Airpilot Green Ref. GL0512

Since its founding by Eugène Meylan in 1914, Glycine has been producing watches at its factory in Bienne, Switzerland. Meylan was an uncompromising watch engineer who strove for perfection and nothing less. He had a profound understanding of both the market demands and the possibilities offered by the technological advances of the time.

Today, offering excellent value at reasonable prices is an essential part of Glycine's philosophy. The company's strong foundation, coupled with its emphasis on rugged and reliable products, make Glycine a respected name in Swiss watchmaking today.

Glycine Airpilot Green Ref. GL0512

Since the early 60s, Glycine has served the market with this line of sturdy and captivating watches, made for severe conditions of wear and use. The precise automatic and chronograph movements are housed in a high-grade steel case of rugged construction, offering excellent value for money.
 
Whenever the subject of aviation comes up, the name of Glycine mentioned as one of the pioneers of watchmaking for pilots and frequent travellers. Beginning in 1953, Glycine started production of the Airman, a watch that became legendary for introducing multiple time-zone watches to the market. Since then, Glycine has developed an unbroken chain of aviation watches, ranging from successively more complex world timers to unique collector's items.
 
Returning to roots, Glycine release a stunning new Airpilot model, shooting for a minimalistic dial for enhanced legibility and slick aesthetic. Today, we introduce the Glycine Airpilot.

Glycine latest aviation collection

Made from 316L stainless steel, The Glycine Airpilot Green Ref. GL0512 bears a modern yet with a distinctive vintage aesthetic. It's classic aviator case style measures at 41mm and 11.15mm thin for unsurpassed comfort on all wrist sizes. The slender lugs with lugs to lugs length of 53mm, help the watch to wrap around the wrist like a pair of gloves while glamouring on one's wrist.
 
Straight to the point as a pilot watch should be, the Airpilot has a flat sapphire crystal with layers of anti-reflective coating on the underside for added clarity under different lighting conditions. Ensuring the sun-ray dial is fully legible under any condition. The dial features applied white indices with superluminova that contrasts perfectly against the green. Hints of red can be found on the 24 hour track that run by the sides of the indices and "AUTOMATIC" at the 6. The date window is located at the 6 as well which are both counter balanced by the Glycine logo at the 12. Completed with a thin white cross hair at the centre and black lacquer hands. Glycine definitely nailed the dial on this watch. It is functional as it is aesthetic and boy is it a beauty.

See-through case-back

Powering the Airpilot is the ever-reliable GL224 automatic movement. It is essentially based on the renowned ETA 2824-2 or Selita SW200-1. It has 25/26 jewels, beats at 28,800 BPH and has a power reserve of 38 hours. Ensuring it to be ever reliable and easily repairable. Boasting 100m of water resistance, it is good enough for everyday wear. The Airman comes with a stainless steel bracelet along with a Glycine signed buckle.
 
Overall, the Glycine Airpilot Green Ref. GL0512 exhibits very great value given the history and built of the watch. The latest Airpilot model brings a breath of modern fresh air to Glycine's pilot collection. The Airpilot fits Glycine's philosophy that Mr. Eugène Meylan set out in 1953 and offer a fantastic proposition for any pilot watch fan out there.

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