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Zenith Pilot Type 20 Extra Special 40mm Burgundy Showcase Review

3,871 views · Published 21 August 2017 · 3:36 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Govberg Jewelers · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Greetings and welcome to the world of Zenith. Today, I'll be your guide to the Zenith Pilot type 20 extra special 40 millimeters in aged stainless steel. This new for 2017 model and the entire family of Zenith premium timepieces can be seen on our website, GovbergWatches.com. For 2017, Zenith takes its classical pilot watch design language and translates it into a more democratic unisex appropriate 40 millimeter case. The watch features all of the design DNA that we expect from Zenith pilot's watches. Starting from the outside in, the watch features a robust satin finished pin buckle with inlaid Zenith guiding star historically appropriate. Also, great for easy on the fly adjustability of this sport's style timepiece.
 
The strap is oily natural new buck leather in burgundy. Burgundy with a contrasting stitch in classical aviator's fashion on the top with modern luxury watch refinement on the reverse side, and inlaid natural vulcanized rubber strip isolates leather from the heat, sweat, and grit of the wrist. On the case back, the imagery and the nomenclature of Zenith's history. You can see the historic Zenith coat of arms, as well as, the early 20th century nomenclature montre d'aeronef on the case back, joined by the notation that this watch is 100 meter water resistant, exceptional for a pilot's watch. This watch being superb for pilots, as well as, seaplane pilots. Now, this model is known as the burgundy grained. Specifically because the dial itself is a richly textured grained burgundy. 
 
Shared with the coloration of the strap, it's flanked by an aged stainless steel case, robust volumetric, simply finished, attached to straight cut vintage style lugs. It also bears a vintage style plaque on the flank noted limited edition, as well as, the individual numbering of this limited edition of 250 pieces. Now, the minimalist bezel transitions to a generously domed vintage style sapphire creating some of the aesthetic of a historic plexiglass crystal, as would have been seen on vintage Zenith pilot's watches, but with the resistance to scratching that we expect of modern sapphire. Now, the dial features a gradient from the outside in, starting with a dark burgundy with white on burgundy printing from the railroad style seconds and minutes track outboard. Highly stylized, vintage inspired Arabic numerals are completely luminescent and make for easy reading at a glance as do the oversized cathedral style hands at center.
 
The watch features a bulbus and knurled Zenith pilot style crown for easy manipulation while wearing gloves, aviator style, or when hands are wet or sweaty. Underneath the case back a manufacture movement elite 679, 27 jewels, automatic winding with a 50-hour power reserve. It allows this aviator style timepiece to be quite slim at under 13 millimeters in total thickness. The 50-hour power reserve far more than the industry standard of 40 to 42. The watch features the additional refinement of stop seconds, so when you pull the crown to extremity you halt the advance of the second's hand and you can synchronize the watch precisely to a reference time. You can see this and the entire collection of Zenith premium timepieces on our website, GovbergWatches.com.

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