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6 Best Flieger Watches

Flieger watches, or pilot watches, have a storied history that dates back to the B-Uhr (Beobachtungsuhr) timepieces of the 1930s and 1940s, developed for German military pilots during World War II. Short for “observation watch,” the B-Uhr was a critical tool for navigation, built to meet strict specifications for precision, legibility, and reliability. The five […]

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How Big Is Too Big?

We’ve all been seeing this coming over the last years. Brands peppering in mid-sized pieces into their catalogs slowly but surely. The 40mm Oris Divers Sixty-Five, Black Bay 36, and Omega’s Speedmaster CK2998 are just a few examples of this slow and steady migration away from the glory days of the 47- 50+mm cased watches […]

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A History of Pilot’s Watches

Of the many watch genres in existence, few are as iconic or have as rich a history as the Pilot’s watch. From its inception where the point was simply to move timekeeping from a pocket watch to the wrist, to creating an over-sized timekeeper that could be strapped over a bomber jacket and read in […]