It looks like the year 2012 will be remembered by many as the year of “world timers”. Right after the gorgeous Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime, somewhat ascetic IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer, and the special edition Bremont World Timer ALT1 Automatic UTC, the Swiss watchmaker offers its new Zenith Pilot Doublematic family of watches that are available both in stainless steel (Ref. 03.2400.4046/21.C721, which is reviewed here) and more expensive 18-carat rose gold bodies. Of course, it was revealed a couple weeks ago during the Baselworld 2012 event.

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Around three years ago, the German watchmaking brand revealed its Archimede Pilot H limited edition watch that was sold as “homage” to their successful Pilot Original model that was powered by a vintage (so called New Old Stock) Junghans 687 hand-wound movement. This year, the German brand decided to bet on yet another iteration of the same timekeeper, which is now introduced in a smaller case. Meet the new Archimede Pilot 39H “historic” wrist watch.

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As you may have already guessed, the new Alpina Startimer Pilot Manufacture Aviation automatic timekeeper is a luxury pilot’s watch that offers you not only superb legibility both in broad daylight and in total darkness, but also accompanies it with a manufacture made movement, which is crafted and decorated exclusively in-hose.

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Thinking about yet another Swiss or Germany made B-Uhr clone? The new Citizen Alterna Pilot Eco-Drive is an inexpensive pilot’s watch that sports a refreshingly cool dial layout and a high-grade Japanese Eco-Drive Cal. 8637 quartz movement. And its medium-sized stainless steel body, which is attached to the wrist with a black NATO strap, is treated with cool-looking black PVD coating.

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This year, the Swiss-American watch brand will again expand its model range with a line of pilot’s watches. Meet the 2010 Hamilton Khaki Pilot automatic wrist watch.

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Till now, the German watch-making brand Archimede offered their Pilot series of automatic and hand-wound watches only in three case sizes. Those were 39 mm for the most compact Archimede Pilot M, 42 mm for the mid-size Pilot and almost gigantic 45 mm for the Pilot XL.

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The new Archimede Pilot H automatic pilot’s watch features an anonymous black and white dial and is equipped with a cheap, but reliable ETA 2824 automatic movement.

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Ever wanted to join the US Navy? IWC Schaffhausen now lets you fulfill at least a part of your dream. With its IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition TOP GUN (Ref. IW379901) just about anyone (with a wallet heavy enough to afford buying this kind of watch) can come closer to the exciting world of air to air dog-fight missions.

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