Breitling Watch

This forum is for non aviation related topics, political debate, random thoughts, and everything else that just doesn't seem to fit in the normal forums. ALL FORUM RULES STILL APPLY.

Moderators: lilfssister, North Shore, sky's the limit, sepia, Sulako

rigpiggy
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2964
Joined: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:17 pm
Location: west to east and west again

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by rigpiggy »

Why do Pilots swim in Circles.




Their watches pull them down on one side.
---------- ADS -----------
 
User avatar
ETOPS
Rank 4
Rank 4
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:26 am
Location: some godforsaken island...

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by ETOPS »

Doc wrote:
ETOPS wrote: Your strike me like a guy who'd argue the practicality of a 911 GT2.
-I'd rather get the Cayenne because it has more cargo and seating capacity and I can drive it in the winter and over speed bumps. Plus its not like I can do 200mph anyway. I got a plane for that.
I find the Cayenne to be a really UGLY car! If you are going to buy a Porsche, it just HAS to be a 911! I owned a 912 back in the day. Always wanted a royal blue, late 60's, 911. Esthetically, that's the most attractive Porsche ever built! Then of course, there was the XKE of the same vintage. Today, my dream car has to be the Lotus Elise, in BRG. For your dollar, that's a pretty good buy!
Once again, to each (generation) their own. I'd take a 996 anyday :D. Today, my dream car would be a R35 phantom [with a big emphasis on dream as I'm still paying for flights :(] minus the spoiler.

Anyway, enjoy you Breitling!
---------- ADS -----------
 
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

...or go Russian:

Aviator Wings of the Motherland Chronograph 3133/2801435 Russian Watch MovementRussian Poljot MovementChronograph Sapphire crystalWater-resistant to 30 m, 3 ATM Stainless...
More details List Price: $ 1199.00
R2A Price: $ 899.00

This items ships in 7 to 21 days
Qty:
---------- ADS -----------
 
Attachments
wings_case_4714-4_2.jpg
wings_case_4714-4_2.jpg (47.13 KiB) Viewed 858 times
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

...or something really cool: Russian 24 hour watch for kosmonauts:
---------- ADS -----------
 
Attachments
review-raketa-24hour.jpg
review-raketa-24hour.jpg (73.49 KiB) Viewed 857 times
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
. ._
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 7374
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:50 pm
Location: Cowering in my little room because the Water Cooler is locked.
Contact:

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by . ._ »

Is there ANYTHING the Russians design that DOESN'T look cool?!?!!?! :)
---------- ADS -----------
 
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

istp wrote:Is there ANYTHING the Russians design that DOESN'T look cool?!?!!?! :)

Yeap!
This does not look to cool:
---------- ADS -----------
 
Attachments
AN 72.jpg
AN 72.jpg (81.02 KiB) Viewed 861 times
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

But that is cool!...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GdfnTLKcvM&NR=1

Better viewed full screen, with headphones, and a glass of vodka in hand. Enjoy :smt040
---------- ADS -----------
 
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

This is why russian pilots have good watches... :shock:

Another good video I found. Great Cobra tactics...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTfZLQdkHo&NR=1


На здоровье! :drinkers:
---------- ADS -----------
 
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
. ._
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 7374
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:50 pm
Location: Cowering in my little room because the Water Cooler is locked.
Contact:

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by . ._ »

Expat wrote:
istp wrote:Is there ANYTHING the Russians design that DOESN'T look cool?!?!!?! :)

Yeap!
This does not look to cool:
Image
I disagree. I think it's cool. :supz:
---------- ADS -----------
 
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

I must admit I spent my evening watching cool U-Tube videos, and drinking vodka, here is the answer for those who think the F-22 is so good, from Discovery channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VOFdXO9 ... re=related

Russian language, but english sub-titles :smt014
---------- ADS -----------
 
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
. ._
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 7374
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:50 pm
Location: Cowering in my little room because the Water Cooler is locked.
Contact:

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by . ._ »

More cool stuff, but let's get back on topic so the mods don't freak.

Groovy music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnLBF4GM ... re=related

-istp :P
---------- ADS -----------
 
Doc
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 9241
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:28 am

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Doc »

istp wrote:More cool stuff, but let's get back on topic so the mods don't freak.

