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Personally I’m surprised the question of digital vs. analog hasn’t come up.
I tried using a digital watch for a while, but found it easier to read an analog face at a glance vs. having to stop and ‘read’ a digital face.

Perhaps it’s just a preference, but I remember reading somewhere that a study showed analog gauges provided more useful information more quickly that digital. This was especially true when mounted in banks, and displaying the same information for multiple units for example.

I know I’m exhibiting thread creep here, but Glass cockpit information is given both graphically, in an analog fashion, and digitally, but I find it interesting that digital dashboards in the automotive world failed miserably, and digital dashboards have disappeared completely from cars.
Any comments as to why?
Regards,
W.B.

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Well my current-model French car has a digital dashboard and it works pretty well, although I'm not sure I wouldn't still prefer an analogue display for most of it. So, I don't think I'd agree that they've "disappeared completely".

However, given a choice I dislike digital watches and digital cockpit instruments. In my opinion an analogue display shows rate of change much better, it limits are showed by coloured arcs it's much more immediately obvious where your values are relative to limits, and you don't tend to chase inappropriate precision in your flying.

G

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Genghis,
I have the greatest respect for you, and obviously digital dashes are still available, albeit from a French manufacturer, but you bought one!

Re the circular slide rule, I find it most useful for currency exchange rates. Of course it not like a calculator, but it does get you pretty close, very handy.
Regards,
W.B.

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I don't think Citroen have ever exported to the US have they? Don't know what you're missing old chap.

Actually, I'll be honest and say I'm not a great fan either, but the rest of the car is good enough to compensate, so I live with it.

G

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G,

They are paying you far too much money my friend ... like to swap it for a grubby 4WD ?

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Trust me they aren't :p

G

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Genghis the Engineer,

My top-notch Breitling Navitimer copy, has Seiko internals and my 'second' marker pointer jumped a digit too.

To rectify it, you pull out the crown from its stop, and manipulate the 'lower' reset button (the one that resets your stop watch - assuming the movement is the same) and this will make the pointer move to the next marker, keep pressing the button until it gets to the desired point.

Hope that helps.

PD:ok:

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Breitling Navitimer. I received my as a surprise* wedding anniversary gift. I found it quite large at first but now feel that it is quite the right size.

I *did* use it during my skills test as the clock in the cockpit was U/S and I didn't have the DME timer on. I also used it to time a 180 degree rate one turn when simulating cloud entry.

The slide rule does make for a great currency converter when on holiday - as already mentioned above.

In reality the watch does lose a couple of seconds per day, which is worse then my previous quartz Swatch. But I wouldn't swap it for the world now.

For those who have one (or similar) there is a marker on the inner and outer dial at 36. This isn't explained in the instructions, nor could anyone help in the shop where it was bought. Does anyone know what this is for? I would guess that 36 maps to 3600 seconds in an hour so might have something to do with converting rates between per second and per hour or minute?

*Surprise as in I didn't expect to receive it at all, yet I had been pointing out the nice ads in the flying mags during my PPL studies :D

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Cheapest and most accurate flying watch is the brand called PTT.

"Airways time check please" :E

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Always reckon you can tell everything about your colleauge by (a) his wristwatch (b) his sunglasses. Its either going to be a pleasant flight or a very very long one.;)

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PD; you have a watch fetish, this is the second time on a similar thread.

I bought my Hercules 3 years ago, it was returned 3 times to Breitling for various problems. they then replaced it FOC and the new one works just fine.

Expensive is sometimes not the way to go but it is functional and can be seen easily and I cant knock Breitling and the local jeweller for the excellent service.

Buy what you can afford that is usefull...........

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The biggest problem with my Breitling Aerospace is the £100 it costs every 2-3 years for a new battery and seals.

Other than that I'm very pleased with it

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Suunto are excellent.......www.suunto.com

I use a Suunto T6 mainly because I go biking, but also have a Suunto X6 which has barometer, altimeter etc.....very nice.

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GonTek,

I may have a fetish but I'm not telling ;)

In fairness though, my posting was a response to the one made by Genghis the Engineer. I think you secretly want my 'Navitimer' to compliment your real one :)

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Seiko have a website which will tell you how to fiddle with slightly off zero hands.
But it won't change your battery.
Neither will it tell you how to re-synchronise the 24 hr dial with the big hand and the little hand. (Mine's the same ex-mil as yours, (obtained many years ago from a well known pilot shop) but with a rather fetching stainless steel strap option.
Looks like it'll have to go back to Seiko.:bored:
Safe flying
Cusco

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White Bear may be interested that in my aircraft I have just replaced the 'posh' glass EFIS with a conventional analogue instrument stack - the dials are so much easier to enterpret that whirring digital numbers.
Am I the only person in the world who has done this?

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I'm not sure I know anybody who continues using the original RAF strap for long, which is horrible.

Personally I favour an "Animal" brand velcro and leather strap.

G

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Yes I think you probably are.
Can I have your old stuff please?
Cusco:ok:

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Thanks for the offer PD but I could not deprive you of that watch you love so dearly.

they offered me another model that was bigger than the Herc,there is Bling and there is Bling Bling but this was way over the top !!!

As I said it is functional and it does glow well in the dark ( like a bloody torch in fact)


Fly safe all

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I like to use one that tells the time. I find this an invaluable feature. I have therefore been using a cheap watch for years which does nothing but the above.