Pilots’ Watches

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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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DIVE WATCH BASICS

The Basics of the Rotating Divers’ Watch Bezel

In this article on divers' watches, we take a look at what is probably the most distinctive element of a dive watch: the rotating bezel.

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Sep 13, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

Fratello Watches

Fratello’s “Alternative” Top 5 Pilots’ Watches

Our WatchTime contributor presents his list of "alternative" top five pilots' watches, including timepieces from brands like Hamilton, Sinn, Bremont and others.

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Sep 8, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

Tough Timers: 10 Watches for Extreme Conditions

WatchTime takes a look at 10 tough timer watches, including the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss and the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea, designed to withstand extreme conditions.

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Sep 7, 2017 by Jens Koch

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Alpina Startimer Pilot Quartz GMT

On October 13-14, WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, returns to Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. A total of 28 watch brands will be exhibiting at the show and will allow guests to not only see but try on the latest models from their collections. Among these exhibitors is Alpina, which will show its new Startimer Pilot Quartz GMT.

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Sep 4, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

FEATURE

Flight Fight: A History of IWC and Breitling Pilots’ Watches

When longtime IWC head honcho Georges Kern left became CEO of Breitling, some saw it as the latest salvo in the two Swiss brands' historical duel for horological supremacy in the air. Here we explore how both brands have made their marks on the history and evolution of pilots' watches.

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Sep 3, 2017 by Jens Koch

Blackout: 17 Black-on-Black Watches

Black-on-black watches, read our review of 17 "all-black" watches, including the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver, the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel and the Ulysse Nardin Blacksea.

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Aug 30, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FROM FRATELLO WATCHES

My 7 Most Iconic Chronograph Watches; What are Yours?

Fratello Watches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer offers up a personal list of Seven Iconic Chronograph Watches, including the TAG Heuer Carrera and the Rolex Daytona.

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Aug 29, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

BANG FOR THE BUCK

Affordable Oris: 5 Oris Watches Under $2,500

Founded in 1904 in Holstein, Switzerland, Oris has developed a reputation as a purveyor of very reasonably priced timepieces, all with Swiss-made mechanical movements. Here are five of the most affordable Oris watches, all priced below $2,500 (most under $2,000) and each representing one of Oris's distinctive watch collections.

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Aug 25, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Breitling DC-3 Circles the Globe — with 500 Limited-Edition Navitimer Chronographs

The Breitling DC-3 World Tour — which began this past March in Switzerland — touched down in New York City this week, bringing with it the storied 77-year-old plane's precious cargo: a 500-piece limited edition of the brand's iconic Navitimer watch that will be available for sale at the conclusion of the historic, globe-spanning journey.

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Aug 23, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

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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Aug 22, 2017 by Alexander Krupp

Feeling Blue: 25 Watches With Blue Dials and Blue Straps

We take a look at 25 stunning blue watches, with blue dials and blue straps, released within recent years, from watch brands like Patek Philippe, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Zenith and many others — including some brand-new timepieces from SIHH 2017.

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Aug 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

War of the Worlds: IWC Pilot Worldtimer vs. Montblanc Orbis Terrarum

Two world-time watches — the IWC Pilot's Watch Worldtimer and the Montblanc Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum — duke it out on the wrist in this comparative review from the WatchTime archives.

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Aug 14, 2017 by Martina Richter

FEATURE

7 Modern Watches Inspired by Historical Pieces

The vintage-look trend that has been so prevalent in the watch world in recent years has showed no signs of abating. Modern re-editions of historical pieces continue to emerge from some of the most venerable watch brands. Here are seven notable examples of “vintage-inspired” watches launched in recent years. 1. Omega Globemaster The Omega Globemaster —...

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Aug 1, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Rolex Air-King

Keeping with the aviation theme from last week’s article on the Stowa Flieger Klassik 40, we come to this week’s featured timepiece: the Rolex Air-King, one of the longest-running models within Rolex’s modern lineup,

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Jul 30, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Regatta Time: 7 Yachting Watches

A number of luxury watch brands sponsor sailing teams and events; some have even developed timepieces specifically suited for competitive sailing, often incorporating some version of the all-important regatta countdown function. Here we run down seven yachting and regatta watches and reveal why they're ideal companions out on the waves.

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Jul 27, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

5 Milestone Breitling Watches, from 1915 to Today

Here are five important Breitling watches - including the Breitling Navitimer and Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime - that helped define the brand's identity from 1915 through the modern day.

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Jul 25, 2017 by Gisbert Brunner

FEATURE

Time Flies: 9 Historic IWC Pilot’s Watches

IWC Schaffhausen launched a fleet of new Pilot's watches at SIHH 2016 in Geneva, continuing the brand's long and storied heritage as a supplier of timepieces for aviators. Here, courtesy of IWC's archives, we present a lineup of vintage and modern IWC pilots' watches that represent milestones for the brand — and for watchmaking history.

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Jul 24, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Stowa Flieger Klassik 40 Baumuster B

The Stowa Flieger Klassik 40 Baumuster B is a limited-edition anniversary model named for the Baumuster B design of the B-Uhr watches, known for their complex dials with a smaller inner ring denoting the hour from 1 o’clock to 12 o'clock and a larger outer ring displaying minutes from 5 to 55. Here we compare this modern homage watch with its 1940s inspiration.

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Jul 23, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE:

25 Key Moments in the History of Oris Watches

Discover, in this WatchTime review, 25 milestone moments in the history of Oris watches, from its founding in 1904 to the present day, giving you plenty to discuss.

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Jul 21, 2017 by Norma Buchanan

FROM FRATELLO WATCHES

Top 3 Rolex GMT-Master Watches

Historically the watch of Pan-Am pilots and NASA astronauts, the Rolex GMT-Master could even be found on the wrist of Tom Selleck in "Magnum: P.I." Here, our Fratello Friday writer shares with us three of his favorite Rolex GMT-Master models.

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Jul 21, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

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