WristScan

As announced earlier the theme for this weekend will be pilot watches. One of the early genres of wristwatch, they remain popular to this day, even if lately some other categories garnered more attention. So high time to redress the balance and show some ...  

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Good to have you piloting as our host this weekend dear KM. Nice selection of pilots watches. I particularly like your Minerva and Zenith. The Breitling is definitely a real world pilots choice. Best regards Captain

The Breitling is also the only watch here I was using while I still flew myself 😊👍🏻

Will return later with my entry. Best cordial regards, Abel

As always looking forward to seeing your entry 👍🏻👌🏻

So, we will try our best following your kick-off. HAGWE & Best,

I do vaguely remember taking a picture of three of our P15s many years ago but don’t have access to that archive at this very moment 😊👍🏻

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And what wonderful pieces!

For us accuracy aficionados, she is +/-1 second in total after two weeks 24/7 on the wrist. ...  

And what a lovely watch and sunset shot 👌🏻🙌🏻👍🏻

won't ever part with this one. B&R 123-92 ...  

Would you mind sharing your story about it? 🤞🏻

Went in, looked around, talked to a few of the factory reps and the B&R caught my eye. It took me all of about 3 seconds to say "I'll take it". There was just something about it I simply could not resist.

It was in May 1962 while wearing an issued 1953 Omega Pilot watch that I first flew the DH Chipmunk in RAF service. That watch was regrettably handed back when I retired from the RAF in 1971. Eight years ago I bought this watch shared here and am privileg...  

Continue to wear it in the Best of your health ! Cheers !!

As always when it comes to the theme your shots are simply out of the ballpark 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

A poor copy of the June 1952 Goldsmith's order and specification for 5,900 1953 Omega Pilot Watches taken from my internet search. I think this has been shared on this site a few years ago. No wonder they are now quite rare. Clive ...  

. . . with our respective Omega pilots . . . . . . on our wrists. Art ...  

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And flying high, too 👌🏻🛩️

Top Gun fans ;-)) … How many G’s will this one pull … Back later ! Captain ...  

The combination of Porsche and Orfina certainly produced a special watch. Best regards Captain

… in such a wonderful collection! I’m happy for you my dear friend. Cheers Abel

Looking forward to seeing what else you‘re preparing for us 🤞🏻

As a TG fan, yes, I have really grown to appreciate PD watches, and especially this historic piece! Great shots by the way!!!

It's a fun one to wear. ...  

A classic to start with: Breitling Ref 806 - Flying in the genes Breitling Navitimer AOPA ( Aircraft Owner & Pilots Association, originally est. In the 30ies) One of my all-time loves: Breguet Type XX (civil version) Type XX Retour en vol ( ..“ To gra...  

Of course I love the other pilot´s timepices you share here, but this LC ... AND... your Breguet vintage with box and letter make me drool and my heart beating so fast! Well played my dear friend. Hagwe! Abel

I am glad you liked the choices; these are also close to my heart and will always be, I expect. And it’s true that some of our watches render a very special place with us and often special stories intensify our love for them. - A fact, that is also well f... 

It is so true what you comment here: the stories behind each of our pieces adds to the satisfaction and love we have for them. They are little mechanical wonders we enjoy so much and the stories around them is what makes them unique and so pleasurable to ... 

You could easily start a museum exhibition with these pieces - truly epic 👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻 And practically all categories covered, too 😊👍🏻

Glad, you liked these choices ! HAGWE & Best to you and yours !!

They are all great , but especially the Navitimer , the Breguet and the Weems are simply … delectable ! 😀👍

Cheers !!

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HAGWE and Best, dear Bill

Absolutely fabulous, flying with style !

The Concord entered in service with Air France around 1976 so I guess the ad belonged to those years. Your shot shows it in all its glory with its distinctive hand set. Have a nice week end Bill! Best cordial regards, Abel

Here we can establish the correlation between the ad price and the official Rolex price list whic gives a clear indication of the time period. Oldest ad with $1,100 price circa 1968 to set the baseline of the Rolex 1675 gmt with Concorde hands. We start w...  

Very interesting information. I will be reading the link tonight with much interest. Reading this makes me think how nice would be to have a Time Machine available!! And not forget to carry my wallet with me of course! Keep enjoying and loving this gold m... 

For now we can just dream of a golden era. The best time travel is the sensation we get with each watch we wear taking us back in time. Have a great Saturday.

… I share same feelings here! Thank you! A nice Saturday for you too! Abel

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Makes for such a fantastic complement to your shots - really cool 🛩️👌🏻

So many glorious watches were presented yet. I’ll put a new iteration of a pilot watch. ...  

