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Joined: May 2001
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From: Manchester, England
I wear the Seiko military, very clear and easy to use in flight.
Nobody has mentioned the Sinn pilot's chronographs - see http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/Sinn%2...nt%20Stock.htm these are lovely timepieces.
Also rather fancy a Tag Carrera ...
Nobody has mentioned the Sinn pilot's chronographs - see http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/Sinn%2...nt%20Stock.htm these are lovely timepieces.
Also rather fancy a Tag Carrera ...
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Oxford
I have an Avia from Argos too (!) which I use at night, as it has a light (something most of the £1000's of pounds watches seem to have forgotten about!) and I can leave it permanently set to UTC. Not very accurate, though - gains about 5secs a month.
I mostly wear a Citizen Eco-Drive Skyhawk, since I like (a) the rechargeable solar cell battery, and (b) the slide-rule around the edge for time/distance calculations: set your speed against the 60 mark and you can do quite calculations in flight.
Tim
I mostly wear a Citizen Eco-Drive Skyhawk, since I like (a) the rechargeable solar cell battery, and (b) the slide-rule around the edge for time/distance calculations: set your speed against the 60 mark and you can do quite calculations in flight.
Tim
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I've got an old Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute which has a manual movement and a 24HR face - looks similar to an Old Navitimer.
It's beautifully accurate and the simpler manual movement (no date function) is rugged as h*ll.
I use it when travelling across a lot of timezones, as you can keep it on zulu and stay oriented.
But I'd never use it for flying, where a Seiko quartz chronograph does the job equally well and would cost a lot less to replace if it got bust or lost.
PS: Kingy, the Cosmonaute was developed for the Mercury programme when men were men
It's beautifully accurate and the simpler manual movement (no date function) is rugged as h*ll.
I use it when travelling across a lot of timezones, as you can keep it on zulu and stay oriented.
But I'd never use it for flying, where a Seiko quartz chronograph does the job equally well and would cost a lot less to replace if it got bust or lost.
PS: Kingy, the Cosmonaute was developed for the Mercury programme when men were men
Joined: May 2003
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From: uk
Breitlings WILL let you down. My Aerospace 100m failed after only 5 years - let in water whilst swimming in nightstop hotel pool. Our local Breiling agent said they generally fail around the crown seal after 3 years! Where does it say that in the brochure?
From now on I'll be the guy wearing a nice cheap waterproof and (just as) accurate Casio in the pool!
Oh yes, by the way, I'll have to fork out over £300 to get a new mechanism if I want to continue to be a jerk and wear my Breitling again!
From now on I'll be the guy wearing a nice cheap waterproof and (just as) accurate Casio in the pool!
Oh yes, by the way, I'll have to fork out over £300 to get a new mechanism if I want to continue to be a jerk and wear my Breitling again!
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Down the field!
IronHen,
I think you’re wrong to say that Breitlings WILL let you down… MAY let you down, or CAN let you down, but not WILL! I’ve had my aerospace for 7 years now and have never had a thing go wing with it… As for my B1… Touch wood, so far it’s been just as reliable at the Aerospace!
I’d recommend one any day!
I think you’re wrong to say that Breitlings WILL let you down… MAY let you down, or CAN let you down, but not WILL! I’ve had my aerospace for 7 years now and have never had a thing go wing with it… As for my B1… Touch wood, so far it’s been just as reliable at the Aerospace!
I’d recommend one any day!
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Canada
I have a Speedmaster Pro, which my wife bought me as a present after I completed the PPL (I am so spoiled). It works well, and the stopwatch is easy to use and read. I do wear it while flying spamcans and the like, but not sailplanes or any other aircraft where I am likely to bash it into something; the old Timex Ironman comes into play then.
I do wear it while flying spamcans and the like, but not sailplanes or any other aircraft where I am likely to bash it into something; the old Timex Ironman comes into play then.
Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Hampshire,UK
Breitling Aerospace - two tone titanium strap etc
Bought as a wedding present for me not long after completing the PPL - don't use it in the air as I find any watch a bit too fiddly - a simple stopwatch or the timer on the ADF is perfectly adequate and generally much easier IMHO.
It's a very nice watch which I always wanted and am quite ahppy to wear.
TZ
Bought as a wedding present for me not long after completing the PPL - don't use it in the air as I find any watch a bit too fiddly - a simple stopwatch or the timer on the ADF is perfectly adequate and generally much easier IMHO.
It's a very nice watch which I always wanted and am quite ahppy to wear.
TZ
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: England
Got a Breitling Chronomat got it cos
a) Its dead pretty
b) Shop told me it will appreciate as there is a ready collectors market
Its sod all use as a navigational instrument the numbers round the dial are too small for a normal human to see. I use a digital stop watch, the kind that games teachers use cost £3.99!
a) Its dead pretty
b) Shop told me it will appreciate as there is a ready collectors market
Its sod all use as a navigational instrument the numbers round the dial are too small for a normal human to see. I use a digital stop watch, the kind that games teachers use cost £3.99!
