DIN Standards Committee Optics and Precision Mechanics
Horology - Aviator watches - Part 1: Requirements and tests
Abstract
This document specifies the requirements and tests for functionally sophisticated, safe, and reliable pilot's watches. It includes requirements regarding readability, vibration testing, resistance to liquids typically encountered in flight operations, anti-magnetic properties, and the new requirement for compatibility with night-vision devices and their associated tests. Potential users of DIN 8330-1 include watch manufacturers and aviation-related companies. In the event of simultaneous failure of the aircrafts timing instruments, or even a suspected failure, it is the purpose of the pilots watch, as the primary time measurement instrument, to enable the pilot to plan and execute any necessary time-related flight manoeuvres, thereby providing a comprehensive substitute for the timing instruments installed or mandated in the aircraft.
Begin
2026-10-22
Planned document number
DIN 8330-1
Project number
02703547
Responsible national committee
previous edition(s)
Horology - Aviator watches - Part 1: Requirements and tests
2016-03
