New Zenith Pilots Watches - Basel 2012

[xdonolix]

I have just been catching up on the new Basel announcements - Zenith have some pilots watches coming out. This one looks like it could be going on the wanted list - Chronograph, Date, Alarm, and world time complications - http://www.zenith-watches.com/pilot/

[Chinnock]

Now that's ticking a lot of boxes

[tim2012]

Lovely :)

[rousey]

Very classy :drunken:

[Verso]

Dial is way too busy.

[Gruntfuttock]

Might not be the best pic but all the hands look the same size; very confusing. Apart from that, I can see the attraction. :lol:

[xdonolix]

[scampers]

Any indications on price for this one?

[McTeflon]

It doesn't do it for me. That date looks like an after thought and I am not much of a fan of faces that have numbers chopped off. I'm sure it will find quite a few fans though.

[rasputin10]

the doublematic is a bit all over the place for me, this i like- really into big dates 8)

[W44NNE]

It doesn't do it for me. That date looks like an after thought and I am not much of a fan of faces that have numbers chopped off. I'm sure it will find quite a few fans though.

True but if it's waterproof enough for swimming, that could truly be the best high end holiday watch out there :-D

As above... Any indications on price?

[IANAN]

Erm...

South Georgia (see bezel between 10 and 11) doesn't have an airfield so I would imagine it's for pilots who have a very big sense of adventure and are quite good at climbing out of wreckage and wondering what the time is.

Edit: Having said that, there aren't many habitable places that use GMT-2 as their standard timezone.

[Omegary]

South Georgia (see bezel between 10 and 11) doesn't have an airfield so I would imagine it's for pilots who have a very big sense of adventure and are quite good at climbing out of wreckage and wondering what the time is.

Shouldn't laugh really but damn that was funny :lol: :lol: :lol:

As for the watch, sorry but it's not for me at all. Way too busy and lacks any elegance at all to my eyes at least.

Cheers,
Gary

[Middo]

That's a v busy dial

[jason recliner]

Double-matic OS spectacular. And way beyond my pay grade.

[erics]

Trying too hard to be a jlc.

Nothing exciting, nothing new.

That omega in another thread is a breath of fresh air y comparison.

[andy tims]

That doublematic dial is a train wreck

[axb]

South Georgia (see bezel between 10 and 11) doesn't have an airfield so I would imagine it's for pilots who have a very big sense of adventure and are quite good at climbing out of wreckage and wondering what the time is.

Edit: Having said that, there aren't many habitable places that use GMT-2 as their standard timezone.

Could be for pilot whales...

[spluurfg]

Hey, there's also a time-only version of the El Primero movement (i.e. just a high-beat 55hr power reserve watch without the chronograph?)



Looks nice I guess...

Out of interest time-only versions of the el Primero were used at the Chronometrie competitions in 2009 or 2010 I believe

[IANAN]

South Georgia (see bezel between 10 and 11) doesn't have an airfield so I would imagine it's for pilots who have a very big sense of adventure and are quite good at climbing out of wreckage and wondering what the time is.

Could be for pilot whales...

Good work Sir!

[LouS]

Needs more crowns

[VDG]

so I gather pushers are in this year :wink: Well and the second one says 'Pilots' so it not for me either as I'm not one..

[Qatar-wol]

Needs more crowns

Beat me to it. It's like a pimply teenager. I'm sure it's a good watch, but it's not cool. That non-chrono El Primero is cooler, of course. Remember the Cool Wall on Top Gear? (Do they still do that?) Can you imagine a beautiful woman asking you the time, you popping your cuff, to reveal all of that? What would she think? Is it cool?

[robcat]

Another case of a technically great watch that doesn't quite get the looks right. I think it's party Zenith showing off what they can do - that's a good set of complications there. They are rivaling JLC on what they can pack into a watch case at (what I presume will be) a semi-reasonable price. I'm sure it still won't be cheap though.

[Henrik Gelardi]

Oh blast !!! Curse my love for mechanical alarms - I think this is very nice. At 45mm at bit large though, but must say I like it never the less. Good thing is that the Zeniths don't hold their price so well, so maybe in a couple of years :D

A LOT of crowns, though :shock:

[sunster]

Stunning
When I win the lottery

[pacchi]

[img]

This looks very crowded and is the size 47'ish or is a dwarf holding the watch?

