HMT Pilot black handlumed
I got this pilot from a fellow collector last month. it came in the stainless steel case which if you know has sharper edges and can be a bit uncomfortable unless you file and smoothen the edges a bit. I changed the case to a old jubilee brass case I had laying around which has a gunmetal finish and will show discoloration but has super smooth edges.
the lume on watch dial both the hour dots and 12 at top is hand lumed and it has that unique imperfections that are really missing in the newday watches. I also have the pilot automatic with the miyota 9000series movement . even though the automatic is a huge leap forward in terms of performance, build quality and finishing and lume that actually works, the old hand lumed handmade pilot has a vintage charm that is really nice to look at and think about the manual work that went into making such a watch.