Hey Check out www.glycineairman.info/ Check out "model history"
I have the third model in on the top display, had it for a long time and it always served me well. :ok:

no digital, just rotate the outer scale simple!
There is a watch on that website that can 3-4 time zones
http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collec...Display=10002Q

1. Your local time zone on the outer
2. GMT/UTC one the inner
3. the other two dials have destination 1 and 2

The AIRMAN was designed by Glycine 54 years ago with the help of US Military and Airline Pilots.
The AIRMAN is the easiest watch to read time in 24:00 hours, in two time-zones. You do not have to reset the hands each time you fly into a different time-zone; set inside dial to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and use the rotating bezel for local time.

All watches are Swiss made with luminous dials and hands for night read-out. They are accurate to 1 minute a year and come with a 3 year battery and a one year 100% guaranty.
Because of the 24-hour dials, our watches can also be used as a Compass; point the hour hand in the direction of the sun and find North at 24:00 :eek:
http://www.falconwatch.com/

http://www.designmom.com/uploaded_im...ch1-748146.jpg

I just bought one of these a month ago, seven years ago I bought an Aerospace, both times my wife (the same one) asked me for a separation..... maybe these Breitlings are not so bad after all.....

FLCH
 

I have tried the same for years but she would not leave me.:(
So, two years ago went out and bought an aeroplane to suit my watch!:E

Result: INSTANT DIVORCE!:ok:
YEEEEHAAAARR!!!!
And i have a nice collection of watches too:)

Heavy duty and powered by the now rare Lemania 5100 movement:
http://tutima.com/en/product_info.php?products_id=30

Suunto
 

The best watch I have ever used in the cockpit (FW & RW) is the Suunto Advizor. Very accurate, huge digits, 2 time zones, stopwatch (several hours), countdown timer, compass, altimeter, barometer, temperature, and excellent backlight, PLUS Polar Heart Rate Monitor!!. Able to change time quickly (if you traverse zones) by changing the hours and/or minutes up or down.

Very light, water resistant, user changeable battery comes in different colours/materials and affordable. And when you get to your destination you can wear it running instead of going straight for a beer!

However, it may be now be superseded. But I am sure they have a worthy replacement (or get one on eBay).

:ok:

PS the best altimeter-style watch is by Revue Thommen. They actually make aircraft altimeters.

Hi guys, i have a chase-durer pilot commander XVI - very good watch.

Im very happy with my once MOD issue Seiko pilots watch. Its uncomplicated and easy to read at a quick glance thanks to the large numbers.

RAF Seiko G10
 

Infra boy is spot on, had my RAF nav watch since 1988, a dent in the side from Moortrek, two batteries and one service since, and it's still as reliable and as functional as ever.

But ....If only the rest of the flying kit was the same.

Rolex GMT Master II.

Wanted one for years, although it ended up being a present to myself when I made the move to the left seat.

Simple design, well engineered and made, last forever and most importantly doesn't set the damn metal detectors off.

At the risk of repeating myself....

A good pilot's watch contains the following:

A clean, high contrast face with all numerals and date showing. Non-reflective and non-polarised. (Especially if you are wearing polarised lenses!)

Good size difference between hour and minute and a clearly marked second hand.

Tritium markings on all points. Or high quality luminosity.

A hand to mark out the hour in Zulu time.

An alarm that could wake the dead.

No stopwatch, no slide rule, no compass, no baro, no altimeter.

KISS

Personally, I have a Omega Seamaster, no alarm, but very big and easy to see.
Now if I had the money an Rolex Oyster would be my choice

My watch is really tiny :E

in that case i don't have a watch:E:E

Sometimes a picture says more than words...
 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg

Omega 300m Chrono Diver.

Doug,

Just a touch too 'fussy' for me.

http://www.prestigetime.com/images/watches/2531.80s.jpg

Perfection. :ok:

I have a Citizen Navihawk and love it. Even though I love the watch and am happy with it, I feel it lacks some things:

1) A second hand;
2) Luminescent hands and numbers, and;
3) A back light

If those things were added it would be a perfect watch.

Big watch big cheque
 

I had a mickey mouse watch given to me by her majesty on joining the RAF. No stopwatch just two big hands. No stopwatch on prop plane I was flying. When I went gp1 at Valley I got a sieko with stopwatch. Plane was full of watches. Figure that?!
When I left the airfarce I was the lucky one that kept my watch but became fixated with buying more.
Now I have several watches including Omega Breitlings x2, Fortis, Rolex & Panerai. I also have several Nike sports watches. I have one favorite that I wear through thick and thin...
however the only use I have for the chronographs on each of these watches is to time my eggs to perfection. And boy do I do a great dippy egg!;)
ps I am now married so no more watches for me!

