My fake Rolex Oyster is exactly right twice a day!! :ok:

Everyone knows the point of a watch is to look good. A £14.99 watch will never look good - who cares how accurate it is.......

Man up and spend the cash.

I have spent the last three days watching the Breitling airshow - L39 and SF260 aerobatic display teams (flown entirely by ex-members of the Patrouille de France and the Frecce Tricolore), wing walkers, the Constellation and a parachute display team, wonderful! I would not like to hazard a guess at how much it costs. Not open to the general public, you understand, but thanks to all you Breitling buyers who paid for it! It is on again next week................

I bought a Breitling Emergency, nice to know its there if you need it. Service costs are horrific, £375.00 last time. Still like my old Seiko though, simple but effective. And the straps the same colour as my Tonka. Cool.

That's not a watch
 

Now that's a watch

http://www.hautehorlogerie.org/IMG/jpg/large-1-556.jpg

A buddy of mine (many years ago) was loaned a Frecce Tricolori special edition Breitling to play with.

I couldn't help remarking that "water resistant to 100 m" was not a ringing vote of confidence in anyone's talents as an aviator.

(USD70 Seiko automatic military from eBay, myself, after several more expensive watches demised one way or the other.)

Just out of interest what is the current issue G10 watch . Is it the CWC with the date window and the snap on back with no battery hatch or the CWC with no date function and the battery hatch?

Which members of the aircrew get these issued and who gets the Pulsar chronos?

Are these issued for the duration of the service with the RAF or do they have to be handed in after each tour?

Many thanks

Peter

By the time you're wealthy enough to buy a Breitling:

i) your eyes are too old to read it
ii) your ears are too old to hear the alarm

Ideally suited for the upper echelons of the military and the government then... :E

My Breitling tells the date perfectly.

Stuff and nonsense!

Ships have two Watches, Port and Starboard :rolleyes:


The Omega Seamaster has been accurate within a second or two since I bought it back in January, the Seiko Premier Chronograph is accurate within five or six seconds a month. Both are nice looking watches. Discrete too. :suspect:

I love my pulsar - if I could have one with a squadron badge or wings emblazoned on the face I would be made up. I asked this of Seiko (Pulsar owners) and it sounded too much unfortunately. Then the only difference from a Breitling would be it telling the time correctly. Oh, and £2000.

Seiko Flightmaster GMT Kinetic.

Great looks. Near perfect Time-keeping and rare as hens teeth.

Have no idea where my issue one went but was rubbish anyhow!

If you have recently bought a Breitling Aerospace at £2200 i sudgest you move on. The Aerospace has a 986.333 movement with a titanium case and strap.

And so does this.....

Amazon.co.uk: Tissot Titanium Dual Display Watch: Jewellery & Watches

Alternatively, go for one of these ...

Citizen Skyhawk

Titanium, Solar (any light really!) Powered and mine only loses a couple of seconds every few months!

Or get a job where you get given a Breitling! ;) The Aerospace is the cheapest watch they make, which is why they give it away to some people. They make their money on the high end watches - eg the special edition Bentley watch, which costs a little more than the car you bought to match it!! :yuk:

ou have a duff model then. Mine is in years not months.

One of the guys at work has a BUGLARI watch he bought in Turkey for $10. Tells the time, not necessarily the correct time tho.

I love my Formex - best watch I've had. And it was a gift from a mate in Switzerland so very reasonably priced! :}

formex - Home

I have the previous model which, imho, is a better looking watch than the current model. Fine timepiece.