[Chris_in_the_UK]

from me - bottom left pusher looks like it's from another watch.

[Optimum]

Nope, not for me. That dial is all over the place. :?

[kaiserphoenix]

It looks a lot like a JLC Master Compressor series...What i dislike in general about Zenith Pilot watches is that it says PILOT on the dial, otherwise would have been great. Surely Pilots do not need to be reminded that they are wearing a PILOT watch...I wish theyed removed it...

[xdonolix]

It looks a lot like a JLC Master Compressor series...What i dislike in general about Zenith Pilot watches is that it says PILOT on the dial, otherwise would have been great. Surely Pilots do not need to be reminded that they are wearing a PILOT watch...I wish theyed removed it...

Am I blind? I am sure the one pictured doesnt say pilot on the dial?

[kaiserphoenix]

It looks a lot like a JLC Master Compressor series...What i dislike in general about Zenith Pilot watches is that it says PILOT on the dial, otherwise would have been great. Surely Pilots do not need to be reminded that they are wearing a PILOT watch...I wish theyed removed it...

Am I blind? I am sure the one pictured doesnt say pilot on the dial?

Sorry the pilot comment was aimed in general to the pilot range of zenith watches.

[TheWatchman]

[img]

This looks very crowded and is the size 47'ish or is a dwarf holding the watch?

Or perhaps just a real close-up shot.

[Barracuda]

Bit of too much going on on this watch...

[DMR]

I understand that the designers at Zenith have given this example of their work the title 'Le petit dejeuner de chien'.

[jellytots]

That Pilot is quite lovely... :drunken:

and with all those functions...the Doublematic should be called Problematic once you find your world time mashing with your whatsacalled thingamagic.

[jwg663]

I don't really understand all the comments about the busy dial - it's a mechanical watch with half a dozen complications. It's always going to be cluttered.

[shadowman]

Similar in my mind.

[cirotti]

I think Zenith is doing a good job lately.....

[NJH]

The other two models posted look fantastic, really really nice.

The complicated one though is, well, complicated. I could easily picture it with Casio written on the dial and a tiny little digital display, a thought that really kills the thing stone dead for me.

[spluurfg]

Would have been better as either a world time chronograph OR an alarm chronograph but not really both

[sbadger]

it's a bit...........busy.

design by committee?

[jd]

I like it, but reckon it'll be big :( Edit - and it is.

"Pilot" is a revival of an old Zenith line rather than anything seriously aimed at pilots. Watch branding is a bit :roll: at the best of times. That website is a horror imo but most of them are.

[waiteu2]

Hey, there's also a time-only version of the El Primero movement (i.e. just a high-beat 55hr power reserve watch without the chronograph?)



Looks nice I guess...

Out of interest time-only versions of the el Primero were used at the Chronometrie competitions in 2009 or 2010 I believe

Now that's gorgeous.!

[Bullseye1]

Not a bad looking watch.

[Bullseye1]

Now that's beautiful.

Hey, there's also a time-only version of the El Primero movement (i.e. just a high-beat 55hr power reserve watch without the chronograph?)



Looks nice I guess...

Out of interest time-only versions of the el Primero were used at the Chronometrie competitions in 2009 or 2010 I believe

[Vahalis]

Way to busy

Edit: Having said that, there aren't many habitable places that use GMT-2 as their standard timezone.

Found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha , but I think that's about it.

[Seabadger]

Reminds me superficially of the JLC Master Compressor etc etc...

[ColDaspin]

Way to busy

Edit: Having said that, there aren't many habitable places that use GMT-2 as their standard timezone.

Found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha , but I think that's about it.

Yeah. And in general I'm not a fan of more than 2 colours on a dial.

[jmagla]

the doublematic is a bit all over the place for me, this i like- really into big dates 8)

I really like the look of the big date but have to say the doublematic intrigues me, I have an el primero captain and its a great watch, will be interesting to see the prices on these, very high I would think