Customer Reviews

Torgoen Swiss Men's T01102 Chronograph Pilot Computer Leather Strap Watch

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The watch is well constructed and nicely finished, with a good solid feel. The alignment of hands is acceptable, the setting crown turns smoothly, although with a fair amount of backlash. It can be a little difficult at first to feel the middle detent position when pulling out the setting crown, but this position is only rarely used for zeroing the 30 minute timer inset dial (more on this below). The registration of the E6B is fairly good, and the calibrations are about as clear as they can be, considering the small size. The E6B operating crown turns fairly smoothly throughout the full rotation of the dial with little noticeable backlash, and gives a greater feeling of precision than the usual ring rotation system on most sliderule watches.

There are a number of errors in the manual, both in the enclosed printed version, and the online PDF version from the manufacturer's website. The printed manual mislabels the "60 seconds timer" and "second hand", while the PDF manual gets the second hands correct but reverses the hour and minute hands. In the instructions for zeroing the chronograph dials, the "30 minutes timer" and "1/10 second timer" directions are switched. Nothing insurmountable that can't be figured out with a minute of experimentation each time you need to zero the dials (which is maybe once the whole time you own it), but it does cause a little confusion when first learning to use the watch. The rattrapante chronograph function appears to work as described.

Quality is excellent - superb fit and finish. They got the little things right - all pointers align perfectly, buttons are centered perfectly in the case openings perfectly, not a hint of looseness anywhere, high craftsmanship on the leather band. I cannot find a flaw on it anywhere, and I am a meticulous observer.

Size - Just right. I like large watches, but at some point you can't button up a shirt sleeve on a large watch without it looking silly. This one wears quite nicely. Weight is just right. It's not nearly as heavy as my Omega Sea Master Pro Chrono, for example, which is a brick.

Style - This is the color setup to get IMO (black face and dials, black leather band, brushed stainless case). Black dials and white letters are a very nice combination with high contrast. It's a good combination of dressy and casual. The watch face is a bit busy, but I like that look. It looks like an airplane cockpit gauge, not just a wristwatch with 12 numbers and a few tick marks on it.

Overall highly recommended.