Groovy music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnLBF4GM ... re=related

-istp :P
Hell, it's MY thread, and I say it's Okay to show pics of really kewl Rusky airplanes. So, there.
---------- ADS -----------
 
OhKiE DoHkIe
Rank 2
Rank 2
Posts: 77
Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm
Location: 6 OHniner

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by OhKiE DoHkIe »

Captain X wrote:
Rowdy wrote:My father has the model with the ELT in it.. cant remember the exact name. I'll ask him when I'm back in north america
That would be the Emergency model

Image

Big, phat, in your face Loves it, Breitling Emergency...treat yourself, don't cheat yourself.
---------- ADS -----------
 
"When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum."
User avatar
Cougar
Rank 4
Rank 4
Posts: 245
Joined: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:07 am

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Cougar »

So,

do you suppose that Emergency Model would go off if one were to fall off a barstool really hard???

:shock:
---------- ADS -----------
 
iflyforpie
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 8132
Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:25 pm
Location: Winterfell...

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by iflyforpie »

Have they upgraded the Emergency to 406 MHz?

Image

This is my watch. Bought it in '04 'cause I needed a watch for commercial flying and I had no money. Haven't changed the battery since new, haven't set the time in two years (about 1 min off from computer/cell/gps), and it has been lost, submerged in 5606, drenched in W100, and bashed with God knows what. Best $50 I ever spent, and it has UTC at the touch of a button.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

And this is mine, bought in 1984 for 800 USD at the PX in Syria.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Attachments
Seiko.JPG
Seiko.JPG (409.56 KiB) Viewed 889 times
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
SuperchargedRS
Rank (9)
Rank (9)
Posts: 1485
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:30 am
Location: the stars playground

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by SuperchargedRS »

They are nice, most use a Valjoux 7750ish movement. Tell you sister to get you a Omega Speedmaster instead, same chrono, more timeless, better as time goes on, also they are the only NASA space watch and the watch that was worn on the moon

Image
---------- ADS -----------
 
Doc
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 9241
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:28 am

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Doc »

I really like the Speedmaster, in automatic. Or the Seamaster. We are currently having the same debate.
Funny thing, I just got a new dive watch in the mail from an online camera store in New York. I bought a Sigma 10-20 from them a couple of months ago, and got the watch in the monthly draw! It's a Citizen Eco-Drive, good to 300 metres! It's one slick looking watch. I'll spring a leak before it does.
---------- ADS -----------
 
OhKiE DoHkIe
Rank 2
Rank 2
Posts: 77
Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm
Location: 6 OHniner

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by OhKiE DoHkIe »

Deatest neanderthal men. :)

I find it curious why some men brag about being a simple no-nonsense rough around the edges mans man when they offer up some heroic tales of their plastic, decrepit watch that is older than ancient Sumerian cuneiform clay texts AND repeating some "play it again" war story about how "their" watch survived some catastrophic cosmic event and out lived the tyrannosaurus and managed to still not need a battery change ever since Heaven sent doves to wrap it around their wrist. :lol:

Bragging about your old plastic watch (in public) is like bragging about the underwear you still have AND wear since 1994.

Bragging about your Jurassic Dollar Store time peice is like bragging about the dirt under your nails @ a dinner party and you're the host that just prepared everyones meal.

Perception gets you past the front door. Attitude is what keeps you there. (and a good watch)

:D
---------- ADS -----------
 
"When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum."
User avatar
Expat
Rank 10
Rank 10
Posts: 2383
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:58 am
Location: Central Asia

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Expat »

OK, OhKie,
Show us your 100 grand Cartier then :shock:
---------- ADS -----------
 
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
. ._
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 7374
Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:50 pm
Location: Cowering in my little room because the Water Cooler is locked.
Contact:

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by . ._ »

Image

-istp :roll:
---------- ADS -----------
 
xsbank
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 5655
Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:00 pm
Location: "The Coast"

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by xsbank »

An Omega Chronograph will cost you $600 to overhaul, in about 5 years time. Ask me how I know. Keep the Citizen!
---------- ADS -----------
 
"What's it doing now?"
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
BoostedNihilist

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by BoostedNihilist »

oh noooo
---------- ADS -----------
 
Last edited by BoostedNihilist on Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:23 pm, edited 2 times in total.
User avatar
Cat Driver
Top Poster
Top Poster
Posts: 18921
Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:31 pm

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by Cat Driver »

Here is an interesting discovery.

I have my Breitling stored in a safe dry place as I have not worn the thing since I flew in my last air show in 2005.

Went and took it out yesterday just to have a look at it....the fuc.ing thing will not start running no matter what I do with it.
---------- ADS -----------
 
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no


After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
BoostedNihilist

Re: Breitling Watch

Post by BoostedNihilist »

try using the crown to advance the hands (lightly) if that is jammed up you have real problems. Is it an inertia drive or battery? If the latter the answer is obvious if the former a trip to service is in need.
---------- ADS -----------
 
Locked

Return to “The Water Cooler”