A reinterpretation of the classic WW2 pilot’s watch. Crafted from brass which develops a patina unique to you. The pilot watch (or Observation watch) was developed by the RLM (Reichs-Luftfahrtministerium, or Reich’s Ministry of Air Transport) in WW2 for use by navigators in conjunction with charts and other tools. One distinct feature of the watch was the triangle marker at 12 o’clock flanked by two dots. It gave a quick indication of the upward orientation of the dial during night flight. The triangle also functioned as a solar compass to find the earth’s true north when used with sextants, compass and data charts. Brass is one of the oldest alloys known to man and was used for its gold appearance when new. Over time and use, this bright gold weathers to a rustic brown. This weathering is based on the environment the watch is being worn in, making it truly personal to you.
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Shane
Chris
I got my C02 . It's amazing .
Thanks !!!
Edward
Edward
compliments for it. However, I've just experienced a watch disaster: I was using the chronograph
to time some cooking things, reset it after the required time had elapsed and kept working. When I next looked at the watch, something was off - took me a bit to figure out what: the
chronograph second hand had fallen off and was just lying around in the watch!
picture: http://www.yog-sothoth.ch/tmp/ventus_caspian_damaged.jpg Any recommendations for getting it fixed? Just take it to a local watch repair shop?
It is now on my desk, instead of my wrist, where it belongs and I had to dig out my
almost forgotten Citizen as a replacement.
I'm actually quite happy with the lume: after 5-7 hours in the dark it is still just about bright
enough to read the time in the dark. I have the brass model, no idea how it is with the PVD
model.