Pilot's watch

[say again]

Anything for a few more 'hits', huh mods?

Does anyone here really think that someone cares about what a regional pilot thinks is the best watch?

Being a little naive here, gentlemen.

And your reasoning for writing this is?????

 

[hammer2]

After you get the watch that IceMan was fumbling with while he was waiting for Maverick, so he could ask him who was covering Cougar, while Mav was show boating with that Mig.....

Get a regular watch with two time zones..... That is all you need... The Casio Marine is classic....

I want to play vollyball and flex my beergut.. er muscles... when I look at my watch like Mav did.

 

[Going2Baja]

http://www.ripcurl.com/index.php?id=135,2085,0,0,1,0

Baja.

 

[Mike man]

$3000 for a Navitimer? Tell me where and I'll be there tomorrow. More like 6-7 K, for new at least.

I guess it is closer to $4,000...get a standard stainless one with a leather strap $3,800.

 

[sweptback]

I'm guilty..I bought a Breitling 4 years ago $4,200.Today that same watch sells for about $8,000..Breitlings actually increase in value.

I'm calling BS on this one. Just because it has a price tag for $8,000 doesn't mean that people are willing to purchase it for this price. In this economy, if a luxury item is selling at all, it is selling at a discount.

If you have an item that has increased almost 100% in value in 4 years, then it must fall into one of the following categories:
You either got it at an incredible discount, and it was worth much, much more when you bought it, or
It was a limited-edition model that is incredibly scarce and highly in demand, or
There is a crazy Breitling bubble and it won't be worth $8k for long.

To each his own, though. If you have the money, and a fancy watch makes you happy, then go for it. I've spent money on worse things.

 

[Fltlvls]

I'm calling BS on this one. Just because it has a price tag for $8,000 doesn't mean that people are willing to purchase it for this price. In this economy, if a luxury item is selling at all, it is selling at a discount.

If you have an item that has increased almost 100% in value in 4 years, then it must fall into one of the following categories:
You either got it at an incredible discount, and it was worth much, much more when you bought it, or
It was a limited-edition model that is incredibly scarce and highly in demand, or
There is a crazy Breitling bubble and it won't be worth $8k for long.

To each his own, though. If you have the money, and a fancy watch makes you happy, then go for it. I've spent money on worse things.

Go price one for yourself.Mine is the Windrider Chronomat Evolution with the stainless steel case and steel bracelet with Black dial and gold sub-dials . I am just stating the price i was quoted from a Breitling dealer, not from the internet for the exact same watch 4 yrs later to see how much vaule was increased.Could I sell mine for that, No.. And yes i'm sure they will discount it today maybe 20% or more..Whether or not someone will pay that is up to them.Prices may have fallen also due to the economy.

 

[Continental]

Glycine Airman. Best watch around. I love the old ones. Hard to find that still has the hack working on them. But they look great for a "pilot" watch and not over the top

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Glycine is pretty expensive.... I'd love to find a classic looking and fair priced 24 hour watch.....

 

[snowman]

casio g shock. They make a g shock aviator. solar powered and atomic timekeeping. under 200.00. get one.

http://www.nywatchstore.com/mecagsoatwag.html

http://www.nywatchstore.com/mecagsoatwag.html

 

[TGT]

What a waste of $$$. Use that money on my wifes boob job, have a lot more fun with a new "rack" then a "timepiece."

 

[Fltlvls]

What a waste of $$$. Use that money on my wifes boob job, have a lot more fun with a new "rack" then a "timepiece."

Just buy both and you can see how much time you spent having fun with her new boobs.

 

[ualdriver]

I get the most compliments wearing this watch. It's nice, too, because it's a gold watch, which matches the gold brass and stripes of our uniform. Plus, Pulsar is known for quality watches.

 

[Fltlvls]

I get the most compliments wearing this watch. It's nice, too, because it's a gold watch, which matches the gold brass and stripes of our uniform. Plus, Pulsar is known for quality watches.

Sweet..Is that a company issued watch?

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Even Better: Timex Expedition w/ Indigo, $24.95 Calculator from Walgreen's @9.95 Use the other $47,965.10 for beer and a health club membership.

Amen!

I can't believe that people would pay thousands of dollars on freakin' watch for work. I hear you guys piss and moan about your stingy wages, then go out and spend more money on a watch than I did on my first two cars... combined.

The airplane has a built in clock that automatically syncs to the GPS signal and a timer, how precise do you need to be? Its not like you're timing the burn on the retro-rockets on the lunar landing module.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

These are the best. They do the job just right. Armitron

They're useful to determine show times and other things

Poetic irony, this P.O.S. (Hulas's personal flecher), links up to wallymart!
Classic
PBR

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Sweet..Is that a company issued watch?

Comes with the 25th year of service certificate(suitable for framing), the kick in the nuts comes during the presentation.
PBR

 

[Captain Morgan]

Watches are passe. Get an iPhone and free up your wrist.

Some airlines require you to have a watch. I know it's juvenile, but they do. It's in our GOM. Oh yeah, and I've got a Casio GShock. Pound for dollar, it's the best watch out there.

