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Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitimer
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Author:  Moana43 [ Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

mwheatley wrote:
I do miss the "Made to Measure" feature on the website. I spent wayyy too much time playing with different configurations.


You and me, both! That was a great feature.

Resurrecting Justin’s question, any pricing info yet on the new Navi’s?

Author:  WatchFred [ Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

no final pricing announced yet, but will be in line with other in-house Navitimer models.

Author:  Kodiak [ Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

After digesting these for a while I feel the red tachy ring is just too much color, and I usually like a little color on the dials. The black would have looked good without the red ring to me, just enough color, not so 'toyish' looking. The other two dial colors don't do much for me. Close, but not quite there yet.

Author:  Moana43 [ Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

This TWA just landed... :lingsrock:

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Author:  WatchFred [ Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

congratulations, Jim, my favorite among the Capsule Navitimer

Author:  Moana43 [ Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

WatchFred wrote:
congratulations, Jim, my favorite among the Capsule Navitimer


Thanks, Fred. I am absolutely loving this piece -- I think Breitling did an amazing job with this one.

Incidentally, one interesting detail is that, unlike the two other capsule versions (Swissair and PanAm), the TWA version has applied hour markers (as well as the applied "B") that are gold in color, which adds a further sense of warmth to the dial. The combo is really lovely.

Author:  natesen [ Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:23 pm ]
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Love the colors of the TWA! Congrats and enjoy the new piece Jim! It's a beauty for sure.

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Author:  Moana43 [ Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

natesen wrote:
Love the colors of the TWA! Congrats and enjoy the new piece Jim! It's a beauty for sure.


Thanks, Nate! :D

Author:  TomP [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

Yes congrats; I've seen this in the flesh in the London boutique and thought it was exquisite.

Author:  Moana43 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

TomP wrote:
Yes congrats; I've seen this in the flesh in the London boutique and thought it was exquisite.


Many thanks, Tom!

Author:  Moana43 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

jnelson3097 wrote:
I really like the TWA version and it looks perfect on that strap. I've always thought a strap like that would look perfect on the Airborne and it's good to finally see what it could look like.


FWIW, Justin, I got out the Airborne this morning and held it up next to the TWA Navi. The color of the dial on the TWA Navi is an exact match to the "Sierra Silver" dial on the Airborne. So, looking at the strap on the TWA Navi should give you a very good sense of how it might look with the Airborne!

Author:  Driver8 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

Awesome pick up Jim! Love it! :thumbsup:

Author:  Moana43 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

Driver8 wrote:
Awesome pick up Jim! Love it! :thumbsup:


Thanks, Driver! :D

Author:  jnelson3097 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

Moana43 wrote:
jnelson3097 wrote:
I really like the TWA version and it looks perfect on that strap. I've always thought a strap like that would look perfect on the Airborne and it's good to finally see what it could look like.


FWIW, Justin, I got out the Airborne this morning and held it up next to the TWA Navi. The color of the dial on the TWA Navi is an exact match to the "Sierra Silver" dial on the Airborne. So, looking at the strap on the TWA Navi should give you a very good sense of how it might look with the Airborne!


Congrats Jim! As I mentioned in our PM exchange, I really like that strap and the pop of orange on that dial.

Author:  Moana43 [ Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Georges Kern: 1st "Golden Age of Civil Aviation" Navitim

Thanks, Justin!

I am really loving this Navi. My only disappointment is that, given the orange outline on the hands, there is not a lot of real estate left for lume. So, it is a bit of a challenge to read the time at night. Not impossible — but not easy. The trade-off, of course, is that the hands really stand out against the silver dial, making it incredibly easy to read the time all day long, even in low-light conditions.

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