Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alarm GAS Line Despite the tremendous amount of

Despite the tremendous amount of devastation inflicted upon Europe during the Second World War

And while recent horological trends have favored large wristwatches

for what a pilot’s watch is supposed to be—in fact

This particular piece possesses a crisp case with superb lugs and a brilliant blue sunburst dial with light even patina

As the proliferation of complications in a watch represents the height of technical prowess

Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alarm GAS Line Despite the tremendous amount ofWere all familiar with the pilots watch greatest hits. Theres the iconic Breitling Navitimer, the ever popular IWC Big Pilot, the sophisticated Type 20. But Oris, the family owned Swiss manufacture from Holstein, produces a contemporary pilots watch in the form of the Big Crown Propilot that more than holds its own with these stalwart classics. In fact, with its straightforward design, highly legible dial, and bulletproof construction, it may be one