The Paralympic Games 2024 will start on August 28 and to mark the occasion, Stowa has launched the final in a series of three limited edition fliegers in three medal-matched case metals – gold, silver, and (now) bronze. Of the… Read More ›
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NEW: Hanhart FLY NAVY Aerosphere Limited Edition
The usual officially military-aligned or military-adjacent watches are linked to pilots in air forces or divers in navies, but German brand Hanhart has just announced the FLY NAVY Aerosphere, a new limited edition designed for, as you can guess from… Read More ›
NEW: Yema Flygraf Flieger for the French Air Force
A couple of years ago we mentioned that YEMA, official partner of the French Air Force since the 1970s, had also become an official partner of the French Navy (Marine nationale). We’re back to a new air force collaboration release… Read More ›
NEW: Fortis Flieger F-41 and F-39 Midnight Blue
Another solid mid range tool watch is the subject of today’s post – meet the new Flieger F-41 and F-29 Midnight Blue, new additions to the Flieger collection launched last year but whose history within the brand goes back to… Read More ›
NEW: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Tribute to 3705”
Perhaps its significance was clear only in hindsight, but 1994 was a ‘bit of a year’ as they say, for IWC. The most widely known reason for this was the release, that year, of the Mark XII, which had been… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar
You may recall an earlier post about one of IWC’s new pilot’s watches for 2016, the Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar. Well along with this, they also released a new Top Gun Miramar Chronograph which we had on loan… Read More ›
SINN: 856 B-Uhr Limited Edition
This year Sinn has decided to launch a watch based on classic Beobachtungs-uhr (B-Uhr) fliegers. However, rather than using a traditional B-Uhr type 55mm case size, this new limited edition model is the same far more wearable 40mm sized case as… Read More ›
NEW: Archimede Pilot 42 Beobachtung
At some point in their watch acquisition careers, many watch enthusiasts will find themselves wanting a pilots’ watch of some type. This label has developed quite a broad meaning over the decades, covering all manner of dial designs and functions…. Read More ›
A military classic – a look at a Heuer Bund
Produced by Heuer Leonidas S.A. in the late 1960s and early 1970s for the West German Air Force (Budeswehr), these flyback chronographs using Valjoux 22/ 222/ 230 movements known as ‘Heuer Bunds’ are amongst some of the most collectible and… Read More ›
Hands-on with a 55mm Laco Type-A
I’ve written before about early ‘navigators’ watches’ such as the Longines Weems Second Setting watch and the Longines Lindbergh. Today, I bring to you a modern version of a very different type of pilots’ watch, with its roots in Germany…. Read More ›
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