A standout among these designs is the 40mm Pilot Automatic, with a case crafted from black ceramic which has been microblasted for a matt finish.įlaunting an oversized crown, the handsome model has a black opaline dial with horizontal grooves reminiscent of the corrugated metal once used to make aircraft fuselages.
Did you know that Zenith, and not IWC or Breitling, owns the trademark to use the word “pilot” on its watch dials? That is because the brand’s founder Georges Favre-Jacot, an aviation enthusiast, had the foresight to register the French word “pilote” in 1888 and the Anglicised version in 1904.ĭetermined to revive its storied aviation heritage, the Swiss watchmaker has launched a new generation of Pilot watches.
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