Since 1953, we've built the Airman on a simple idea: read the entire day, all 24 hours, on one clean dial, the same instinct that guided the original watch worn by military and civilian aviators alike. Our Purist models keep that vision closest to its roots, with a single 24-hour hand doing the work instead of splitting time between two, just the honest, uncluttered read a pilot could trust at a glance. We carry that founding spirit forward today with references like the Airman No. 1 Purist, a faithful reissue built to the same purpose as the original.