You may want to check out the following. My wife gave me a version of this watch several years ago as a gift and I absolutely loved it. Since I fly for living the time zone functions come in very handy.
Check out the following link. Prices will be lower in the stores as most Jewelers don't sell them at MSRP.
Citizen Watch choose the SKYHAWK link near the top and scroll down to the JR3080-51L Blue Angel ECO DRIVE watch.
Another kewl toy for the pilot would be the
Garmin 296 GPS you can also load driving info into and use it in your car.
You may also want to Check out the catalogs from
Sportys Wright Brothers Collection they have some really cool collectables.
hope that helps.
Your husband is very lucky to have wife as supportive as you.