Best Pilot Watch for $100?

My trusty Timex Expedition has finally died, after years of faithful
service. Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I purchased one of the vibrating watches from Sporty's Pilot Shop
($75). This is more likely to get my attention for fuel tank changes
(PA28) than the twin timer I was using. The timer is just barely
audible with headphones and my slight loss of hearing at higher
frequencies.

The one I purchased is a Vibralight 3 with dual time zone, 2x timer
and 2x alarms. Makes quite a good noise on a wooden bedside cabinet
when using the alarm.

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:05:41 -0800, Jay Honeck
wrote:

My trusty Timex Expedition has finally died, after years of faithful
service. Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?

David

I use a Luminox.

It doesn't do a lot of pilot tricks.

It's just the only watch I've ever had where the time is easily
visible day, night or twilight.

The company does make other models that do have cluttered dials and
lots of buttons.

This is the one I have. I've been using it for six years now and I
haven't even had to change the battery.

http://luminox.800rpm.com/index.php?...ries/3400/3402



Jay Honeck wrote:
My trusty Timex Expedition has finally died, after years of faithful
service. Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:05:41 -0800, Jay Honeck wrote:

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?

I received a considerable bit of jocular harassment from some friends for
purchasing a rather large digital watch for flying. I have an "aviation"
style analog watch that just wasn't doing anything for me.

I couldn't be happier with the digital choice... Press a button to switch
between 12 & 24 hour time, press another button once for Zulu time, a
second time for a stop watch, a third time for a programmable count down
timer (it's my fuel timer) and in a dark cockpit, press another button and
the display lights up brightly for 4 seconds.

I consider it a tool, not a fashion statement.

--
Dallas

Dallas wrote:
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:05:41 -0800, Jay Honeck wrote:

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?

I received a considerable bit of jocular harassment from some friends
for purchasing a rather large digital watch for flying. I have an
"aviation" style analog watch that just wasn't doing anything for me.

I couldn't be happier with the digital choice... Press a button to
switch between 12 & 24 hour time, press another button once for Zulu
time, a second time for a stop watch, a third time for a programmable
count down timer (it's my fuel timer) and in a dark cockpit, press
another button and the display lights up brightly for 4 seconds.

I consider it a tool, not a fashion statement.

Yeah, I saw it.. Great for building up the biceps too, just have to
alternate wrists on a long flight!!

nuk nuk nuk

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:56:18 -0600, ManhattanMan wrote:

Yeah, I saw it.. Great for building up the biceps too, just have to
alternate wrists on a long flight!! nuk nuk nuk

Et tu, Brute?


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Dallas

Dallas wrote:
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:56:18 -0600, ManhattanMan wrote:

Yeah, I saw it.. Great for building up the biceps too, just have to
alternate wrists on a long flight!! nuk nuk nuk

Et tu, Brute?

Naw, I alredy et, tanks.........

On Nov 11, 7:05 am, Jay Honeck wrote:
Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?
--
Jay Honeck
Jay,
I wear a fake Rolex. Doesnt do much for me in the cockpit but the
women dig it.
KFB

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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My trusty Timex Expedition has finally died, after years of faithful
service. Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?

Casio W-201

$12.95 at Wal-Mart

2 time zones, stopwatch g
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Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote in news:1194789941.276600.29240
@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

My trusty Timex Expedition has finally died, after years of faithful
service. Although it had many features I liked, it was missing a few
things that would be nice in the plane. (Zulu time, for example.)

What's the group-think on this? What watch do you wear/recommend?
--

I wear a relatively cheap Seiko and leave it on GMT all the time.

At home I don't wear a watch and everyone already knows I 'm a pilot.



Bertie