Aviator watch high tech mig 35 m21901336 since the dawn of time humans have dreamt of flying the history of powered and controlled aviation which began in the early 1900s is inseparably connected to that of wristwatches as aviators experienced difficulties checking their pocket watches to time their performance during flights they started to look for a solution this resulted in the development of mens wristwatches which allowed aviators to keep both hands on the controls