Pilot watches, while less crucial for navigation with modern avionics, remain useful for quick time checks and tasks like timing flight legs. Beyond practicality, pilot watches offer nostalgic appeal ...

The article serves as a gift guide for pilot watches, broadly categorizing options into digital smartwatches focused on functionality and mechanical watches valued for design and heritage. Digital ...

The Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Markus Bühler has been 20 years in the making. Its origins trace back to 2003 when Markus Bühler—IWC’s current associate director of watch and movement assembly—was ...

The flagship ProPilot Date received a few subtle changes to its case and some striking updates to its dial, resulting in a more modern look.

Despite having distinct designs influenced by very different watches, Hamilton’s collection of revived mid-century pilot’s watches has predominantly followed a uniform color scheme. The ...

Editor’s Note: So you’re ready to make a watch purchase? Not so fast. Before committing, it’s worth thinking carefully about your needs to make sure you’re truly buying the right timepiece for you.

From the early 20th century, luminescent elements such as radium, tritium, and Super-LumiNova have played a crucial role in pilot’s watches. They have been implemented to ensure optimal readability ...

Zenith takes its Pilot watches on a trip away from aerospace. I had in mind this tattooed guy, mid 40s or 50, gray hair with leather pants, riding his bike, just cruising down the street,” muses watch ...

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to a serious everyday watch with a bit of aviation flair, this is a good time to look ...

Got a watch fanatic on your list this year? The holiday shipping deadline is approaching, but there are still great deals on watches to be had that will satisfy any horologist, like these discounted ...

IWC has expanded its popular Big Pilot’s aviation watch lineup with three new models, including the collection’s first chronograph, sure to be coveted by Big Pilot’s enthusiasts. Limited to 500 pieces ...

Five years ago, Patek Philippe unveileda superb pilot’s watch at the Baselworld exhibition. Watch industry critics were quick to disapprove because they were not familiar with the aesthetic for a ...