Make sure to go to our pilot watch database where we have dozens of new top 10 pilot watches including men’s pilot watches, women’s pilot watches and watch prices.

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Flight Instructor: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by IWC and Olaf Köster. IWC has been developing and building watches for pilots for 85 years. Originally inspired by cockpit instruments, these wristwatches are still regarded today as robust, precise, functional and reliable. And they have long since ceased to...

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Aug 7, 2024 by Martina Richter

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Configurable Laco “Flieger PRO” Line Expands with New Dial and Case Options

Renowned for their precision, robustness, and distinctive instrumental design, pilot watches continue to captivate watch enthusiasts. Embracing the rich history of this genre while infusing it with modern flair, Laco’s configurable Flieger PRO line combines historically inspired pilot watches with contemporary elements. Launched in 2021, the customizable PRO collection now offers even more options, including...

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Jul 31, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Flying in Circles: The Aera P-1 Pilot

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Horological startup Aera draws its inspiration from classic tool watches, but adds a modern twist with its rounded case designs. WatchTime performed a quick pre-flight check with the P-1 Pilot, one of the brand’s inaugural watch models. In 1927, while working...

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Jul 22, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Longines Brings Back the Pilot Majetek in Titanium

Last year, Longines revived the Pilot Majetek, a faithful re-edition of a model that took first to the skies in 1935. Although geared to the needs of professional aviators, this timepiece ultimately attracted a wider customer base looking for a reliable, precise, and easy-to-read wristwatch. Featuring a cushion-shaped case with a fluted bidirectional bezel and...

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Jul 9, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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Jul 5, 2024 by Martin Green

Circula Takes Off with Two ProFlight Pilots

Circula, a family-owned company based in Pforzheim introduces the ProFlight pilot’s watch. Inspired by the history of pilot’s watches from this German watchmaking cradle, the ProFlight combines sophisticated modern design with unmistakable historical “flieger” (i.e. pilots) features. The ProFlight was designed in collaboration with Swiss star designer Guy Bove, who previously worked as Creative Director...

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Jun 27, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Mission Statement: Testing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission

This article is from the WatchTime archives and was first published in 2020. Wow, that’s hot! Show up wearing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission, and that’s how you’ll be greeted. This chronograph is one of 14 models presented in fall 2019 as the reinvigorated and streamlined Avenger collection, including four watches that replace...

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Jun 8, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

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Luxury With Utility: 4 Patek Philippe Watches with “Everyday” Complications

Patek Philippe is not all about high-end chronographs, perpetual calendars, and repeaters; the brand also offers many complicated timepieces that have plenty of everyday utility. We present a few of them here, in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Jun 1, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime archives, here are our highlights, from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present day.

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May 22, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

No Date, No Problem: Six Watches Without Date Displays

While a date display is usually regarded as one of the most popular complications, some purists are opting more and more for harmony and symmetry on their dials by choosing a watch without a date window. Here are six notable examples in our latest story from the WatchTime Archives. Back to the Forties: IWC Big...

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May 16, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Beautiful in Black: Hanhart Releases Preventor9 S

Every year has its own color trend, or at least it has in the past. In 2024, color in general is all the rage, with gorgeous hues across the palette. Of course, a true “evergreen” on watch faces is black. No other shade exudes such timeless elegance and can be combined with other colors and...

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May 8, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Flieger Verus 36 — the New STOWA Pilot’s Watch in a 36mm Case — Clear, Modern Design.

Our modern pilot’s watch in a 36 mm case – reinterpreted, pure and extremely functional – with the DNA of the legendary STOWA pilot’s watches, which have been built almost unchanged since 1940. It is comfortable to wear and therefore perfect for everyday use. The luminosity of the numerals and hands is guaranteed by the...

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May 7, 2024 by WatchTime

A Brief History of the Mechanical Watch’s Fight Against Magnetism

In our latest visit to the global WatchTime archives, a look at how watchmaking has countered the threat of magnetism over the years, from using metals like palladium in 1915 to silicon in 2015. Magnetism has been the mechanical timekeeping’s nemesis through the years. It is to the mechanical watch what Prof. Moriarty is to Sherlock...

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Apr 29, 2024 by WatchTime

Advanced Flight Instruments: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Ceratanium

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Over the years, IWC has become almost synonymous with pilot watches. The Swiss brand’s current squadron of horological aces is divided into a “Classic” segment (with the Heritage and Spitfire models), “Performance Materials” (with Top Gun, Pantone and various other special...

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Apr 17, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Laco Takes Again to the Skies with Two New Hand-wound Pilot’s Watches

Kicking off the watch year 2024, German brand Laco presents four new editions of its pilot’s watches Ulm and Würzburg. Named after two German cities, they are available with two diameters, 39mm and 42.5mm, and a height of 9.0mm and 10.0mm respectively. Both feature a stainless steel case with a water-resistance rating of 100 meters,...

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Apr 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Introducing the Tutima Glashütte Flieger Legacy T5 Chronograph

The new Flieger Legacy T5 Chronograph brings Tutima Glashütte’s modern expertise in titanium and its technical prowess in pilot watches dating back to the 1940s together into a new, distinctive chronograph. The grade 5 titanium chosen for this new pilot’s chronograph is approximately 40% lighter than steel, hypoallergenic, anti-magnetic, scratch-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and resistant to seawater...

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Mar 11, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Air, Land, and Sea: Breitling vs. IWC

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. IWC and Breitling have different ideas about how a pilots’ watch should be designed. Both brands rely heavily on their own in-house traditions. At IWC, the Big Pilot’s Watch from 1940 stands front and center — IWC and other manufacturers supplied...

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Mar 11, 2024 by Jens Koch

Aircraft Maintenance: Taking Apart the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43

This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Marcus Krüger. IWC reduced the size of its iconic Big Pilot’s Watch by 3 mm, cleaned up the dial and installed a new in-house movement. Does this innovative model make the grade? We took it apart to find...

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Mar 4, 2024 by Jens Koch

With Zeal: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Spitfire

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The IWC name has been inextricably linked with pilots’ watches for more than 85 years. The Schaffhausen-based company set standards in the development of this type of watch, which remains extremely popular today. IWC introduced its first “Special Watch for Aviators”...

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Mar 1, 2024 by Martina Richter

A 5-Star Flight Experience: The Longines Spirit Titanium

This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. With the launch of the Spirit collection in 2020, Longines paid tribute to the many pioneering aviators of the early 20th century that had relied on its watches. Last year, the company with “the oldest trademark still in use in...

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Feb 25, 2024 by Roger Ruegger
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