When we relaunched the Kruger earlier this year, one of the biggest changes we made to the design was on the bezel. The new Kruger features a 60-click, bidirectional rotating bezel, with the option for 3 different bezel inserts – 12h timezone, diver and countdown.
For long-time fan of the brand and professional pilot Francois Allison, this change made the Kruger ideal for use as a mission timer. Combined with the lightweight titanium case, double AR-coated crystal, and legible, high contrast dial, the Kruger ticked all the boxes for Francois.
Below is a typical day in the life of a pilot, featuring the Kruger ‘A’ chronograph.
We were running a bit late in rainy Durban conditions, but that didn’t bother the Kruger. Countdown bezel set — 10 minutes to departure! So easy to read. Set the bezel, read time remaining. Gotta love a proper mission timer.
Fast forward to cruise: exactly one hour later, the sunset reflected off the sapphire crystal — incredible. That’s when I noticed the sun setting directly over the Drakensberg to our left, which put the Kruger National Park off in the distance to our right. There we were, right between the Drakensberg and the Kruger. Fancy that. Time for a few more shots as the lume took its last bit of charge before our descent into Jo’burg.
After the approach briefing, down into the clouds we went. The lume is super easy to read in a dark cockpit.
Thank you Francois for sending this in. Enjoy taking your Kruger to new heights!
Kia kaha.
Mike