The 20 Best Pilot's Watches Available Right Now

A globe-trotting commercial pilot might want a GMT hand showing a second time zone; a solo explorer flying an ultralight might want a GPS function in the watch Who cares? The best pilots watches mix and match all sorts of cool features; what was once the tool watch of choice for fighter jocks has a rich history and a wildly divergent set of uses Pilots watches are all different - which means you have lots of chances to find just the right one.

Hamilton released its Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical in 2019 as a modern interpretation of a watch it made for RAF pilots in 1973 commonly called the W10 The contemporary version is executed nicely, staying very close to the original design, but with some interesting details like a textured dial that gives it a slightly more refined feel and strong legibility Archimede makes several pilot's watches with more aeronautically themed complications - the 42 GMT and Pilot Chronograph, for instance - than this simple three-hander.

The Startimer Pilot Automatic is a bread-and-butter watch, at the right price The 158 Bundeswehr is based on a watches that Sinn produced in the 1980s that were more or less refurbished and rebranded Heuer watches. . Source