Pilot's watch

[kmox29]

Omega Speedmaster Professional. Simple, classic design.

 

[Caveman]

Omega Speedmaster Professional. Simple, classic design.

Yep. Very nice watch.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Omega Speedmaster Professional. Simple, classic design.

Alright, I'll cave. The Speedmaster is pretty sweet, especially if you can find a vintage non-automatic one.

 

[MikeSF340]

I have both a Rolex GMT II and a Breitling Aerospace. I really like them both, but I found the Breitling to have substandard workmanship at times. My Rolex is an amazing timepiece.

 

[wilde737]

+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.

Never met me then!

 

[kmox29]

Alright, I'll cave. The Speedmaster is pretty sweet, especially if you can find a vintage non-automatic one.

My wife bought be the Omega Speedmaster Professional (3570.50) for our anniversary. It uses Calibre 1861, so I have to wind it every other day, but I absolutely love the watch.

 

[Beaver79]

Get a timepiece not a watch.

Good: Breitling Navitimer...$3,000

Better: IWC Big Pilot's Watch...$12,000

Best: Patek Philippe World Time...$48,000

48K for a watch??? I wouldn't even spend that on a woman with amazing "talents"....

 

[Beaver79]

step 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female
step 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer
step 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sex_positions
step 4. forget about "watches"

Step 3 is definitely in the running for best post ever on FI. I say we put it to a vote...

 

[GogglesPisano]

I used to think pilot watches and E6B's were outdated. Then I realized this guys will still be using them in the 23rd century.

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/forum/index.php?topic=4444.0

 

[Grinder10]

I'm very happy with my Rolex GMT Master. Years before we got married I convinced my now wife that it would only be fair for her to get me a nice watch in return for her nice ring.

 

[kmox29]

Years before we got married I convinced my now wife that it would only be fair for her to get me a nice watch in return for her nice ring.

Attaboy Grinder! That's the same reasoning I used with my wife.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

I used to think pilot watches and E6B's were outdated. Then I realized this guys will still be using them in the 23rd century.

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/forum/index.php?topic=4444.0

That's quite hilarious! I thought it was cumbersome using one for a Piper Cherokee, I can't imagine how many decimal places I would be off using one on a spaceship.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1101/1348276831_0260f5691e.jpg

Who's the guy in the background!? Caption: "At the churrascaria, an anxious gaucho looks on as Spock calculates his calorie intake before flipping his card, and taking on another order of flank steak."

 

[GogglesPisano]

Who's the guy in the background!? Caption: "At the churrascaria, an anxious gaucho looks on as Spock calculates his calorie intake before flipping his card, and taking on another order of flank steak."

That would be none other than Harcourt Fenton Mudd -- interstellar ne'er-do-well, scammer, wife-seller, and planet-stealer.

 

[Jack-O-Lantern]

I have the Mickey Mouse 321i with the gold plated zircon encrusted tweezers.Got it from Saint Alphonzo's pancake breakfast house.They make them in Montana on a dental floss ranch.
Thinking about moving there!

 

[DX Jake]

I used to have a Breitling Colt GMT. It was perrtyy. I got tons of compliments on it, But it NEVER kept good time. It was an automatic. My dad didn't believe in buying an expensive quartz. It was off by minutes every week. It ticked me off (no pun intended). My dad (a watch collector), sent it to Grenchen Switz. (Breitling Factory) to have it looked at. They sent it back a month later and said they fine tuned it. It it STILL lost time. I just didn't understand 2200 for a watch that loses so much time. I never wear it anymore. I bought a Casio wavecepter on amazon for like 35 bucks. It's atomic. It updates every night at 1am. Freakin awesome. It's NEVER off. It has dual time display (diff. time zone). I love that especially for work (zulu time). Everyone I know who has a Breitling always complains it loses or gains time, but they keep it cause it's shiny and pretty. Again, I just think an expensive watch should be accurate.

And for the guy that said his Breitling increased a couple thousand in value, I call BS. They don't value that much. They stay pretty much the same, or a little more. Rolexes on the other hand do increase in value.