 

[MACH-TUCK]

Whats wrong with the good ole Timex...I got ming for 22 dollars at JCPennys and its worked great for over 5yrs.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/Mach-tuck/timex-mens-1440-t5j571.jpg

 

[skygod75]

Casio G-shock. Mine just died after 7 years on the same battery. Just got a newer one.

+1. G-shock is the choice of the military operator (not Luminox, not Chase-Drawer). If you're looking for something a bit more high end that is mil-spec and is issued to the armed forces, try Marathon.

Forget the E6B stuff as well as all the fancy crap on something that's going to get banged up time and again. If you're afraid about batteries running out, go for a auto-mechanical watch.

As one guy on another board said about Breitling:

The motto for Brietling should be: "Because the closest you'll ever get to the flight deck will be the first class seat on a trans-Atlantic flight."

I never saw a pilot wear one....ever.

 

[Abernathy]

afraid about batteries running out, go for a auto-mechanical watch.

As one guy on another board said about Breitling:

The motto for Brietling should be: "Because the closest you'll ever get to the flight deck will be the first class seat on a trans-Atlantic flight."

I never saw a pilot wear one....ever.

I don't have one, but several (and I mean several) Captains I've flown with wear them, as do a couple first officers I've known (gifts, I guess). So I don't know what the "guy on the other board" was talking about but he's full of sh**. Just saying.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

I don't have one, but several (and I mean several) Captains I've flown with wear them, as do a couple first officers I've known (gifts, I guess). So I don't know what the "guy on the other board" was talking about but he's full of sh**. Just saying.

Isn't John Travolta featured prominently in Breitling advertisements?

Just saying.

 

[ualdriver]

Sweet..Is that a company issued watch?

He11, do you really think my airline can afford a Pulsar?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I get the most compliments wearing this watch. It's nice, too, because it's a gold watch, which matches the gold brass and stripes of our uniform. Plus, Pulsar is known for quality watches.

Looks like its related to Unimatic!

 

[SpauldingSmails]

He11, do you really think my airline can afford a Pulsar?

Well, if you take Glenn Tilton's total compensation for one year (1.12 mil) and divide it by 6000 pilots, everyone could have a $187 watch courtesy of UAL.
... and the best part it only hits the bank once, instead of four long years.

 

[silver02ex]

Yeah-I think I will go buy a really nice car and just keep wearing a Timex.

-Does anyone really pay this much for a freaking wristwatch? Holy crap!

Yes, because I bought a Rolex Air King 3 1/2 years ago for $3,200 and now it's worth around $4,000. Your car decrease in value and my watch increase.

 

[bizjet800]

What a waste of $$$. Use that money on my wifes boob job, have a lot more fun with a new "rack" then a "timepiece."

Good point, you now have a dual peaked sundial for increased accuracy!

 

[airplane wizard]

What kind of watch does Sulley wear?=P

 

[CX880]

Probably this.

 

[Caveman]

I wore a Rolex for about 10 years. Sold it for what I paid for it. Most comfortable watch I ever wore. Kept okay time. Looked good. When I sold it it needed a tune up. Initially it was accurate to about a minute @ month. When I sold it it was off by about a minute a week. I don't regret buying it and I don't regret selling it.

I currently own three decent watches. A Breitling, a Fortis and a Seiko.

I bought the Seiko from the NEX in the PI when it was being shut down. It's the classic diver's watch every GI and their brother owns. Got it for half price as part of the inventory clearance. That was about 18 years ago. It still keeps good time but I need to get the crown fixed (it's stripped).

I bought the Fortis about 5-6 years ago. It's also an automatic watch. I like it. It keeps really accurate time for an auto (better than the Rolex). It's for sale if anybody is interested (too many watches, not enough wrists).

Now the Breitling. What an awesome watch. I have a Colt Quartz. It keeps phenomenal time. I reset it twice a year when daylight savings time changes. It's accurate within 1-2 seconds a year using the national atomic clock time as the standard. It just doesn't get any better than that no matter how much money you spend. Mine is all stainless steel, it's waterproofed to 500M, looks great, comfortable, COSC certified and bulletproof. Battery life is advertised at 8 years (we'll see). It doesn't have any extra dials or stems and it doesn't have any E6B functions or stopwatch functions. It's just a well made analog watch. MSRP is about $2400, retail about $1800-2000. I bought mine through AAFES for about $1600. Worth every penny. I may not have bought my last watch, but I doubt I'll ever replace this one. I'm a Breitling convert.

FWIW, I fly with quite few guys that wear Breitlings. As a guess I'd say that about a third of the guys I fly with wear premium watches. It's split pretty evenly between Tag, Breitling and Rolex. Tag guys are indifferent about theirs. They like them, but aren't excited about them. Rolex guys tend to be somewhat disappointed. They also like their watches but they find they aren't as exclusive as they thought and they aren't as accurate as you would expect for the money you pay. Everybody I know with a Breitling is very pleased with their purchase. YMMV.

 

[skyaddict]

$3000 for a Navitimer? Tell me where and I'll be there tomorrow. More like 6-7 K, for new at least.

Or $20 for a nice Chinese clone I picked up in Shanghai (and no, I don't wear it but it is a nice souvenier lol).