Pilot watches used by them

[Fender]

This is what intrepid pilots were wearing in the early 1930s, especially on Transatlantic flights:







And their Parker fountain pens too:



Obviously there’s a story behind these watches and pens.

Lovely. What’s the story?

[seabiscuit]

Lovely. What’s the story?

I’m a regular visitor to Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city, most recently last month. Whilst there I visited the Vytautas the Great War Museum and checked out the exhibition dedicated to the lives of two of Lithuania’s most famous sons:

https://mokomesapie.lt/en/100/the-fi...tlantic-ocean/

[PickleB]

Lovely. What’s the story?

See...Weems...and scroll down reading as much as you like as you go.

[MartynJC (UK)]

Conversely as another professional pilot I see lots of other nice watches being worn in the flight deck, there’s plenty of Rolex, IWC, Breitling, Omega, Tudor etc

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Are those all yours? If so - impressive! I like the PP

[johnnyhayward]

Are those all yours? If so - impressive! I like the PP

Thanks, yes a few of mine, the IWC is a colleagues.

The weekly calendar function of the 5212 comes in useful for modern aviation ;)

[petespendthrift]

Thanks, yes a few of mine, the IWC is a colleagues.

The weekly calendar function of the 5212 comes in useful for modern aviation ;)

Let me know who you fly for and I will get my CV into them asap - obviously a higher class of pilots and salary than where I work 🤣

[Baden H]

I just love this wonderful International watch company mark 11 from 1952.

There's no arguments on its pilot/Navigation heritage.

What's more important to me is that I purchased it from the original owners family.

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[seabiscuit]

I just love this wonderful International watch company mark 11 from 1952.

There's no arguments on its pilot/Navigation heritage.

What's more important to me is that I purchased it from the original owners family.

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That’s sublime. It’s a hooked 7, isn’t it?

[Baden H]

That’s sublime. It’s a hooked 7, isn’t it?

you have a good eye sir

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[seabiscuit]

you have a good eye sir

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You have a fine watch. It carries its 70 years well.

[burton]

I just love this wonderful International watch company mark 11 from 1952.

There's no arguments on its pilot/Navigation heritage.

What's more important to me is that I purchased it from the original owners family.

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Wow what a watch and what story!


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[notnowkato]

A professional pilot bought this from me yesterday to use at work.

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[Tooks]

I work with military pilots every day, and as you’d expect the wristwatch they choose varies.

Over the years, and I’m a watch nerd so probably notice more than most, it’s been mostly squadron aerospace’s, the issued Seiko’s, a few g-shocks, a surprising number of Torgoen units and a couple of Bremont’s. I’ve never seen any Rolex outside of a mess dinner, nor any Omega’s.

[bigvic]

Two 'pilots:'

He’d be better off with a Breitling Emergency, I think he’s more of a crash landing expert than a pilot!