Bought one of these on Saturday. Citizen Red Arrows Pilot Chrono Watch
I haven't many hours and the watch confirms it. I reckon it's worth at least another 200 hours in my logbook. By the way I didn't get it from Transair and the blurb at the bottom of their add is wrong. |
Have just retired my 1960 RAF Coastal Command issue Jaeger mechanical watch. No one left alive with the skill to repair it. |
Hi guys,
Now that the new Breitling Emergency is out I quite fancy another old style version if anyone knows of a one for sale with a coral/orange dial. |
I have one on my wrist right now of that exact spec but since I do the maintenance on my own aircraft and fly over remote areas rather a lot its not for sale! Shows my confidence in my own workmanship! ;)
Check Ebay, you can usually find one on there, expect to pay circa £2500 for a used early one with box and a fresh service or nearer £3000 for a newer version or one with the Coral face as they seem to be the most sought after. Didnt think the new Emergency model was quite out yet? Got a mail from Breitling a few months ago with a teaser for it but not seen anything more? Regards UA |
UA,
I've had two already, one coral, one yellow faced and both fully serviced by Breitling and sold both for £1900. Although they are priced at £2500 on Ebay few rarely achieve that unless it's an Orbiter. Now the new one is out i'm hoping prices will drop for the old version. |
Seiko have a range of watches out now with the E6B slide rule rings.
seemed a reasonable watch except for the huge buttons and huge winder knob. obviously not designed by a pilot. |
Rotary Chronospeed
I'd recommend the Rotary Chronospeed... It is fairly cheep ~ £100 and does conversions, speeds and other such things, as well as telling the time and having a very accurate stop watch.
IMHO, it's the best watch for the money, and I find it very useful when I'm flying... |
KNIEVEL77,
I've been keeping an eye on the prices for a while, with the slump in the GBP the prices have been slowly creeping up...... Dont know if the new model will force prices to drop or not, I certainly wouldnt sell mine to swap for a new one, the 121.5mhz beacon will do me fine since I only care about it being used for final homing which is why I bought it in the first place. If the donkey quits I'd put out a mayday which will be more then enough to get the ball rolling...... Regards UA |
RLT73 for this watchmaker. A better movement than a Darkling for the cost of a Reitbling strap. Assembled in England, mechanical chronograph. I wear it more often than my JLCs, or vintage Connies because it is accurate, clear and understated.
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What do you use a 'pilots' watch for!??
What do you use a 'pilots' watch for!??
I'm guessing that 95% plus of the time it's just used for the time and a stopwatch? Anything above and beyond this would be better served by your whizz-wheel surely?? I would save my money, buy a cheap digital watch/stopwatch off eBay and spend the rest on flying or booze and women!! |
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