A good watch?

[ZachH]

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

I'm a HUGE fan of this:


....which I bought online from hmewatch.com titanium, light, SOLAR and has loads of built-in time zones, user-definable time zones (like I use for AZ because we don't do DST). Best watch I've owned.

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I agree, i payed around 180 for mine at Spruce aircraft....

[jawright]

Casio FTW100D-7V


I have this one, not a "pilot watch" per se, but very useful. I like it for the following reasons:

• Digital
• Atomic Timekeeping- sets itself to the atomic clock in Ft. Collins, CO
• Sunrise/Sunset Data - So you can easily check to see when you can start logging night landings
• Auto Backlight with Afterglow- you can see it at night without having to press any buttons on the watch
• World Time- 29 times zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving auto/on/off
• 12/24 Hour Formats
• Solar power- it recharges itself
• It was only $35.

It also has the standard alarm, stopwatch, water resistance, etc. But I find it useful for those reasons.

[mnixon]

[Hacker15e]

Originally Posted by Tram

Actually - the"illuminator" feature was added to the G-Shock closer to '00.

I was issued a DW-5600E Illuminator G-shock by the USAF in June 1998.

According to Wiki (yeah, I know...), "The Casio DW-5600E is a model of digital watch, manufactured by the Japanese firm Casio and a member of Casio's G-Shock product line. Casio introduced this model in 1996."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DW-5600E

Here's a shot I just took of the ol' warhorse. It's been through quite a beating, and as you can see the whole bottom part of the rubber bezel has come off. The plastic strap came apart a long time ago, too, replaced by a velcro strap off a Timex Expedition. Still ticking away, though. Loses about a second per day. I wear this one when I have to wear my exposure suit flying (most of the wintertime over here in the UK) where the titanium bracelet of my X-33 would tear into the rubber cuff of the "poopy suit".

[jtrain609]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Shock

[J-ROD]

Get one of these....you can do any time zone you could think of and all u have to do is type in the city name and store it! Easy!In plus, its a phone, ipod, and everything else u could think of!!haha
I love mine!

[tonyw]

So much for the stereotype!

The most I've seen anyone here spend on their watch is $200.

That'd be a down payment on a stereotypical Breitling or Rolex.

[Hacker15e]

Originally Posted by tonyw

So much for the stereotype!

The most I've seen anyone here spend on their watch is $200.

That'd be a down payment on a stereotypical Breitling or Rolex.

Keep in mind the pool of people you have responding to this thread, though. Your "average" JC poster is either working their way up through initial ratings or working those initial "low time" commericial jobs. A few more have made the jump to flying at regionals, and still fewer are working for Majors. Only a handful are working at majors beyond the initial few years of employment.

So...when you look at that pool of posters, few of them have the kind of $$ to spend on an expensive watch. Many are still living with roomies and eating Top Ramen to make it.

Interestingly, a similar post among military pilots would show that some -- maybe 30% -- have an Omega or Breitling, but usually only because they purchased it as part of a military group buy at a big discount (both Omega and Breitling actively try to market their watches to military pilots). I own both an Omega and Breitling that I picked up through those military group purchases. The other majority of the military flyers either wear their issued G-Shock or some other cheap but durable digital.

So, when you are talking about "the stereotype", which group of pilots do you think is the target audience for Breitling's "aviation professional" watches?

Personally, I don't think it's the group that's represented by many of the posters here at JC.

[JEP]

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

I'm a HUGE fan of this:


....which I bought online from hmewatch.com titanium, light, SOLAR and has loads of built-in time zones, user-definable time zones (like I use for AZ because we don't do DST). Best watch I've owned.

But, if you need a little extra style:

yeeehhh... BOYEEEE!

Buy it Now for $259 on Ebay.......4 hundy sitting in PayPal.....Do I pull the trigger?

[madmax]

yes!

PS - Make sure it's the Titanium one though, the SS is pretty hefty.

[tonyw]

Originally Posted by Hacker15e

So, when you are talking about "the stereotype", which group of pilots do you think is the target audience for Breitling's "aviation professional" watches?

Personally, I don't think it's the group that's represented by many of the posters here at JC.

Someone who's got the coin to drop $3500 on a watch?

But I know what you mean about getting watches with a steep discount. I've got two pricey watches myself, and the minimum discount I got on those was 50 percent.

When someone makes it that attractive and accessible for you, you go for it.

Speaking of Omegas, my dad has one that's about 50 years old, and it's still going strong. Cool, huh?

[aloft]

Best watch I've ever owned, the multiple time zones feature/ability to change your time zone and sync the analog hands to it with only a few button presses is the best thing EVER.

Plus, it's not a "pilot watch", bonus points right there.

[Hacker15e]

Originally Posted by tonyw

Someone who's got the coin to drop $3500 on a watch?

But I know what you mean about getting watches with a steep discount. I've got two pricey watches myself, and the minimum discount I got on those was 50 percent.

When someone makes it that attractive and accessible for you, you go for it.

Speaking of Omegas, my dad has one that's about 50 years old, and it's still going strong. Cool, huh?

I guess my point was that most of the JC clientele doesn't have that kind of money to spend on a luxury item like that.

I'm in the same boat as you -- I would not have purchased the ones I have without the discount or the custom logos on them.

I love Omegas...they're my favorite brand by far. What kind is your dad's?

I still want to pick up a Speedmaster moon watch and/or a Seamaster at some point down the road when I can afford it, but that may be a while, heh heh.

[ASpilot2be]

Originally Posted by Polar742

Timex Expedition. $20 at some department store.

I have the Expedition also and love it