A pilot watch without the bluster
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ·
There's a long tradition of German pilot watches, and Tutima has been part of it since 1941. The Flieger Automatic keeps things simple: 41 mm steel case, black dial with large Arabic numerals, a red ring around the edge, date at 6.
The Tutima 330 automatic gives 38 hours. The domed sapphire is anti-reflective, and the caseback is open. 10 bar is enough for rain, swimming and the odd spilled coffee on a flight.
My only real complaint is the date at 6, which squeezes the numeral and breaks the symmetry. Some people won't care. I do a little.
Street prices are usually $1,600 to $2,000. For a pilot watch from Glashütte with real history, that's a fair deal.