Revue Thommen

Revue Thommen is a Swiss mechanical watch brand with a long connection to aviation. Its watch factory dates back to 1853, and its history includes the development of aircraft instruments for military and civil aviation. Today, the company makes mechanical watches, including the Airspeed pilot watch collection. Its address is in Baar, Switzerland, and it remains a family-owned, independent business.

A History of Aircraft Instruments

The company's aviation work began early in the history of powered flight.

In 1915, Thommen Uhrenfabrik AG received an order to develop cockpit instruments for the newly established Swiss Air Force.

One year later, in 1916, the company delivered its first aircraft clock to the Swiss Air Force.

This was followed by other instruments used to measure important information during flight.

By 1936, Thommen altimeters, airspeed gauges and vertical speed gauges were being used in the Swiss Air Force's C-35 multipurpose biplane.

These instruments served different purposes. An altimeter shows altitude, an airspeed gauge shows aircraft speed, and a vertical speed gauge shows how quickly an aircraft is climbing or descending.

They were part of the information pilots needed to monitor while flying.

Revue Thommen in Military Aviation

The company's instruments were not limited to Swiss aircraft.

Revue Thommen onboard chronographs were also used in the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter operated by the German Air Force.

Its instruments were also fitted to the Tornado used by the Royal Air Force and to helicopters.

Over time, Revue Thommen supplied onboard clocks to more than eighty civil aviation companies and military air fleets.

This background gives the brand a direct connection to the practical equipment used inside aircraft.

The company also developed watches intended for pilots and observers, alongside its work on cockpit instruments.

The Airspeed Pilot Watch Collection

The Airspeed collection brings the company's aviation background into its current watch range.

Revue Thommen has introduced four versions of the Airspeed pilot watch with a contemporary design.

The collection returns to a model from the company's previous thirty years of watchmaking.

Its name also reflects the company's history of producing equipment that measured aircraft speed.

The Airspeed watches are part of the GT Thommen Watch range and continue the brand's work with pilot watches.

Other Watches and Watchmaking

Revue Thommen makes more than aviation watches.

Its Diver collection includes six versions with updated designs. Like Airspeed, the collection returns to a model from the previous thirty years.

The company continues to make Swiss mechanical watches while drawing on its history of watch production.

Its leadership has also returned to a member of the fifth Thommen generation.

For pilots and aviation fans, Revue Thommen has a connection that goes beyond watch design. Its history includes real cockpit clocks, flight instruments and equipment used by military and civil aircraft. The Airspeed collection carries that background into a watch that can be worn today.