Nice documentary on Quantas and buying a Cat in Spain and flying it to Aus. I think it’s on amazon video.
The quality of your photos is amazing. What are you using to take them?
Depends on the era.... depends on the purpose.
They don’t all share the same features like diving watches. Some where ordered by air forces to different specs. Some where designed to be used as tools to help pilots. Some are just Easy to read GMT’s marketed to pilots. Others mimic the German issued WWII pilots watches.
You can argue that the only 2 pilot tool watches are slide rule watches like the Navitimer and the “Lindbergh” navigation watch. Then GMT’s that can display UTC/GMT time in the jet era. The rest are just easy to read. The German WWII issues have large crowns to be used with heavy gloves...
My über grail... would give any of mine for one of these
Meanwhile I cheer up myself with its poorman’s clone
... but it does not beat the original
Extraordinary watch. It's also one of my favourites. And not only optics, it also seats so good on the wrist, perfect size and it runs extremely exact, no matter if on the wrist or in the box. And you can still can get quite good examples (in comparison to Speedys), nevertheless they were made in total only 2500.
Here one for sale if you want:
https://www.watchpool24.com/en/30734162/zenith-cairelli-tipo-cp-2
My über grail... would give any of mine for one of these
Meanwhile I cheer up myself with its poorman’s clone
... but it does not beat the original
Excuse me, lets not forget the Weems?
Pilot watches are my thing.
Here are a few, including civilian Weems, Royal Air Force 1942, LeCoultre Weems from 1940.
I no longer own the Waltham US issued pilot watch from 1956.
