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At least in my book. I came very close to buying it, in the silver / cream dial and gold hands and indices. I was very impressed how slender the watch was, and how nicely it wore on my wrist.

The Big Pilot 43 is the best thing they've come up with in years. I am really impressed with this model. I couldn't stand what Kern was doing in terms of bringing almost the entire line > 42mm, the over-reliance on brand ambassadors at the expense of a dr... 

If anything, the current direction is worse. Everything you mentioned about what Kern did is happening tenfold. Brand ambassadors, alliance with MB F1, awful BP iterations (especially Lewis Hamilton editions), etc. "In-house" movements that are designed b... 

If you say that matters have further degraded with Kern's successor, I take your word for it. I guess I just found the transition from Bluemlein to Kern brutal, with a loss of substance along the way. Now, granted, everyone cannot be Guenter Bluemlein. An... 

I recently pickup a new black dial version and absolutely love it! ...  

This to my eyes was one of the most beautiful Ingenieur made, certainly more wearable than the 7d or the ones with inhouse on my small wrist.