Pilot Magazine Watch Offer
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Pilot Magazine Watch Offer
Pilot are offering new and continuing subscribers a Sekonda Pilot watch if they take out a 2 year subscription.
Before I add another 2 years to my sub does anyone know anything about the watch featured?
Thanks
Before I add another 2 years to my sub does anyone know anything about the watch featured?
Thanks
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From: Norfolk
I put the offer together for Pilot and it's gone amazingly well. below is a email I had from a subscriber asking when the watch would arrive.
Hi Sam
Just to let you know the watch arrived and I must say that it seem to me to be a bargin. Nice and large with all the right buttons etc and waterproof.
How about some more bargins for aviation enthusiasts??
Nice one.
CB
It really is a a good offer.
Hi Sam
Just to let you know the watch arrived and I must say that it seem to me to be a bargin. Nice and large with all the right buttons etc and waterproof.
How about some more bargins for aviation enthusiasts??
Nice one.
CB
It really is a a good offer.
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From: Canada
Let's be realistic: if they are giving them away as part of a magazine subscription, it is not going to be a Seiko equivalent, let alone comparable to a Rolex, Omega, Breitling, etc.
My advice is, if you like the magazine in its own right, by all means go ahead and sign up, and think of the watch as a bonus. That way, whatever happens you won't be disappointed; and you might even be pleasantly surprised.
My advice is, if you like the magazine in its own right, by all means go ahead and sign up, and think of the watch as a bonus. That way, whatever happens you won't be disappointed; and you might even be pleasantly surprised.
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From: Teddington, Middlesex
Er... excuse me, but when the promotions manager - or whatever 'Sam the man' is - and an Archant ( Pilot's publisher) director - 'formationfoto' - turn up here, isn't it beginning to look like advertising?
When I want a watch, I go out and chose one on the basis of its quality. Good advice would be to apply similar principles when buying a magazine.
When I want a watch, I go out and chose one on the basis of its quality. Good advice would be to apply similar principles when buying a magazine.
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No didn't want to start a spelling rant it is just that I find it rather difficult to accept the critical review of an aviation timepiece from someone who has difficulty with spelling the word bargain.
He or she can spell the word however he or she wishes but I am not encouraged to seek out the watch on the basis of the advice of the individual concerned.
Boring old fart maybe but just as we are all free to spell as accurately or inaccurately as we desire I am free to make my own decisions on the advice I choose to accept or ignore.
I am also free to have a life and opinion outside of my day job and am exercising this freedom here Philip. I strongly agree with your advice on the subject of quality in the case of watches, magazines, and conspiracy theories. :-)
He or she can spell the word however he or she wishes but I am not encouraged to seek out the watch on the basis of the advice of the individual concerned.
Boring old fart maybe but just as we are all free to spell as accurately or inaccurately as we desire I am free to make my own decisions on the advice I choose to accept or ignore.
I am also free to have a life and opinion outside of my day job and am exercising this freedom here Philip. I strongly agree with your advice on the subject of quality in the case of watches, magazines, and conspiracy theories. :-)
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<<I find it rather difficult to accept the critical review of an aviation timepiece from someone who has difficulty with spelling the word bargain.>>
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Am I missing something here? It seems to me that — whatever his linguistic shortcomings — the person quoted by 'Sam the man' was praising, not critically reviewing, this timepiece. I have no personal opinion on the watch or 'bargin' offer, since I have not felt compelled to buy a copy of your organ — itself not short of stylistic and factual gaffs these days, I hear — since I ceased to be one of its editors.
ff
Am I missing something here? It seems to me that — whatever his linguistic shortcomings — the person quoted by 'Sam the man' was praising, not critically reviewing, this timepiece. I have no personal opinion on the watch or 'bargin' offer, since I have not felt compelled to buy a copy of your organ — itself not short of stylistic and factual gaffs these days, I hear — since I ceased to be one of its editors.
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Hi all. I have been watching (sorry) this thread and have wondered myself what the watch would be like so it makes for interesting reading. As for it being advertising, FF knows full well how I stand on this and any posting to do with Pilot magazine or any other mag published by him. They know better and are sensible enough not to try anything on here regarding advertising their magazines. They are simply replying to someone who has queried their offer and rightly so without going over the top. If they wanted to, they could easily log-on as a new user and start another debate on flying mags ect to stirr up a bit of interest.
By the way, if there are any watches left over, could you send one over here for us to look at and add a well balanced, fair opinion on them
By the way, if there are any watches left over, could you send one over here for us to look at and add a well balanced, fair opinion on them
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From: Teddington, Middlesex
Here's an offer. 'Subscribe' to AOPA's magazine General Aviation and you'll get:
1. Representation at the regulatory bodies, to help maintain your flying freedom and rights.
2. Legal 'first aid' (with an enviable track record of success), if you fall foul of the authorities.
3. Free medical advice.
4. Free engineering advice.
5. An aircrew card that identifies you as a pilot and entitles you to a range of discounts or even upgrades, when travelling by airline.
Yes, yes, you could get a freebie watch - or even Private Eye's free, cut-out SARS mask - elsewhere, but feel the quality of the magazine...
(Well, if they're not advertising, BRL...)
1. Representation at the regulatory bodies, to help maintain your flying freedom and rights.
2. Legal 'first aid' (with an enviable track record of success), if you fall foul of the authorities.
3. Free medical advice.
4. Free engineering advice.
5. An aircrew card that identifies you as a pilot and entitles you to a range of discounts or even upgrades, when travelling by airline.
Yes, yes, you could get a freebie watch - or even Private Eye's free, cut-out SARS mask - elsewhere, but feel the quality of the magazine...
(Well, if they're not advertising, BRL...)
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From: Norfolk
BRL
I have tried getting a watch from Sam and he won't give me one - I suspect I have upset him with criticising the spelling capability of one of his 'audience'. If you manage to get one out of him let me know how you achieve it!.
No one has spoken up for Todays Pilot yet so to even up the balance.......
I have been looking through a recently published forum dictionary. It appears that the definition of 'advertising' is as follows:
Any non negative comment at all pertaining to a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by even of that comment is a response to a point (negative or otherwise) made by another poster.
The definition of 'reasonable comment' is as follows:
Any comment which is negative pertaining to a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by even of that comment is a response to a point (negative or otherwise) made by another poster, or any comment which seeks to promote a magazine other than a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by.
And that may in itself be advertising for which I apologise unreservedly. :-)
Perhaps to answer the original post someone who has decided to take up this subscription offer (and not in any way connected with any of the magazines) might care to post here on the quality (good or bad) of the watch.
I have tried getting a watch from Sam and he won't give me one - I suspect I have upset him with criticising the spelling capability of one of his 'audience'. If you manage to get one out of him let me know how you achieve it!.
No one has spoken up for Todays Pilot yet so to even up the balance.......
I have been looking through a recently published forum dictionary. It appears that the definition of 'advertising' is as follows:
Any non negative comment at all pertaining to a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by even of that comment is a response to a point (negative or otherwise) made by another poster.
The definition of 'reasonable comment' is as follows:
Any comment which is negative pertaining to a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by even of that comment is a response to a point (negative or otherwise) made by another poster, or any comment which seeks to promote a magazine other than a magazine which the poster regards as crap or is published by an organisation the poster is not impressed by.
And that may in itself be advertising for which I apologise unreservedly. :-)
Perhaps to answer the original post someone who has decided to take up this subscription offer (and not in any way connected with any of the magazines) might care to post here on the quality (good or bad) of the watch.