In the hit 1980's movie "Top Gun," LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise) wears a black PVD-cased watch that became iconic immediately following its release. That particular watch was made by Orfina (branded under Porsche Design). But there have been several other brands that have made their own versions, including LeJour (manufactured by Heuer) and Gallet.

These watches featured a 40mm case with screw back, mineral crystal, internal tachymeter bezel, black dial with tritium luminous indexes, and day and date at the 3 o’clock position. They also featured the Valjoux cal. 7750 movement inside. While there are some subtle changes and dial variants between them, they are all instantly recognizable when seen on the wrist.

This is a fantastic example of this style of watch. It's in very good condition with almost no rubbing off of the PVD finish and some beautiful aging of the lume plots. It's also a great opportunity to wear one of these iconic watches that's slightly less common than its LeJour and Porsche Design-branded brethren.

SPECS

CASE & BRACELET

The unpolished case features its original factory PVD finishing and displays minimal wear from age with crisp and fine edges throughout. The case retains its original PVD finished pump pushers and unsigned crown. The stainless steel case back is clean with only minor marks from wear, and all factory engravings are present and highly legible. The watch comes supplied on a two-piece handmade leather strap.

DIAL & HANDS

The matte black dial is in excellent vintage condition showing some minor signs of age. The tritium lume plots have taken on a handsome creamy patina and show some minor age marks and no degradation under UV light inspection. The original tritium hands have aged to a slightly lighter patina than the dial and show no degradation when inspected under UV light.

ACCESSORIES 

 None. The watch is running and keeping time, previous service history is unknown,