The present piece delights the connoisseur of vintage timepieces both from an aesthetic point of view and from a technical one as well.
Aesthetically, the canons of a pilot’s timepiece are fully followed: the large dimension and the black dial with luminous Arabic numerals for optimum readability in all conditions; the large onion crown to allow winding of the watch while wearing aviator’s gloves; and the rotating bezel to allow navigational calculations.
Technically, cal. 12.68Z is not only a direct ancestor of hallowed cal. 13ZN, but it furthermore features central chronographic registers disposition, a highly unusual and eye-pleasing solution which grants the watch absolute balance. The watch is named Stopseconde as the pusher at 2 o’clock has two functions: if pressed lightly, it stops the chronograph - thus allowing for accurate readings - and further depressing it resets the chrono - thus allowing for extremely simple and fast operations, vital to a pilot.