The tarmac is vibrant in the desert heat, the temperature hitting more than 37 degrees celcius. There is a faint smell of sand, spices and kerosene in the air. The huge warbird seems to be brooding where she sits in front of the hangars, the dull olive drab paint soaking up the sun. As the two fourteen cylinder supercharged radial engines whine, as not wanting to wake up from their slumber, you look down at your watch. The chronograh, named after the airplane you are about to board, gleaming in the desert sun. The two engines wake up with almost syncronised explosions of sound and brutality, roaring with more than 2500 combined horsepowers, they then settle in and start a steady growl.

The “Skytrain Telemeter Chronograph” takes it’s inspiration from machines as glorious as it’s namesake, airplanes and watches of the 1950’s. A polished fluted bezel sorrounds the green or brown degradé dial, adorned with oversized subdials, lumed hands and a handy telemeter scale framing it all. The case is 39x46mm, true to it’s vintage predecessors, and making it wear comfortably on most wrists. Featuring a “VK64 mecha quartz”, sans running seconds, you get the best of both worlds. Accuracy and reliability of quartz, and the charm and mechanical element of cogs and levers.