... guess I'll just have to keep feeling inadequate ... when working in Jo'burg some years ago I bought a cheapie watch in the local market for the equivalent of a dollar or so ... doesn't lose more than a second every umpteen months, is easy to read .. and, if I lose it, I don't have a heart attack thinking about the replacement cost ...

Cost of replacing the battery every now and again is a bit steep, though, by comparison.

So I'm a dyed in the wool luddite .. I can live with that.

Not sure how popular/practical they are in aviation circles, but Patek Philippe does some beautiful time pieces. Well worth a look if you're considering spending a few quid.

Cheers

S

4 time zones! nice looking one too! :ok:

http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collec...isplay=10001Y#

http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collec...Display=10001Y

Digital watches don't give you time appreciation.
I have watched many a student, passed and present struggle to get a quick estimation of time from a digital watch.

Hence, the watch required by the FAA to be powered by the aircraft must have sweeping hands.

Also, in the UK, there used to be a time (maybe still now) where a PIC had to wear a watch, I also believe with sweeping hands.

Farrell; I look forward to seeing your T5 some times soon ;)

Bravo, Being a Seamaster owner, the model you show, the original James Bond Model. There is one small problem with it and all Automatics, it keeps losing time like a b:zzz::zzz::zzz:tard, Still looks nice

If we are going to be on this subject it has to be a Breitling Navitimer the original pilot watch, its also very useful in the air for last minute calculations! Even better when you get it for xmas!

If you want accuracy and a hand made watch then Audemars Piguet watches are a must.

Not cheap - this chronograph is on eBay for "Buy it now" price of $102,000 dollars

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3.../Picture22.jpg

IWC Doppelchronograph Top Gun Edition.

If I didn't have bills to pay and people to feed I would put my name down for one of them Top Gun watches.

I love Chronomat Evolution by Bretling

But it´s too expensive...

TAG
 

TAG Kirium F1

Blank, neat analogue face, for formal wear.

Backlit, dual time digital, stopwatch, dual alarm, countdown timer, rotating bezel, etc to impress the Trolley Dolleys, ( If you feel the need)

best overall package for me.

Also have aten year old Seiko world timer. still going strong, bjut digital display is not backlit, so hard to see in the dark

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8634 :eek: Check this out!

Anyway...the choice depends on each pilot personal taste. If you wear the best pilot watch don't make you better pilot and vice versa. Clothes and objects don't change who you really are. If that could be true than I would design a watch addressed to F/O's that one become captains! Could be a success!

Happy times whatever watch you may own!

Pilot watch
 

Glycine Airman, 40 yrs old, dial numbered 1 - 24 and hour hand only goes around once a day - like the sun. Permanent GMT with outer bezel to show local time if you really must and no need to have to remember which buttons to press, just twist the bezel. Second hand and date ( I usually know what day it is. ) Automatic so no battery or forgetting to wind problems. KISS. ( Keep It Simple, Stupid )

Can anyone recommend a decent watch for a student/cadet pilot? Budget around £100 - £200 (don't laugh!)

Cheers

wish2fly :ok:

Not laughing. You dont need to spend any more than that.
I bought a Casio Edifice EFA-119 a little over a year ago.
http://www.casio-intl.com/wat/edific...19bk-1avdf.gif
Pictures and specifications

Things I like about it:

"Glow in the dark" hour and minute hands and dial for analogue display.
Press button or automatic (by selection) backlighting for digital displays
(Glaring omission in my previous "pilot" watch, Citizen Wingman - no light!! What, you guys don't go fly at night? :ugh:)

Countdown Timer
Stopwatch
Hourly alarm

30 timezones, INCLUDING the unusual half and quarter hour offsets from UTC (again, Citizen Wingman unable :ugh::ugh: )

Thermometer in C or F :hmm: Not particularly useful, you have to take it off your wrist for a couple of minutes to read OAT - it reads temperature every minute and if you are wearing it, it reports your skin temperature.

Cost me AU$75 from a Singapore eBay trader.

Looks? Gets compliments from cabin crew and other pilots, but not from the watch enthusiasts. To each his own. I'd rather spend my spare $1,000s on a motorcycle or a boat.

Very happy with it :ok:

I have a Breitling Emergency, love the watch but my favorite is my first one, a revue thommen airspeed (this is the real pilot watch!!!)

http://www.revue-thommen.ch/

check out the airspeed

Fly Safe!

Tag watch
 

Does anyone know of a shop in HKG that sells genuine Tag watches and is not a rip off??

Thanks

hey thewatcher,

imagine submitting a flight plan - pilot in command part! :eek:

how much does a navitimer cost?
 

anyone knowS>?

About GBP 1400 :eek:

1400 GBP for a navitimer?? yeah like try multiply that figure by two and your getting closer!

:{ woah just as i thought,one month 1st officer pay, thanks!