The Evolution of the Pilot's Watch
The Classroom • 7m 48s
Who invented the first pilot's watch? In fact, what exactly qualifies a timepiece as a "pilot's watch" and how were they popularized? Well from the Cartier Santos to the Breitling Navitimer, there's a lot of history to get through about just that!
Well, Armand is here to help walk you through that history! He discusses the humble beginnings of pilot's watches with the Zenith that was the first to cross the Atlantic, to Longines helping popularize the watch, to the Rolex GMT-Master bringing them to the mainstream.
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