And the large Minute hand here is very handy for pilot use, too 👌🏻🛩️

I found a foto of Breitling hands that look like a plane silhouette ,even when it is a dive watch. ...  

The ultimate flying Q gadget could be the autogyro, nicknamed Little Nellie, in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) used by Bond to locate Blofeld’s rocket base from the air. Real life Wing Commander Ken Wallis designed this unusual machine in the early 1960s. Unl...  

A favorite Bond gadget for any 007 fan! You know. Cool shots dear Captain! Hagwe, Abel

She is looked after and flown from The Shuttleworth Collection Link www.shuttleworth.org /

We surely love this charming little flying machine!! Will follow your link tonight with much interest! Cordial regards Abel

And what a perfect choice Little Nellie makes for a theme companion 👍🏻🙌🏻🛩️

Probably shouldn’t have let it go. Oh well. Cheers! ...  

Great photos by the way!

Same watch in different environment ...  

Wonderful shots of your classic Flieger 👨🏻‍✈️🛩️👌🏻

… in no peculiar order I would love to add the same Omega 53 as pictured above, what a cracker ! Hagwe ...  

The collection and breadth of subthemes you show are absolutely staggering! Almost impossible to choose a favorite 👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻

Not holding back this week, so here is everything! The newest Pilot to the family Love the unique seconds hand here A sentimental fave of mine Technically not a watch but cool as hell Stowa Beobachtungsuhr A personal Grail of mine Which is Nico approved!👍...  

Nico certainly has some watches from odd brands that need some looking after 😂😂😂 What an epic selection you show here, Brendon 👌🏻 But I have one question - what’s the car in the background with the horse pointing downwards?

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How are you liking it so far?

With the exception of the check engine light triggering 3 times in the first 3 months for some minor leak detected in a hose. Once that was past us it’s been smooth sailing. Nothing better than a convertible in Southern California. Family policy is that w... 

What’s the engine? They should start being sold in Europe at some point soon but one doesn’t not yet see them on the road, unlike the Mustang 😊

I think cuz it’s only 4 cyl Ford went out of there way not to mention it. I didn’t know the answer myself till I popped the hood… it doesn’t say it anywhere on the website (or at least it didn’t at the time of purchase).

The 2,3 liter turbo?

As I wrote previously you set the bar so high with the watches shared in your thread opening. I specially love your vintage Minerva and the charming Gagarin Astronaut watch. And of course the WPS Zenith as well. I would like so much to add this Russian wa...  

Fantastic breadth of pieces Abel! As I have my daughter looking over my shoulder, let me tell her that you get too marks for the first IWC shot from her 😊👌🏻👍🏻

... my purchase of my Type XX in 2011 in Paris, at the Breguet Place Vendome boutique. It is full of great memories of that trip to my beloved city. I´m glad you like my watch choices! Receive my best cordial regards and wishes of a great weekend. Abel

With the drive I was hoping would be 5 hours turning into 8 🤷🏻‍♂️ But all‘s well that ends well 😉

… important thing is to arrive well.

You pin-pointed a great selection, whereby my personal favs are the IWC Big Pilot’s pics (especially the Bronzo pics) and of course all with little Snoopy, plus the little plane-model ! .. Snoopy as a real Aviator !.. Lol !! Cute & special this selection ... 

AH yes! ha ha ha! Snoopy is a great aviator and astronaut and has very fine taste on watches he loves for these jobs: Speedmasters and IWC pilot watches! Lol! The yellow Snoopy airplane was loaned by one of my grandchildren. My grandchildren usually coope... 

I think photos 1 and 3 are a definite win for me! Amazing!

I particularly love your first photo of the IWC Abel. Very nice composition and your Breguet Type XX Is a wonderful choice for this theme. Best regards Captain

The bronze Big Pilot is an impressive watch I feel. The Type XX is a favorite watch. It brings me so many fond memories of my trip to Paris and the special experience of buying it at the Place Vendome Boutique. Have a nice Sunday! Abel

The 33mm with the cream dial is the one you are looking for 😊👍🏻

My contributions so far, may get some live shots tomorrow... ...  

I did not know you were a Breitling fan - primarily remember your Minerva shots 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ These are two fantastic pieces and three wonderful shots! The middle one gets my daughter‘s vote 😊👍🏻

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Here my modern interpretation of the theme: Great choice - was waiting for someone to post the Santos 😊👌🏻 ...  

I think the model is dead now. But we’ll see if it comes out again in the future.

In which Case I am glad to have gotten mine, while they were still available 😊👍🏻

Breitling 8806 Black/PVD case circa 1973 to 75 S ...  

And what a lovely piece for the theme 👍🏻👌🏻🛩️

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Hagwe! Abel

You must post a group shot of all your longines pieces!

