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Owner Review: IWC Mark XVIII (18) Pilot Watch
The IWC Mark XVIII (18) is a modern watch, drawing its aesthetics from classic pilot watches of years gone by. This iteration of the Mark XVIII uses a black textured dial matched with contrasting white markers and arabic numerals. The result is a highly legible dial that one can tell the time with from across…
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The European Gang Talks Watches #6: Oris Propilot Calibre 400 and 7 more …
Today the European Fifthwrist gang has a very complex agenda: we just will talkt about watches. Each of us brings two relatively new releases to the table. Listen what the European Fifthwrist gang thinks about the following watches (and if you want – tell us where you think we are talking nonsense!). If you…
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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 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: IWC Pilots Watch Spitfire Chronograph
At 43mm the IWC Pilots Watch Spitfire Chronograph is the largest watch in my collection. I love my 34mm Rolex. I have no problem with small diameter watches, they are so comfortable. To be honest, I was a bit worried about how I would feel wearing a 43mm wrist associate. For my first little bit…
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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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The Defining Time Show – Talking pilots watches with a commercial pilot!
This episode is all about the pilots watch. We talk to Dale who is an actual commercial pilot and wears watches while flying planes for a living. It’s a perfect match. From photography to drifting cars, its a fun conversation. The challenge was set to find 2 pilot watches each on eBay. 1 sub 1k…
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The European Gang Talkes Watches #7: Fake Watches and Fake Wonders
Want to hear unusual and dissenting opinions about last week’s new releases of «Watches and Wonders»? This is the show for you. This episode #7 of «The European Gang Talks Watches» was recorded on the evening of the fist day of this years «Watches and Wonders« (and the concurrent «Time to Watches» and «Masters of Horology»).…
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Owner review: Archimede Pilot 42
Archimede watches had been, and continue to be on my radar. Their pilot watches had a permanent place in my mind whenever I was thinking of getting a new watch. Although I do like IWC watches, I’ve always thought that their Mark series was overpriced. As I enjoy the Flieger look, I started looking at…
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Owner review: Oris Big Crown ProPilot
As a watch enthusiast that has spent 17 years in the military, I can tell you that most service members have an extreme appreciation for watches. At the top of the list is obviously any G-Shock, mainly because of the toughness of those watches. But many military members like myself, who appreciate timepieces a little…
