Mens Health Australia May 2017

BIG, BOLD AND ULTRA FUNCTIONAL,

A PILOT WATCH IS THE ULTIMATE

WINGMAN FOR YOUR WRIST

FLIGHT TIME

PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP LE MASURIER

Luminox Raptor 9240

$1700

This chronograph is

crafted from ultra

lightweight titanium with

tritium lights on the

hands, hour markers and

b e z e l p i p t o m a k e i t e a s y

to read even on the

darkest night mission.

Light fantastic indeed.

Alpina Startimer Pilot

Chronograph $1500

Want serious aviation

credentials? Alpina has

been an official supplier

of professional pilot

watches and timing

instruments for military

pilots since 1921.

That high-flying legacy

continues with this

handsome chronograph

perched astride a rugged

tan leather strap.

Montblanc 1858 Manual

Small Second $5120

Pilot watches are always

sizeable for easy legibility.

But big doesn’t always

mean brash, as this

vintage-inspired piece

ably demonstrates. With

its small-seconds subdial

on a midnight-blue dial,

this oozes Cary Grant

levels of retro panache.

Oris Royal Flying Doctor

Service II $2600

Swiss watches rarely tap

into Aussie heritage. But

Oris’ new pilot watch

supports the Flying

Doctor Service, donating

a chunk of each sale to

the iconic outback

service. Standout

features include a

pulsometer to allow

doctors to track a

patient’s heart rate.

Longines Avigation

A-7 1935 $4500

This heritage stunner is

modelled on a mid-1930s

chronograph made for the

U S A r m y A i r C o r p s. T h e

honey-toned gothic

markers pop off the white

lacquered dial that’s

offset by 40° from the

vertical to allow pilots to

read the dial without

letting go of the controls.

Breitling Navitimer 01

$11,270

Yes, it’s a functional pilot

watch. But it’s also a man’s

man timepiece, the sort

you’d wear because you

want the world to believe

you could wrestle a bear to

the ground with your bare

hands, while still being on

first-name terms with

your tailor.

66 MAY 2017

Watches