Watches
Hi Sternone,
Most so-called pilot watches, with all those extra functions that you will never use, are expensive rubbish, fit only for the club poseur. In fact the average cheap diver's watch from the scuba shop is a much better pilot's watch than almost any of the £130+ pilot's watches. The thing you need most is an accurate watch with a large, clear, uncluttered face that is easy to read in a vibrating aeroplane. That rotating bezel on the diver watch can be useful as well. For PPL (daytime VFR) you don't need a stopwatch or illuminated face anyway. Cheap, quartz watches can be very accurate.
Also, take a look at the German pilot watches from 'Werner's Flying Watches' on-line. They are a fraction of the price of the Breitlings and Fortis's and vastly more practical than the over-complex watches you get from Transair et al that you will be unable to read in flight. At least most of them have a sweep second hand with fly-back re-set.
Broomstick.