I give up, after many, many years!

On Mon, 12 May 2008 22:09:10 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:





One of my favorite quotations of all time is this. Gregory Peck, when he
had just hit the big time in the early fifties, and his gang showed up
at a fancy restaurant. The Maitre'd informed them it would be some time
before they could be seated. One of his entourage stepped up to the
Maitre'd and said, excuse me, but do you know who this is?" Peck pulled
him aside and said to him "If ya gotta tell 'em who you are, you ain't"
I think of this every time I see a guy with watch with 47 functions on
it.

Bertie

my criteria for a flying watch was borne of absolute necessity. it is
that the face is plain enough that I can reliably read the time in no
more than a glance. ...because that is as long a period as you get.

my 3 watches are in the seconds per week accuracy range, quartz
movements, all three cost under $75 and in fact two of them together
cost under $60.

they are actual flying watches.

I've never been able to ever get anyone to believe me that that is
actually what you need in a flying watch.
two were made by loris and one by swatch.

how the hell could you ever read a 47 function watch in teeth shaking
turbulence?
zulu time in the little window???? that's what the watch on the odd
side wrist is set to!

Stealth Pilot

Stealth Pilot wrote in
:

On Mon, 12 May 2008 22:09:10 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:





One of my favorite quotations of all time is this. Gregory Peck, when
he
had just hit the big time in the early fifties, and his gang showed up
at a fancy restaurant. The Maitre'd informed them it would be some
time
before they could be seated. One of his entourage stepped up to the
Maitre'd and said, excuse me, but do you know who this is?" Peck
pulled
him aside and said to him "If ya gotta tell 'em who you are, you
ain't"
I think of this every time I see a guy with watch with 47 functions on
it.

Bertie

my criteria for a flying watch was borne of absolute necessity. it is
that the face is plain enough that I can reliably read the time in no
more than a glance. ...because that is as long a period as you get.

my 3 watches are in the seconds per week accuracy range, quartz
movements, all three cost under $75 and in fact two of them together
cost under $60.

they are actual flying watches.

I've never been able to ever get anyone to believe me that that is
actually what you need in a flying watch.
two were made by loris and one by swatch.

how the hell could you ever read a 47 function watch in teeth shaking
turbulence?
zulu time in the little window???? that's what the watch on the odd
side wrist is set to!

Well, I only use the airplane's clock in flight, and there's precious
little need for that these days ( I was recently asked why I punch the
stopwatch passing the marker by a training captain not too long ago) The
wris****ch is only as a backup in flight. It doesn't have a stop watch
function at all, though I probably would have one if the airplane didn't
have one for flying instruments.


Bertie

On May 13, 6:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Well, I only use the airplane's clock in flight, and there's precious
little need for that these days ( I was recently asked why I punch the
stopwatch passing the marker by a training captain not too long ago) The
wris****ch is only as a backup in flight. It doesn't have a stop watch
function at all, though I probably would have one if the airplane didn't
have one for flying instruments.

The Boeings have nice clocks although like you said, they dont get
used much. All the holds are DME based and I cant remember the last
time anyone here timed an approach. I do wear a $30 timex, but thats
just to make sure I show up on time. It is actually a whatch someone
on this list recomended (I knew I wasnt just waisting my time on this
list).
F Baum

"F. Baum" wrote in news:b28d93a6-5f7f-4a7c-94ee-
:

On May 13, 6:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Well, I only use the airplane's clock in flight, and there's precious
little need for that these days ( I was recently asked why I punch
the
stopwatch passing the marker by a training captain not too long ago)
The
wris****ch is only as a backup in flight. It doesn't have a stop
watch
function at all, though I probably would have one if the airplane
didn't
have one for flying instruments.

The Boeings have nice clocks although like you said, they dont get
used much. All the holds are DME based and I cant remember the last
time anyone here timed an approach. I do wear a $30 timex, but thats
just to make sure I show up on time. It is actually a whatch someone
on this list recomended (I knew I wasnt just waisting my time on this
list).
F Baum


Yeh, I have a Seiko worth maybe 75 that i got as a gift. Mostly for
showing up on time as you say. I still hit the clock passing the marker
every time, though. It's more a spacial awareness type thing now. The
habit comes from giving yourself the ability to revert to a non-
precision if you lost the glide or the ILS altogether or to help you
find the MAP if there was a complete failre. Almost completely redundant
now, but I still do it because it helps my awareness.


Bertie

On Tue, 13 May 2008 05:55:52 -0700 (PDT), "F. Baum"
wrote:

On May 13, 6:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Well, I only use the airplane's clock in flight, and there's precious
little need for that these days ( I was recently asked why I punch the
stopwatch passing the marker by a training captain not too long ago) The
wris****ch is only as a backup in flight. It doesn't have a stop watch
function at all, though I probably would have one if the airplane didn't
have one for flying instruments.

The Boeings have nice clocks although like you said, they dont get
used much. All the holds are DME based and I cant remember the last
time anyone here timed an approach. I do wear a $30 timex, but thats
just to make sure I show up on time. It is actually a whatch someone
on this list recomended (I knew I wasnt just waisting my time on this
list).
F Baum

the average quartz movement is at least 5 times the accuracy of the
worlds best mechanical movement.
quartz with a limibright dial face does it for me.
Stealth Pilot

Stealth Pilot writes:

my criteria for a flying watch was borne of absolute necessity. it is
that the face is plain enough that I can reliably read the time in no
more than a glance. ...because that is as long a period as you get.

Interesting ... that'll make a good topic for discussion; I'll try it.

Stealth Pilot wrote:

how the hell could you ever read a 47 function watch in teeth shaking
turbulence?
zulu time in the little window???? that's what the watch on the odd
side wrist is set to!

Stealth Pilot

My wife got me a Citizen this Christmas nice BIG numbers with for hands
on it. The three obvious plus a fourth smaller that points at the
imbeded zulu scale. I like it a lot. Very easy to read (except the
date)under all conditions short of long term total darkness.

On May 13, 7:36 am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:

My wife got me a Citizen this Christmas nice BIG numbers with for hands
on it. The three obvious plus a fourth smaller that points at the
imbeded zulu scale. I like it a lot. Very easy to read (except the
date)under all conditions short of long term total darkness.

I had one like that, wore it out, and can't find another. Who
makes it?

Dan

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On May 13, 7:36 am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:

My wife got me a Citizen this Christmas nice BIG numbers with for hands
on it. The three obvious plus a fourth smaller that points at the
imbeded zulu scale. I like it a lot. Very easy to read (except the
date)under all conditions short of long term total darkness.


I had one like that, wore it out, and can't find another. Who
makes it?

Dan


My guess would be Citizen.

wrote:
On May 13, 7:36 am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:

My wife got me a Citizen this Christmas nice BIG numbers with for hands
on it. The three obvious plus a fourth smaller that points at the
imbeded zulu scale. I like it a lot. Very easy to read (except the
date)under all conditions short of long term total darkness.

I had one like that, wore it out, and can't find another. Who
makes it?

Dan

Citizen, I got it last Christmas so it may still be in the line, but I
can't find it on their website. They do come and go.

It's a lot like this one.

http://www.citizenwatch.com/COA/Engl...180-03E&page=1

but mine has a grey band and the GMT function. The other one they have
like it (and there is a link from that URL) has the GMT on a small dial
and all the chrono functions.