Piper Aircraft has collaborated with watchmaker Raymond Weil to introduce the company’s first-ever pilot watch, the freelancer Piper.
The 45mm inaugural pilot watch is made of titanium and stainless steel, featuring a mechanical self-winding chronograph movement with date and GMT functions. The minute and hour hands are crafted in blue, mimicking the rotor blades of an aircraft, while the red GMT hand references a compass.
Each feature of the freelancer Piper was inspired by a passion for aviation, including the small seconds sub-dial that reflects an attitude indicator, as well as the openwork black leather strap of the timepiece, according to company officials.
Each freelancer Piper watch will be offered in a special box, which will include a model of a Raymond Weil-branded Piper M500 Aircraft.