I've been flying since 1986 and I have a seiko pilot watch - which I bought in 1990 - I agree that all you really need is a GMT dial for convenience and using the E6B whizz wheel on the watch would be hard in a cockpit, but hey its there just in case. .... they once asked a 747 pilot why he flys a plane with 4 engines - he replied " because they dont make them with five..."
Ive got the same one as at 56-1.02 cool as fuck! but, are pilots of those awesome mega million buck machines going to be trusting its welfare to a wrist watch? this is a legitamate comment because I once got bollocked by someone who said they are a diver and all dive watches r useless now because divers use dive computers and basically the worlds greatest dive watches, Rolex Sub ET AL r now redundant trinquits!
@jezztech just for your info, i'm a diver and yes, I use a dive computer but it dosent mean that dive watch are useless. The dive watch got its use in case of a computer fail. I would say the same thing applies for a pilot watch, yes they got awesome instruments on their planes but the pilot watch is there in the case of some technologic malfunction.
I think about it as compass vs GPS, gps = precision and ease of use but depends on satellites and batteries, compass = always working and trusty.
Really, the only thing a pilot's watch has to do is display GMT in an easily readable way. These slide rule watches are sorta silly. Seiko makes a number of straightforward GMT watches that are easy to read and adjust in the proper manner (like a Rolex Explorer/GMT II or Seiko SBGE001). The affordable and very good Seiko pilot's watches use the 8F56 movement, I believe.
@Dutkowski Are you talking about the Seiko SNA411?
corght 1 month ago
I've been flying since 1986 and I have a seiko pilot watch - which I bought in 1990 - I agree that all you really need is a GMT dial for convenience and using the E6B whizz wheel on the watch would be hard in a cockpit, but hey its there just in case. .... they once asked a 747 pilot why he flys a plane with 4 engines - he replied " because they dont make them with five..."
pgpete 1 year ago
Ive got the same one as at 56-1.02 cool as fuck! but, are pilots of those awesome mega million buck machines going to be trusting its welfare to a wrist watch? this is a legitamate comment because I once got bollocked by someone who said they are a diver and all dive watches r useless now because divers use dive computers and basically the worlds greatest dive watches, Rolex Sub ET AL r now redundant trinquits!
jezztech 1 year ago
@jezztech just for your info, i'm a diver and yes, I use a dive computer but it dosent mean that dive watch are useless. The dive watch got its use in case of a computer fail. I would say the same thing applies for a pilot watch, yes they got awesome instruments on their planes but the pilot watch is there in the case of some technologic malfunction.
I think about it as compass vs GPS, gps = precision and ease of use but depends on satellites and batteries, compass = always working and trusty.
lkoilkoilk 1 year ago
@lkoilkoilk I totally agree.
corght 1 month ago
Really, the only thing a pilot's watch has to do is display GMT in an easily readable way. These slide rule watches are sorta silly. Seiko makes a number of straightforward GMT watches that are easy to read and adjust in the proper manner (like a Rolex Explorer/GMT II or Seiko SBGE001). The affordable and very good Seiko pilot's watches use the 8F56 movement, I believe.
schlusselmensch 2 years ago
whats the name of this song?
hw6743 3 years ago
think it is pirates of the carribean's song.
gunnersrennug 3 years ago