The movement maintains a whopping a 168-hour power reserve keeping with the retro style of the watch. Apparently a mechanism stops the movement after 168 hours preventing the mainspring from completely running down ensuring a constant level of accuracy over the entire period of functioning. I have to admit, I really like the style of the aviator's watch - the question is, how do I get one at a reasonable price?
Thursday 16 March 2017
The aviator's watch is popular again
The modern aviator or pilot's watch resembles the timepieces issued to Luftwaffe pilots during the Second World War featuring a black dial, simple Arabic numerals aligned vertically, an inverted conical crown, a triangle with two dots either side at the 12 o'clock position with luminous hands and numbers.
This magnificant timepiece inherits much of the tradition of the 1940s Big Pilot’s Watch; whilst still a large timepiece at 46 mm, this modern variation is still not as large as the illustrious 55 mm predecessor. Powered by the in-house 51111 calibre movement, this watch features the Pellaton pawl-winding system designed by technical director Albert Pellaton in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
The movement maintains a whopping a 168-hour power reserve keeping with the retro style of the watch. Apparently a mechanism stops the movement after 168 hours preventing the mainspring from completely running down ensuring a constant level of accuracy over the entire period of functioning. I have to admit, I really like the style of the aviator's watch - the question is, how do I get one at a reasonable price?
The movement maintains a whopping a 168-hour power reserve keeping with the retro style of the watch. Apparently a mechanism stops the movement after 168 hours preventing the mainspring from completely running down ensuring a constant level of accuracy over the entire period of functioning. I have to admit, I really like the style of the aviator's watch - the question is, how do I get one at a reasonable price?
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