Originally Posted by
OpenCirrus619
I was always told that a clockwork (stop)watch was preferable - it being almost guaranteed that the battery would give out, on my quartz timepiece, at the most inconvenient time possible.
OC619
Having owned good quality mechanical and electronic watches, I'd say that the chances of a quartz watch dying at a bad time are considerably less than a mechanical watch. I have absolutely no urge to ever own a mechanical watch again, except for decoration with a suit.
You don't need a stopwatch for visual flying.
I use a stopwatch quite often, including visual flying, but to be fair - yes, rarely for anything you'd do in normal PPL flying. A second hand does the job well enough.
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