What's your favourite watch?

Posts

450

Likes

573

shutterlife

·May 29, 2017

This is like asking, who's your favorite child. I love all of mine equally without favorites.

 

Posts

3,849

Likes

8,667

redpcar

·May 29, 2017

Magnum PI special. Rolex GMT 16750

 

Posts

2,361

Likes

12,683

Jwit

·May 29, 2017

I'm going to use the same answer my dad always used to use when asked "Who is your favorite child?"
He would reply "Whichever one I am with"

So in this case whichever is currently on my wrist.... currently

 

Posts

1,800

Likes

10,117

ras47

·May 29, 2017

Mad Dog

Favorite is my beloved Seiko 6309-7049. It's been flying for 30 years. Purchased it new in 1987 at the NAS Whiting Field Navy Exchange during U.S. Navy primary pilot training in the T-34C...

I'm (re)discovering a love of Seiko watches. Had one ages ago but when I wrecked it I discovered Omega and that was the end of Seiko for me. Until now.

Do you find that pilots have a favorite brand of watch, or a favorite style?

 

Posts

177

Likes

327

67ViP

·May 30, 2017

My first of two, and still my favorite...love the SPECTRE strap with the black lacquered dial and new ceramic bezel.

 

Posts

847

Likes

8,408

Ssunnylee24

·May 30, 2017

My favorite two

 

Posts

484

Likes

1,604

Birky101

·May 30, 2017

I'm torn between these two but ATM the Speedy reduced is being serviced so full wrist time for the Air King

 

Posts

6,499

Likes

76,878

Mad Dog

·May 30, 2017

ras47

...Do you find that pilots have a favorite brand of watch, or a favorite style?

When I was a Navy helicopter pilot in the 80's and 90's...it seemed [from what I remember] that most of my peers wore Casio G-Shocks and Seiko divers. Of the Seiko divers, most wore quartz...very few of us wore automatics. Today, at Delta, most of my peers wear any style of quartz Casio, Citizen or Seiko...I have encountered a few that wear Rolex Subs and/or GMT Masters as well as one that wears a vintage Glycine Airman automatic...and one that wore a vintage Seiko brown bullhead automatic [because he knew he was flying with me]. For the record, I am the only one [that I know of] that sometimes wears vintage railroad grade pocket watches at the office [see below]. 😁

Hamilton Railway Special 992B [circa 1950]...

Illinois Bunn Special Sixty Hour [circa 1927]...

Hamilton 992 [circa 1930]...

Elgin B.W. Raymond 571 [circa 1953]...

BONUS PIC: Mad Dog [hatched 1964]...

Edited: May 31, 2017

 

Posts

2,141

Likes

3,366

Meme-Dweller

·May 30, 2017

I've flipped my share of Planet Oceans, Seamaster 300s, Aqua Terras, XXXXX Side of the Moons, but I just can't quite keep this one away. That really says something when a serial flipper finds a wristwatch he doesn't want to flip. I can see why it has barely even changed for over half a century... because it's a damn good design. I hope Omega has the sense to not ruin the watch like Rolex did with the Submariner and the fat maxi cases.

 

Posts

35

Likes

32

nvrp813

·May 30, 2017

This is the only watch in my collection that I will never sell. So I guess by default it's my favorite

 

Posts

16,209

Likes

34,184

JimInOz

·May 30, 2017·Melbourne Australia

 

Posts

1,061

Likes

1,937

chipsotoole

·May 30, 2017

I really do love my Chronostop...

but only coz the speedy is getting a revision.

 

Posts

1,800

Likes

10,117

ras47

·May 30, 2017

I chased the Rolex GMT Master Pepsi for 30 years and finally got one this year. All those years of coveting and I finally had my favorite watch of all time.

... For about a month. Then the Speedmaster bug bit me and within a month I had a new favorite.

Now I have co-favorites, switching back and forth almost daily. Memorial Day was the GMT2. Going to see the movie Alien Covenant was clearly Speedmaster time. So basically every time the wind blows I change watches. A $50 Versa watch winder is a blessing.

 

Posts

785

Likes

650

Perseus

·May 30, 2017

Probably the 300mc but the 3573 with a Mitsukoshi dial is a close second.

 

Posts

2,707

Likes

17,390

jaguar11

·May 30, 2017

Usually something that someone else has... Which I guess is why I like coming here to look and enjoy😀😀😀😀

 

Posts

4

Likes

12

gravysgood

·May 30, 2017

 

Posts

3,817

Likes

16,132

Fritz

·May 30, 2017

Mad Dog

When I was a Navy helicopter pilot in the 80's and 90's...it seemed [from what I remember] that most of my peers wore Casio G-Shocks and Seiko divers. Of the Seiko divers, most wore quartz...very few of us wore automatics. Today, at Delta, most of my peers wear any style of quartz Casio, Citizen or Seiko...I have encountered a few that wear Rolex Subs and/or GMT Masters as well as one that wears a vintage Glycine Airman automatic...and one that wore a vintage Seiko brown bullhead automatic [because he knew he was flying with me]. For the record, I am the only one [that I know of] that sometimes wears vintage railroad grade pocket watches at the office [see below]. 😁

WAIT! 'dog!... you're a pilot?!

And all this time I thought you were an escaped test unit for DD Coffee!

As for favorite watches.... as others have said: it is whatever is on my wrist (or in my pocket) today.... with a certain leaning towards the latest purchase.

I know if you ask me next week there will be no better watch on the planet than the Hamilton 940 I'm waiting on the arrival of now.

@Mad Dog ... might I suggest, now that the Hamilton pocket bug has its claws firmly embedded in your soul, that you find yourself an 18 size railway piece.... size does make a difference!

 

Posts

126

Likes

324

Travelhomedad

·May 30, 2017

This one ☝️

 

Posts

275

Likes

466

Df13

·May 30, 2017

Fritz

one favorite??! are you nuts!

if such a thing were possible we'd all only own one watch.

I've done exactly that. This is my favorite, and I'm in the process of getting rid of everything else.

 

Posts

2,286

Likes

5,585

ndgal

·May 30, 2017

Always the latest one... (Until a new one arrives. Which happens to be tomorrow... 😁)