Which watch do you wear?
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Breitling B1.......sent it in for full overhaul as it is 10 years old and is my everyday watch so it has seen some hard use.
Just got a call from the repair shop......standby.....780 Euros!!!
Granted the digital light is almost non-existent, some buttons were seized, so it probably needs a whole new guts, but still that is about 30% of what the watch cost new
Just got a call from the repair shop......standby.....780 Euros!!!
Granted the digital light is almost non-existent, some buttons were seized, so it probably needs a whole new guts, but still that is about 30% of what the watch cost new
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Which watch do you wear?
What do you need a watch for, there are more than enough clocks all over the place in a modern cockpit, and in case of emergency ask the copilot, they usually wear watches the size of a frisbee.
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Casio G-shock G-7510
Big display, auto backlight, dual time zones, count up/down timer w/various repeat, vibrating alarm (the "must have feature" from this day forward)- Cheap, ugly and unbreakable.
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FORIS Chrono
I'm also a big fan of FORTIS. Bought my first Chrono when I started flying and Fortis had only 6 different watches or so.
BELL & ROSS also has some amazing time pieces but I can only afford the fake ones
BELL & ROSS also has some amazing time pieces but I can only afford the fake ones
What do you need a watch for, there are more than enough clocks all over the place in a modern cockpit, and in case of emergency ask the copilot, they usually wear watches the size of a frisbee.
The military watch of choice (certainly on ops anyway) is the venerable Casio F91W, now available in an array of unattractive colours. I do also own a Breitling penis extension which (contrary to a previous post on here) has actually been a great investment as it has double in price over the past 7 years! Oh, and for all those that say they are rubbish and inaccurate, it hasn't lost a second in the last 5 months!
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My breitling is about 45 years old and is still keeping time to within one second per week. The slide rule was invaluable pre-calculator days and it has no batteries to run out