In the series of new Avengers, this is the Breitling Avenger Automatic GMT 44, particularly for jet pilots, with a second time zone
Pilot
A pilot is a watch type that is tailored to the needs of aircraft pilots. Although the reality was that pilots only needed a watch with hours, minutes and seconds to do their calculations for time and distance. But no one did, as all those calculation functions are on the standard manual flight computers and calculators. Unless they were flying something that looked more like a bike.
However, at some point watchmakers mixed the functions of standard manual flight computers and calculators into a watch. Except for the cross wind plot calculator. To make them readable these watches were bigger than regular watches. Nevertheless, all the extra functions on the watch were already in a plane. These days, when electronic systems were introduced on planes, built into flight management systems, pilot watches became even more unnecessary. Still, pilot watches, with all the heroic stories, precision certificates and the complicated dials and bezels attract a lot of people.
Pilot watches
Breitling reveals a whole new Avenger series, and this Breitling Avenger Automatic 42 is one of them: consider it as the base model
Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph Ref. 5924G-001 & 5924G-010
The Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph is the first chronograph version of their Pilot-style series
The IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces is the newest pilot watch that looks back at earlier collaborations with U.S. Navy squadrons
Hanhart releases the Hanhart Primus Fly Navy Chronograph, a special edition in the Primus collection particularly made for Pilots
The Longines Pilot Majetek is a vintage-inspired pilot watch that has its roots in a 1935 model from Longines
The Breguet Type XX Chronograph 2067 can be seen as an offspring of the Type XX model from the 1950s and 1960s
Together with the Type XX Chronograph 2057 this Breguet Type 20 Chronograph 2057 is launched – which goes back to the 1950s
The Longines Spirit collection is enriched with a chronograph: this is the Longines Spirit Flyback Chronograph 42 mm
IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team 2023
The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team is a new version for this years F1 team