Very excited to see what is next in the future for them.

And fitting the theme to a T 👍🏻🛩️

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Hagwe, Abel

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Really love how pieces come out this weekend that one would not expect 😊🙌🏻👏🏻

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... wrist time. Hagwe! Abel

Thank you very much dear Abel

This is not so clear with flying 😂👍🏻 Great pair of shots of your wonderful IWC 👌🏻🙌🏻

Great selection of shots on & off the job ! - BTW, also spot on the topic ! - Best & Cheers !!

Classic pilot watch, on iwc nato. Boring picture, but at least I had a reason to throw it on today. ...  

Compared to these photos in planes or with plane accessories. Love the watch

A great shot and watch here 👌🏻

Just need to photo in from a plane next!

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more expensive but its not just the price that moved upwards.

At least you would be sorted watch wise - great collection 👍🏻👌🏻

And really well photographed too!

Cheers !!

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That the A380 needs a crew of three. The pilot, to calm down the passengers, a dog that makes sure no one touches anything in the cockpit and a copilot to feed the dog 😉 So I guess no watches necessary 😂

Also pleasant to fly in, very quiet 👍🏻

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Fits wonderfully with the topic 🛩️🗺️

And so many fantastic watches this weekend ! What I love about pilot watches is what a wide range qualifies , from simple threehanders to chronos, GMTs and more , entry level brands to high end , vintage to modern, square and round . Here’s some of mine ,...  

You presented us here with a whole fleet of aeroplanes !. Very well done - Chapeau !! Have a great Sunday and a good upcoming week ! - Cheers !! 😊😊

Am glad you enjoyed them 😊! Actually I didn’t realise I had so many that fit the theme until I actually started compiling photos from the archives for the post , so that was an interesting exercise 😀.

With a very wide selection, as you promised 🙌🏻 And another Gagarin, too - yours in the original colors 🚀

And I saw you had a Gagarin too ! , they are very interesting in design and execution . Was not aware mine was the original colour , so thanks for that info 🙂

i shall participate with my beloved Cartier Santos Dumont and my Rolex Air King have a great weekend! ...  

And another excellent Santos, too! Surprised that yours was the first Air King posted 😊👌🏻👍🏻🛩️

Very difficult given the level of entries (as always), but hey, it is the taking part that counts! 😆 The new pilot 41 is a tool watch that I was very very happy to add to my collection last year, and could not resist the AMG version with its bold colour i...  

Like the AMG version and your strap pairing is spot on 👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻

The French aviation pioneer Louis Blériot took on the challenge to cross the English Channel in 1909, relying on the precision of his Zenith watch … My personal tribute to Louis Blériot … ...  

However I do have something similar to the choice of an Astronaut. 😉 Regards Kurt. ...  

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Hi Closest thing to a pilots watch is my Seiko 5. Simple and robust - firmly stuck to terra Firma Cheers JML ...  

One which fits quite nicely - was going to post mine but as it’s currently without its strap and I had no time… 🤷🏻‍♂️ Great shots, JML 👌🏻👍🏻

Pilot watch is a great theme. I don’t have yet so much wrt ‚Pilot Watch‘ (might change due to the tons of beautiful pictures posted by others / seen today which might ‚enable‘ me?), but having flown a bit I can at least bring some pictures of watches on p...  

. . . and a little flying music . . . . . . to get your week started off right. Art

So even if none of the watches this weekend we’re to inspire you, there would still be one you already have. Although a lack of inspiration is truly unlikely with all the entries this weekend 😊👌🏻👍🏻

. . . was originally owned by a USAF vet who used it in the late '70s and early '80s while co-piloting for an airline. I was fortunate to buy it from him directly seven years ago. 🛬 ...  

That’s officially certified pilot’s watch!! A brother of yours says hello!! My Friendmaster!! Hagwe! Abel ...  

. . . of the Flightmaster! I hope Cap and K join us some day. 😇

I wish we could inspire Cap and K to join!! 😉

And a watch with a DC-8 on it’s back has got to be a winner 😊👌🏻👍🏻✈️

Don’t have too many in this category - but here’s what I do have. All quite different. I know the Patek is a bit of a stretch - but does have historical “chops”. The Bremont references Martin Baker on the back - so definitely counts! The Breitling is the ...  

And a great spread you show, too - love them all 👌🏻👍🏻

In fact, these are probably my favorite genres of wristwatches. In no particular order: 1.) IWC Pilot’s Chronograph (IW377724): 2.) Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition: 3.) Zenith Pilot Chronometro Tipo CP-2 Flyback (aged steel): 4.) Blancpain Ai...  

Am actually kicking myself for not having gotten the AVI 765 re-edition, really love how it turned out 👌🏻👍🏻