The Flieger

From Hager -

Courtesy of Hager

Now before we go any further, to be clear I am partial, and biased towards Hager.  If you look to the right, you will see their mini banner, and while I am a fan of the watches, I also know that it is important to be transparent.  So we are going to stick to JUST THE FACTS.  This is the Flieger.

42.5 bead-blasted stainless steel with an exhibition back.  The movement is ETA's 2824.  The dial is listed as a Type B Flieger.

Here are all the pertinents -

Caliber: Swiss ETA 2824 automatic mechanical movement (self-winding)

Functions: Quick correction hours, minutes and seconds, second hand hacking

Total Diameter: 11.5 linge (25.6mm)

Height: 4.6mm

Jewels: 26 Jewels

Power Reserve: 40 Hours
Beat Rate: 4Hz/28'800 vibrations per hour/ Novodiac Shock Absorber

Accuracy: -10/+30 seconds per day


Material: 316L Marine grade stainless steel with a Bead Blasted Finish

Diameter: 42.5mm excluding crown

Height: Case height 9.5mm (13.5mm from the bottom of the case to the top of the sapphire crystal)

Length: 53mm lug to lug

Lug Width: 22mm

Water Resistance: 100m/330ft

Case Back: Solid steel screwed Exhibition caseback

Crystal: Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

Dial: Type B Flieger dial with luminous indexes

Hands: Blued outlined Type B sword hands with lumed with SuperLuminova C3

Crown: 7mm Screw-down

Bracelet: Leather Zulu Nato strap made by Eakin Street Studios (Alexandria) and an additional 2 piece leather band.

The 103 Sa B E

From Sinn -

This was one of the more special pieces I got to try on this past March at BaselWorld.  Interesting to relate, feedback from a fellow member of the Fifth Estate -

"Unlike Playboy, people really do read Tempus Fugit for the articles, not for the pictures."

The 103 Sa B E is, in many ways, what you would expect from Sinn.  A solid, legible pilot's chronograph.  Perfect in size, shape and every other detail. But with a twist.  A beautiful blue dial and bezel add that extra little something that makes this latest Sinn so special. 

And a beautiful watch deserves a beautiful picture -

Courtesy of Sinn

 Here are the pertinents -

• Limited edition to 500 units
• Case made of stainless steel, polished
• Blue dial with sunburst decoration
• Ivory-coloured coating on the indices, hands, numerals and illuminated triangle
• Anodised pilot’s bezel in blue
• Sapphire crystal glass
• Transparent back made of sapphire crystal glass
• Pressure-resistant to 20 bar
• Low pressure resistant

It's Not Political...

But it is a chronograph for lefties ; )

Courtesy of Guinand

We will be wrapping up our story on the backstory of Guinand tomorrow, but I thought to put you in the mood, I would share one of my favorites, the Guinand Modell 40.50.08L.  It is a pretty cool alternative to the standard fare you might be used to seeing.  

Here are the pertinents, straight from Guinand HQ:

Movement

• Calibre ETA/Valjoux 7750
• Self-winding mechanical movement
• Chronograph function integrated into the movement
• 25 jewels
• 28.800 vibrations per hour; 4 Hz.
• Stone lever escapement
• Stop-second
• Shock resistant as per DIN 8308
• Anti-magnetic as per DIN 8309/ISO 764
• Movement diameter 13 1/4"" (30,4 mm)
• Incabloc shock protection
• Unidirectional self-winding mechanism with ball bearing, weight segment made of heavy metal
• Power reserve approx. 40 hours
• Movement decorated, blued screws, weight segment with engraved Guinand logo
• Regulator system ETACHRON and regulator corrector

Functions

• Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
• Chronograph with 30 min- and 12 hours counters and central second hand
• Date- and day of the week display

Case

• Case made of stainless steel, polished, bead-blasted or PVD coated
• Sapphire crystal glass, domed, anti-reflective on the interior
• Screwed back with sapphire crystal glass
• Screwed crown, double O-ring sealed
• Pilot bezel, rotatable in two directions
• Protected pushers
• Pressure resistant up to 20 bar

Dimensions and Weight

• Case diameter: 40,6 mm
• Case thickness: 15,2 mm
• Band lug width: 20 mm
• Weight without strap: 85 Gramm

15 Days with the Christopher Ward C8 Pilot - Day 1

Pilot's watches... let's see, black face, white indices, large and easy to read face.

Not necessarily!  The Christopher Ward C8 Pilot is a truly refreshing departure from the "stock/standard" model pilot's watches out there.    Not black, but rather a cream / beige dial, with a highly legible face.

44 mm of Swiss made stainless steel goodness!  The C8 is also available in a black dial with blue and white accents, but I have to say that this off-white/cream dial with black numbers and the use of a red second hand really speaks to me!  The use of an applied marker at the twelve-o'clock position is a very nice touch and adds a nice counter-point to the black numbers and indices on the dial.

The C8 is powered by (I believe in this particular instance) an ETA 2824 - 2,  although the Christopher Ward website does indicate that in addition to this, the Sellita SW200-1 is also used.  Considering that Sellita has been around since 1950, and that ETA relied upon them as a reassembling resource (essentially the assembly and regulation of components to make a functioning movement).  So I think it is safe to say Miguel Garcia and his team at Sellita have not only the know-how, but the experience to produce high-quality self-winding movements.

The first day was a good one.  So far the time keeping has been accurate - there was an 6 second loss over a 48 hour period.  More to come this evening - stay tuned.

15 Days with the Christopher Ward C8 Pilot

Okay, scheduling - especially during the holiday season can be tricky!  Just as I had started my review of a "semi-vintage" Hanhart Premier stop watch, the Christopher Ward C8 Pilot arrived.

So I hit the red center button to stop, and will re-start that review in two weeks' time.

So today I begin 15 days with the Christopher Ward C8 Pilot -

Tune in tonight for the first update.