Zenith Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Pilot’s Watch

[milan zmaj]

Baselworld 2012 is right around the corner and after a taking last week off, Team Perpetuelle is gearing up to get the early sneak peaks a-going for you. Let’s start it off with a smashing cool Pilot’s watch from Zenith, the Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20, a limited edition (250) military tribute piece that I believe actually traces back to an aviation dashboard clock (not a Pilot’s watch!). Everything about this watch screams cool, from its thick hands and dial numbers to the huge rounded-onion style crown, and yes even the 57.5mm case size. Yes, that’s right, the grade 5 titanium case is a whopping 57.5mm in diameter — the reason being that it is built around the Zenith Caliber 5011, a manual-wind movement originally designed for pocket watches and deck chronometer clocks (circa 1960). While I think the overall trend is towards smaller watches, this size does not bother me in the least because it makes for a perfect military-style Pilot’s watch (historically, they had to be very big and very legible). Definitely a cool piece from Zenith, and the best part is that their more mainstream production pieces are just as good — so stay tuned in!

Zenith Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Pilot’s Watch

Limited Edition 250 pieces

57.5mm titanium case, manual-wind Zenith Caliber 5011 (pocketwatch caliber, 50mm diameter, 48+ hrs power reserve, COSC cert.), brown leather strap with titanium pin buckle

close-up of the dial:

Kyle Stults
Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog

[Shmizla]

Ove kazaljke mi se nešto i ne doadaju, a i krunica mi izgleda prvelika.
Pozz!

[milan zmaj]

jaoooo da i meni to smeta... ali nekako bi ga nosio

[fotopetar]

Ja sam ipak za to da pribavim jedan pilot special original iz 20-ih nekako je više mogao biti vintage al i ovakav bi super sjeo na ruci!

[anbeast]

Ha,ha...tanjiric za desert (57mm?!?!?)... Kolika li je krunica kad na ovolikom satu izgleda veliko?
Razlog je sigurno da bi mogla da se koristi u debelim koznim rukavicama Ipak su gore, u nezagrejanom kokpitu neophodne