The Tutima Flieger Friday Edition , showing dial illumination .
Tutima Flieger Friday Edition , showing caseback with gold-plated bridge on movement .
TUTIMA HAS LAUNCHED THE FLIEGER Friday Edition , a limited edition version of the German brand ’ s famed pilot watch from 1941 .
Similar to the vintage-inspired Ref . 783-01 Flieger model released by Tutima in the early 1990s , Tutima cases the newest retrostyled model with steel rather than brass , and retains the watch ’ s 38.5mm original case diameter . Just as importantly , however , to collectors of vintage pilot watches , Tutima retained all the original model ’ s significant tactile features . Thus , here we find a bi-directional , fluted , rotating bezel with red reference marker . In addition , Tutima has designed the watch ’ s large cathedral hands to match the original . The dial features the Tutima logo and numerals in the watch ’ s original fonts .
Equally impressive to purists is the movement , which , like the 1941 edition , is built from a Valjoux 7760 chronograph caliber that Tutima enhances with a flyback function . In its original run , the movement was known as Caliber 59 and was the first German-made two-pusher flyback chronograph wristwatch . Today , Tutima refers to it simply by its base manual-wind caliber , now made to modern specifications by ETA , and again enhances it with a flyback function .
Tutima has also updated other features on the watch , including the illumination of hands and markers . All are now treated with a bright SuperLuminova compound . Similarly , Tutima has coated the domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating for maximum legibility .
Also new , the caseback is fitted with a sapphire crystal to better showcase the gold plated bridge Tutima has placed in the ETA Valjoux 7760 caliber . The clear back also exposes the Tutima engraving . The 1941 original was housed in a nickel-plated brass case with screw-down caseback .
The limited-edition new member of Tutima ’ s Flieger collection comes with a vintage pilot style leather strap .
Each of the 25 editions are individually numbered and engraved , and all arrive with a printed certificate of authenticity .
Price : $ 3,450
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