Archimede Pilot H watch: building on Pilot Original’s success

February 2008, the German Archimede brand has revealed a very limited edition of its pilot watch with no calendar and no brand name on its dial. Inside each timepiece, there was hidden a rare Junghans 687 manually winded movement that was manufactured in Germany from 1961 to 1969.

Before installation, the movements were taken apart, properly serviced and regulated and then reassembled. Only 90 Archimede Pilot Original watches were released and sold at a recommended price of $720. Now, watchmakers from Ickler GmbH start selling new version of the successful watch, this time fitted with more conventional automatic movement, the Archimede Pilot H.

The watch sports the same “brandless” face with blue hour, minute and second hands covered with white Superluminova.

Just like the previous model, the watch features a 42mm stainless steel case with fine satin finish and is protected with a sapphire crystal. It also has a display caseback to demonstrate its Swiss-made automatic ETA caliber 2824, the same movement that was used in the recent Archimede Black Pilot M watch.

Archimede Pilot H watch specification :

Price range: €345
Movement: ETA 2824 automatic movement
Complications: N/A
Power reserve: N/A
Case material: Stainless steel
Case diameter: 42mm
Case height: 10mm
Dial: Black with Superluminova hands and marks
Water resistance: N/A
Strap: Black leather
Crystal: Sapphire crystal

Archimede Pilot Original watch photo: