Fantastic. I can't believe that in all the decades of aviation chronos [no one has] pursued a central minute chrono. Thankfully we live in a time where one dreamer can make something like this happen. In the words of Guy Gagnier: "No dream is too big, no dreamer too small”.

In February 2016, Milan-based Paolo Fanton [...] planned to make a pilot watch, modeled on his favorite aircraft clock–the A-13A. Plenty of people say they’re going to do something. Fewer actually do it. But the pictures prove that Paolo was better than his words. [...].

With his latest creation, Paolo Fanton enhances the rugged and practical needs of a pilot with the fine details only a brilliant engineer can achieve. Paolo achieved a perfect combination of both with the A-13A Automatic - it is nothing short of exceptional. At the heart of this masterpiece is a Swiss movement, but its soul is pure Italian sexiness....

As a watch enthusiast, I really enjoyed wearing the A-13A. I don’t usually wear the same watch multiple days in a row but wore the A-13A solely for 9 straight days on multiple flights, simulator sessions, and weekend adventures and never found myself wanting to wear anything else. As a pilot in an airplane that has a good chance of diverting often,...