- Swiss quartz 3 hand movement.
- Solid high grade stainless steel case and screw down stainless steel back.
- Non radioactive long lasting luminescence dial.
- PU strap.
- Water resistant to 330 feet (100 M): suitable for snorkeling, as well as swimming, but not diving.
With a modern look and a bold design, the Torgoen Swiss Men's
T10 Black Phantom Dial Aviation Watch is a durable timekeeping
instrument that exudes confidence. With an innovative phantom
design of black-on-black, the large, round dial features clear
Arabic numbers at three, six, nine, and 12 o'clock, wide hour and
minute hands, and a discreet date display between four and five
o'clock. The hands and indexes are luminescent for better
night-time viewing. With a black polyurethane strap that
completes the robust look, this reliable instrument is also water
resistant to 330 feet (100 meters).
Simplicity, Boldness and Functionality
Torgoen was founded by an enthusiastic private pilot, Benzi
Rosenski. Rosenski, also a veteran of the watch manufacturing
industry, combined these two passions to create Torgoen –
Professional Pilot Watches. Rosenski envisioned a line of
timepieces for pilots that are functional, affordable, well
designed and durable. In 1998 the first Torgoen Swiss timepieces
rolled off the production line. The name Torgoen is derived from
Thor, the god of thunder in Nordic mythology, and Goen which is a
derivative of “go”. The name symbolizes the boldness,
functionality and simplicity of design (Thor) in time keeping
devices (Goen). These principles guide the Torgoen team in the
creation and updating of the line. Although the design of all
Torgoen watches has functionalities useful for pilots, it is also
perfect for ordinary people who appreciate tangible quality and
no-nonsense, yet sophisticated design. The dials have numerals,
markers and indexes inspired by cockpit instruments like
altimeters and speed gauges. Cockpit instruments have been a
subject of ergonomic studies that go back to World War II. This
is part of the functionality and boldness that guides Torgoen.
E6B Flight Computer – Useful also in the supermarket
In many of its models, Torgoen uses an E6B Flight Computer based
on the original design by the US army during World War II. The
name was simply the Catalog part number of the device. It allows
the pilot to easily solve problems of speed, distance and time.
By knowing two of these variables, one can deduct the third with
ease. This is based on a regular slide rule which was used by
some of us that attended high school before the introduction of
pocket calculators. It enables the user to perform any
multiplication and division calculations. It is especially good
while performing conversions of units and even exchange rate
calculations. The watches come with a booklet in three languages
with clear instructions of how to use the E6B and examples of how
the E6B will help solve calculation problems.
GMT (Zulu Time) – Keeping track of home-time for travelers
Torgoen incorporated in many of its models another feature that
is commonly used by pilots and favored by watch enthusiasts - a
second time zone displayed in a 24 hour format. Communications
between the cockpit and air traffic controllers always use GMT
(Greenwich Mean Time) as a common standard. It avoids confusion
by pilots arriving at an airport from different time zones.
Every time zone in the globe has a designated letter. GMT was
designated with the letter Z and pilots call it Zulu time since
Zulu is the phonetic alphabet for Z. It is also useful for
travelers crossing different time zones who wish to keep their
home-time handy and easily displayed on their watches.
Today the Torgoen brand includes 12 series in its line-up with
over 61 different versions. "Considering the components and
materials used, we feel that this brand is one of the best values
in the market today".
Torgoen Academy
As part of the contribution and commitment to the aviation
industry, Torgoen sponsors the Torgoen Academy for flight safety.
The academy’s curriculum delivers specialized flight training to
both private and commercial pilots that will increase aviation
safety by teaching aviators essential recovery and survival
skills not normally offered in either primary or advanced flight
training. The Torgoen Academy’s training makes pilots safer by
teaching them to deal with departures from normal flight, upsets
due to turbulence and mechanical failures.
Following a structured syllabus, pilots develop the ability to
keep a cool head while applying techniques learned in the
school’s aerobatic training aircraft to resolve the situation at
hand. "We literally turn pilot’s upside-down in real airplanes in
order to give them the confidence to fix the problem without the
panic."