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Owner Review: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41
Sometimes a wise but often dangerous thing a watch enthusiast can do is lay their collection on the table and look at it, by doing that many factors can of course come into play. You may look at it and decide that some pieces need the chop, while in other cases its a matter of…
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Owner Review: IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun
In 2007 we were introduced to the first ever IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun model – the reference IW3799. This particular model is the IW3799-01. The 46mm matte ceramic case houses an IWC calibre 79230 , Richard Habring‘s clever adaptation of the Valjoux 7750 into a cam-operated split-seconds chronograph. For any fan of…
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Owner Review: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 C.03
Much like my day job is a happy collision of my favorite health system & favorite city, the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 C.03 for Collective is the result of two things coming together nicely: a search for a water-resistant chronograph and discovering Collective Horology, a private (but growing) enthusiast group that began in Silicon…
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Owner Review: Alpina Startimer 40mm Limited Edition
While lusting over a more expensive pilot’s watch, I found the Alpina Startimer 40mm Limited Edition. It lacks the boldness of Sinn and grandeur of Breitling, but meets the one requirement for true fliegers: legibility. It may not be your grail, but it fits the mold. The Alpina is impeccably legible. At any angle, you…
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Owner Review: Maratac Pilot
When looking for an affordable Big Pilot 7-Day alternative, it did not take long to find the Maratac Pilot. It’s a proper pilot watch. It’s an automatic. It has a small seconds. And… It is BIG. Unlike the pilot watch offerings from Hamilton or Laco, the Maratac has a more curvaceous case and a somewhat…
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Owner Review: Sinn 900 Flieger – At home on land, under water and in the air
In my small portfolio, the Sinn 900 Flieger («pilot») is the oldest and one of the first «proper» watches I ever bought. And for me, the 900F is still one of the hottest watches in the Sinn range. The 900F has a very clean and uncluttered face, while still offering a lot of information: a…
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Owner Review: Escapement Time Flieger Chronograph
It all started with the Seagull 1963 reissue. My youtube was just flooded with those when it came out. I saw one in the metal, tried it on, And was like… I wish they’d make this in a “flieger style”. Then I saw the Stowa Flieger Chronograph, and the hunt was on! It was a…
