Best Pilot watches ??
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Well, I'm regularly flying around ten aeroplanes (SEP and MEP for IFR training and three different Citations) and _none_ of them (not one!) has an analog clock. I can't even remember when I last flew in an aeroplane with a (working) analog clock.
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Love Breitling but.....
Have had a Breitling foryears before I learned to fly, mines a chronomat however I realised I needed something with big bold fingers and numbers with a stopwatch you cant miss so bought a U-Boat, nice watches, very in fasion at the minute, cheaper than Breitling but very, very functional and visible. In my experience the fine detail and ornate nature of the Breitling makes it less functional, yes lovely to wear a 5 grand watch but not practical!
Have a look, these things are beasts, have a good swiss movement and also these early ones will be worth a bit in years to come.
Uboat Watches
Have a look, these things are beasts, have a good swiss movement and also these early ones will be worth a bit in years to come.
Uboat Watches
My watch is very similar to, though slightly larger than this one, CWC - Cabot Watch Company | General Service 2000 watch
Same high hand/face contrast. No clutter. No Breitling bling. High quality stainless steel construction with an equally high quality leather strap.
I can even set it to Zulu simply by pulling out the winder.
It's served me well for some time now. Lidl. £7.
Was it a requirement for U-Boat crews to be left-handed?
Same high hand/face contrast. No clutter. No Breitling bling. High quality stainless steel construction with an equally high quality leather strap.
I can even set it to Zulu simply by pulling out the winder.
It's served me well for some time now. Lidl. £7.
Was it a requirement for U-Boat crews to be left-handed?
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I use one of these - keeps perfect time (RDS), water proof, time and date and looks half decent.
Casio WVA-430TDE-1A2VER Men's Wave Ceptor Radio Controlled Watch
Casio WVA-430TDE-1A2VER Men's Wave Ceptor Radio Controlled Watch
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I always have my Omega Speedmaster Professional 3570.50 with me when I fly. It has everything you need in a pilot's watch - a very readable face with white markers and hands on a black dial, and a reliable chronograph. Forget the wiz wheel watches, with the possible exception of the Breitling Navitimer/Cosmonaute (24h version of the Nav).
Here's mine in the Tiger Moth with me in a quiet moment, waiting for landing traffic before taxiing out:
Flying something slightly more modern than the Moth
With a leather strap it can be used with a suit as well
Here's mine in the Tiger Moth with me in a quiet moment, waiting for landing traffic before taxiing out:
Flying something slightly more modern than the Moth
With a leather strap it can be used with a suit as well
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I have a citizen Skyhawk AT Eco Drive.
wish they didn't have the wizz wheel but otherwise it's great. Accurate time and displays UTC in digi and analogue formats. Blimmin useful when you need to log all your times in UTC and fly through timezones.
Otherwise it keeps brilliant time and has an alarm that's easy to use.
wish they didn't have the wizz wheel but otherwise it's great. Accurate time and displays UTC in digi and analogue formats. Blimmin useful when you need to log all your times in UTC and fly through timezones.
Otherwise it keeps brilliant time and has an alarm that's easy to use.
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My advice to anyone thinking of parting with their hard earned cash on a Breitling would be to take a look at this site first http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...-contacts.html
Sapco2 ...I can bring you back a fake Breitling from the Far East. Prob 99 that it will last longer than the real thing!
How can such an unimportant topic go to so many replies?
Even the Watchmaker (mBerger) says he buys the cheapest crap off ebay!
Then Semen gives us three massive oversize photos of his wrist..
Shall we discuss coloured pens next?
How can such an unimportant topic go to so many replies?
Even the Watchmaker (mBerger) says he buys the cheapest crap off ebay!
Then Semen gives us three massive oversize photos of his wrist..
Shall we discuss coloured pens next?
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It's obviously a debatable topic UV - hence your reply!
When watch manufacturers use the aviation theme to sell their watches (generating huge profits in the process) yet when their warranty backup is considered poor and/or their products don't meet expectations they can surely expect to have those issues discussed on the appropriate forum/s . Military personnel and professional pilots have until recently provided one the biggest customer sources for one such manufacturer and now some interesting viewpoints are emerging that are highly worthy of discussion on PPRuNe.
When watch manufacturers use the aviation theme to sell their watches (generating huge profits in the process) yet when their warranty backup is considered poor and/or their products don't meet expectations they can surely expect to have those issues discussed on the appropriate forum/s . Military personnel and professional pilots have until recently provided one the biggest customer sources for one such manufacturer and now some interesting viewpoints are emerging that are highly worthy of discussion on PPRuNe.
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Many years ago in my RAF days at Kai Tak I was frequently tapped up to send/buy/advise on Seiko watches. In the early seventies the place to go was the Thong Sia Watch Company where you could get any Seiko you wanted in minutes and pay a bit less than local prices. My one is still going strong and I would not part with it. The big name watches, I agree are very appealing and the satisfaction of ownership must turn lots of people on. $88 HKG in 1971 still ticking away......bit like a classic car
GGR
GGR
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