If you were a pilot...

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

if this was the Breitling Emergency and i saw that, i would take a different flight

[Skyrider01]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Which Breitling model?

Aerospace

[GMT Fan]

20 + years flying in USN. I vote GMT. Not because I wore it flying. I wore a Timex. I vote GMT because I have a BLNR and I TREASURE IT!!

[Skyrider01]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

if this was the Breitling Emergency and i saw that, i would take a different flight

Good one!

[CRM114]

I am. GMTs, made for globe-trotting.

[cruise_bone]

Explorer 2

[CRM114]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

if this was the Breitling Emergency and i saw that, i would take a different flight

[nbsheeran]

I spent nearly my entire 20-year Air Force flying career wearing a 16710. It was my one watch for decades.

The Sky Dweller is a very interesting complication in a quite ugly presentation. You couldn’t give me one.

[kegan]

Wasn’t an option when I got this
one but I would still choose the GMT over the sky D today. This is how it looks after twenty years of short haul Arline ops. Looks fine as long as
you don’t get too close



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[Retired]

Flying for over 50 years, 22 military and the remainder recreational and I have always worn a GMT of one form or another

[watchwatcher]

Not a pilot, but I would think a GMT would be better suited for the cockpit. That's just a guess on my part, though.

Actually, having traveled extensively the last 10 years or so of my career, the EXP2 was my go to.

[RXAPPP]

GMT. I honestly think Pilot or otherwise it’s the one watch I could see myself keeping long after the others have been handed down

[darkside7]

None. I’d wear a Casio. Much more accurate in time and functions..

[The Libertine]

GMT!

[Beckster]

Airline pilot for about 20 years and for me, GMT for sure. I think the poll is quite clear!

[Beckster]

Originally Posted by kegan

Wasn’t an option when I got this
one but I would still choose the GMT over the sky D today. This is how it looks after twenty years of short haul Arline ops. Looks fine as long as
you don’t get too close



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Still looks good buddy!

[Rose Gold]

I am a private pilot and I prefer an Apple Watch when it comes to time zone duties.

Joe

[ALF61]

Pilot here. With modern navigational devices telling you zulu time per waypoint there is not nearly a NEED for GMT watches as the good ol days of the 70´s and 80´s.

As others have said Sky wears dressier, and more expensive. I still love the GMT´s !!!

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by Skyrider01

Aerospace

That's the best Aerospace Breitling ever made, imo. Looks and fits great, with dead-on accuracy and great functionality. Pity they've mucked up the design since then.

[t65tampa]

GMT Master II suits the pilot best with legibility and simplicity.

Sky-Dweller suits the passenger in first class best with function and stylish presence.

[air_king]

As an airline pilot, GMT all day every day

[peacocknation]

Amazing number of pilots on these forums! I should have added a disclaimer, I am NOT an airline pilot. :p Was merely curious what you all thought!

I could see how the GMT is more rugged - crazy to say about a watch that's ~$10k, but maybe the SD is more for those folks flying 1st class all the time. :)

Also to the pilot with the 5990 - I should rethink my career choices, maybe an airline pilot would have been the right choice!

[Skyrider01]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

That's the best Aerospace Breitling ever made, imo. Looks and fits great, with dead-on accuracy and great functionality. Pity they've mucked up the design since then.

Agreed! I much prefer the older variants than the new ones. And you're right about the accuracy of the superquartz. Mine only gains 3 seconds a year.

[Vanmarsenille]

Originally Posted by Rocket launcher

Air-King is the pilot watch to have

Not in the slightest.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by Vanmarsenille

Not in the slightest.

As most here know, the current Air-King design was inspired by Rolex's instruments on the Bloodhound SSC. It's hard to imagine a bigger disaster during a land-speed record attempt in an automobile than going airborne, so it remains puzzling why Rolex felt it was a good idea to use the Air-King as the model to showcase the design. Taking that ill-conceived naming concept and stretching it to presuming the A-K would make a good pilot watch is equally bemusing.

[avalvo]

Ball Master Diver World timer - an extraordinary value

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[JasChCh]

I made a post about a pilot's GMT yesterday - I got talking to him because of his watch, and found it that he had been a USAF Test Pilot!

His GMT was 20 years old, and had been on his wrist in over 70 types of aircraft, over a 20 year career Military career and now Civil flying. It has been at Mach 2.5 in an F-15D and up to 70,000 feet (above the Armstrong limit) in a U-2S. I am guessing that not many watches can make that claim!

We don't get many USAF test pilots here in New Zealand, so my sons and I really enjoyed talking with him. I think he would have found it strange if I had asked for a picture of his watch!!

I am just a glider pilot, so am unlikely to ever have to worry about different time zones, but I would still prefer the GMT.

[eonflux]

Voted for the GMT because you can see multiple timezones, including UTC.
The SkyD functionality is a bit more limited.

[Xyza0722]

Originally Posted by ratty

I’ve voted GMT but I doubt many pilots really do this.

Do we have any pilots on here who can comment on this? Surely most just reset their watches at their destination for as long as they are there then reset again when they land at their final destination

Does anyone have a watch which automatically resets to the time zone they are in, if so, do they work well?

I’ve been flying professionally for 28+ years and have worn a GMT for 20 years. Although the accuracy of the onboard GPS clocks are what we rely on for timing, I use the bezel for home times etc and the independent 12 hr hand on my 16710 is great. My 16750 I use to travel more with earlier but now it’s only the 16710 when I work

[iealdrich]

Here’s my vote. It’s on rotation with an Explorer II and a PAM00233.

IA