2013/07/10
*ZENITH Pilot Montre d'Aéronef Type 20
ZENITH Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT Red Baron
GMT watches are thus direct heirs to the conquest of the skies, which is why Zenith wished to pay homage through a special GMT series to one of the most talented pilots of his era, who became a legend: the Red Baron. Born Albrecht von Richthofen in May 1892 in what is now Poland, he was fascinated by the budding field of aviation and soon became a true aerobatics artist – a flying ace to whom even pilots of the allied forces paid tribute. His celebrity and his nickname are inseparably bound up with that of the bright red-painted Fokker Triplane Dr.1. Famed for his 80 air combat victories, he was one of the last representatives of the nobler values of such combat: honour, fair play and courage.
It is in memory of this gifted pilot whose name is still cited to this day that Zenith has created a 500-piece limited edition: the Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT Red Baron. Made in black DLC-coated steel and fitted with an overstitched black leather strap, this model is also distinguished by its red GMT marking and by the caseback medallion depicting the Fokker Triplane Dr.1 and bearing the inscription: Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 – ZENITH Flying Instruments. Definitely a collector’s watch.
Pilot Montre d’Aéronef Type 20 GMT
- TRIBUTE TO ZENITH’S AVIATION HISTORY
- NEW 48 MM CASE DIAMETER
- AUTOMATIC ELITE DUAL TIME 693 Calibre
- ARABIC NUMERALS ENTIRELY MADE OF SUPERLUMINOVA
- Zenith FLYING INSTRUMENTS LOGO ON CASE-BACKS
- LIMITED EDITION of 500 units for the ReD Baron edition
Ref. :
- 03.2430.693/21.C723
Brown calfskin leather strap and steel pin buckle - 96.2430.693/21.C703
Black calfskin strap and steel pin buckle with DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coating
- Red Baron, limited edition of 500 units
Movement
- Elite 693, automatic
- Calibre: 11½ ``` (Diameter: 25.6 mm)
- Thickness: 3.94 mm
- Components: 186
- Jewels: 26
- Frequency: 28,800 VpH – (4 Hz)
- Power-reserve: min. 50 hours
- Finishings: Oscillating weight with “Côtes de Genève” pattern.
Functions
- Hours and minutes in the centre
- Small seconds at 9 o’clock
- 24-hour second time-zone indicator
Case, Dial & Hands
- Material: Titanium case with DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coating or stainless steel case
- Diameter: 48 mm
- Diameter opening: 40 mm
- Thickness: 15.80 mm
- Crystal: Box-shaped sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
- Case-back: Zenith Flying Instruments logo
- Water-resistance: 10 ATM
- Dial: Matt black
- Hour-markers: SuperLuminova SLN C1
- Hands: Black ruthenium, satin-brushed
