Maratac pilot watch.

Pick this one about two weeks ago, just because great value - huge sapphire, C3 lum, with proven Miyota movement (8245). But more I have them more they appeal to me. Especially after I made good leather strap for it.





First of all - this is real pilot tool-watch, ordered from Maratac by some local agency (it will be nice to know what agency it is). With huge sterile dial, big marks it really looks like pilot tool, right from the dashboard.







It also has pretty simple cheap plastic (nylon) strap, which I decide to replace with thick leather strap, I made myself. I should say it change look of this watch quite dramatically.



It has Sapphire curved crystal - which is hard to scratch and more transparent. Stainless steel, 10 ATM case - not for diving, but should be OK to swim, big screwed crown between 4 and 5.



I guess agency was looking for watch which will be easy to read - this one really hard to miss. It is 46mm wide and most of this width is dial - 39mm. Some of my divers has bethel this wide. On that dial they have bug hour numbers and marks as well as minutes marks too. Lume is brightest C3 - so i is pretty visible day and night.



Only unusual for me is small seconds dial. Whic I get used to. Only thing I can not get used yet - it has no date, but I can live with it.



I really like this watches so far. Mostly because of size - mean readability.

Accuracy is pretty good: +2 sec/day on hand and -2 sec/day on the desk in normal position (face 45 degree up).

This is some videos:
YouTube - Maratac Pilot Watch
YouTube - Maratac pilot watch Miyota 8245 sapphire 2

Only cons I see - it is kind of noisy. I can hear it ticking - only when I work at night of course, but streel I can not hear other watches, as well I can sometimes hear rotor moving (which is same for my other Miyota watch DB Sead Diver 1000)

Thanks, Vassili.