Zenith to Exhibit Historic Pilot Watches in NYC

From JustLuxe contented spouse iW Magazine

Zenith volition grounds a enactment of its vintage aviator watches astatine the Watches of Switzerland Hudson Yards determination successful New York from August 8 until September 10. The grounds is meant to observe the watchmaker’s caller Pilot collections, which debuted earlier this twelvemonth during the Watches and Wonders ticker just successful Geneva.

A Zenith subject aviator ticker circa 1928-1930.

At the Watches of Switzerland Hudson Yards store, visitors volition find six Zenith Pilot practice pieces alongside Zenith’s new Pilot collection, which includes stainless alloy and ceramic three-hand automatics and flyback chronographs.

A Zenith Chronographe Cairelli Type CP2 from the 1960s.

Zenith volition show an impressive selection of historical aviation watches, including the Dashboard Altimeter (1910s), Pilot Wristwatch (1928-1930s), Chronograph Tipo CP2 (1968-72), El Primero Pilot-Diver (1972), El Primero Rainbow Fly-Back (1997), and El Primero Pilot Big Date Special (2010).

An altimeter from 1910.

Collectors are apt alert that Zenith registered the trademark “Pilote” successful 1888, followed by the English “Pilot” successful 1904, which allowed the marque to exclusively usage the connection connected its dials.

A caller Zenith Pilot Chronograph successful steel.

Zenith watches were worn by Louis Blériot, who made past by accomplishing the archetypal formation crossed the English Channel successful 1909.

The 1997 El Primero Rainbow Flyback.