![]() ![]() If there is anything I really liked about the Zenith Pilot Type 20 it was the dial, and this doesn’t end with the Annual Calendar model (currently, there are also GMT and time-only models). Actually, the hour markers are produced entirely from lume! Other details are extremely important, such as the proper length of the hands as well as their brushed finishing (as opposed to polished) which reduces reflectivity and thus undesirable glare). Painted in lume and very easy to read, the hands and hour markers are quite simply “bold.” Not only are they physically large in size, but Zenith ensures that they contrast with the face very well. Thus, people can enjoy a 60-minute chronograph, an annual calendar, and the time with out having to have elements which really overlap one another.ĭesigned with the look of some vintage aviator watches in mind, the best part of the almost cartoonishly large Zenith Pilot watch collection is just how legible they are. Zenith very cleverly designed the dial to include all the information so that nothing overlaps with anything else. The large hands and hour markers on the dial allow for the interior information not to look petite. One of the most impressive things about the Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Annual Calendar is that the dial layout for the 4054 movement doesn’t look odd in what is essentially a much larger case than it was designed for. Reading information in windows is almost universally more legible than on dials (even if the latter is “sexier”). Overall, this layout is both simple, and very legible. In the 4054 Zenith uses three extra discs in the movement to display the day of the week, month, and date. Annual calendars need to be adjusted only during February, and indicate, at minimum, the month and date. In the 4054 he designed the annual calendar system to be as simple as possible. Consider, for example, the MIH watch (aBlogtoWatch review here) that was also designed by Oechslin. That isn’t per se minimalism, but it can often appear to be that way. What is interesting about Ludwig Oechslin is that he is generally obsessed with doing things in the most efficient way possible. The mechanical automatic caliber 4054 has a maximum of 50 hours of power reserve and is produced from 341 parts – which is admittedly complex for something like this. This is why we like movements with higher frequencies. Perhaps more important about 5Hz movements is that they are theoretically more accurate over time. The El Primero movement operates at a high 5Hz frequency (36,600 bph), which means it can time events with the chronograph down to 1/10th of a second accuracy (compared to 1/8th of a second with a 4Hz movement). aBlogtoWatch later reviewed the Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar here. The Zenith El Primero caliber 4054 movement in this timepiece debuted back in 2011 when the company announced the Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar which was a good looking (and still popular) sport watch. Together, these two elements make for a very useful, very interesting, and very wearable (for the right wrists) luxury sports watch. Second, you have the movement which is an El Primero chronograph produced in-house by Zenith, using a special annual calendar module designed by master watch movement designer Ludwig Oechslin. First, you have the vintage styling of the modern Zenith Pilot Type 20 watch collection which exists in a large 48mm-wide case. So what is this watch? Essentially, it is two things. In fact, if you translate all parts of the watch name, the full title is rather redundant. Later in 2013, we went hands-on with the Pilot Type 20 Annual Calendar. I am pretty sure that since this Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Annual Calendar watch was originally released in 2013, Zenith has since shortened the absurdly long name. The result is just… well, cool, right? So after some time on my wrist, allow me to share with you our review of the (deep breath) Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 Annual Calendar reference 87.2430.4054/21.C721 watch. Why not fully realize the potential of luxury sport watches by packing them full of minute repeaters, perpetual calendars, and tourbillons? OK, maybe that is a bit on the extreme side, but you really can’t blame Zenith for wanting to include their El Primero annual calendar chronograph caliber 4054 movement into one of their large vintage-styled pilot watches. That was the past, however, and we live in modern times. In truth, the most complicated feature traditional sport watches needed was a chronograph. ![]() ![]() There is a special place in my heart for complicated sport watches, whether they bow to the worlds of diving, racing, or flying. ![]()
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