PZL P.11 c - pilot watch

[svedos]

Hi everybody,


As for pilot's watch, I would like to share with you one of our projects.
This is watch devoted to polish fighter plane from WWII, PZL P.11c.
Was created as a forum watch for members of CHINA WATCHES :: Strona Główna, and projected by discussion of all future owners.
You can find it here :
CHINA WATCHES :: Zobacz temat - Zegarek forumowy edycja 2010 - wersja SVEDOSA i ALAMO
and here :
CHINA WATCHES :: Zobacz temat - Zegarek forumowy edycja 2010 - wersja SVEDOSA i ALAMO


400 pages


Strict limitation of 70 pcs, sold out to the last piece.

Polish fighter aircraft PZL P.11 c photo by Anders Lejczak









Project






As creating dedicated cases in this amount was not possible in a reasonable budget, we took existing model that was bought. Rest is made according to own project and documentation, that means caseback, with detailer engraving of fighters radial,








dial, that was designed as close to the original board instruments that was possible :





hands, same pattern that oryginal P.11c's instruments has,





crown, with old logo of Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze, the producer of the fighter,





buckle, that reasembles the line of famous Pulaski wing,





strap,





ammunition box





certificates,





Second document is from polish Ministry of Defence, and formally allowes the usage of Polish Airforce cheesboard for this project.





Proudly worn





And luminova :





Inside beats SeaGulls TY2551 automatic movement, and is 44 mm diameter.

[Janne]

Excellent project, with a fantastic result!

The use of the wing in the buckle - genial!

[svedos]

Thank you very much, but unfortunatly it was not our brilliant idea, but ing. Pulawski's, who patentet this wing in the 1931, after producing first PZL P.1 in 1929. Wing is called "seagulls wing", or "polish wing". It was widely used in pre-WWII planes We just took his heritage

[Janne]

Well, it was very clever to use on the buckle.

[downtempo76]

some very nice details make this watch super cool! I like the ammo box idea!

[ALAMO]

Well, the ammo boxes are hand made, according to our detailed specification. It was one of the ideas that simply hit us, just like wing-shaped buckle. So obvious, so perfect, so dedicated ... As we acted in a very sharp budget limits, much below 200 euro, we are quite proud of the archivements

[Fazi64]

The watch is great - I do know that, because I am a proud owner of 38th piece of 70...

[ancient_mariner]

Excellent work! Handsom watch with nice details.

[Nimue]

another panerailike freak :(
Dial is ok. Crown is ok.
Rest for anything.

[ALAMO]

Nice that you liked it.
Well, as you can see, we had a year to think everything over, some things even twice
Some of the solutions came up at "final lap", when we already considered it as impossible to make in designed criterias. Biggest our problem was the quantity - 70 pcs is not big enough order to trouble specialized producers, especially when we push so hard that each element, beside the case, must be made strictly according to our plans. And we made it