Horological Meandering

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2008-03-08 21:40:16

If I had to get one, it would be the Tissot T Touch, for its innovative sapphire function, or the Omega X 33 for its history...
Best.nicolas

Aloha from Hawaii SJX! 
I agree with you the Breitling Aerospace is my current favorite travel watch.  I like having the second time zone, chrono and alarm.  Here's a pic from Koko Head in Oahu:

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And here's a shot from the Delta Airlines business elite section while flying out to Lima, Peru (sorry for the bad photo, it's from my blackberry.  And the AP ROO in the background is from a watch magazine):

Regards,
ED-209

I like the way the Aerospace looks and how slim it is, but I've never been a fan of the crown-operated digital functions. It is cool and fun to play with, but it is very difficult to operate while on the wrist, especially when you're moving around. Analog-digital watches like the Breitling B-1 that have pushers are much easier to use IMHO. What are your thoughts on it?

Nice bracelet you have by the way, my Aerospace came on the older style bracelet with flimsy rolled metal links.

- SJX

The only issue I have with the crown operation is the twist fast or slow function.  For example, if I wanted to change the 2nd time zone one hour ahead, I have to twist the crown fast.  Sometimes its hard to do on the wrist.  But overall I like the simplicity of having one crown.

The bracelet is the newer 'professional 2' and is part of the newer Aerospace Avantage.  I like the way it looks better than the previous generation.

Is the Omega Seamaster quartz.  I think Omega integrated the display nicer than Breitling.  Here's a pic of the Omega with the LCD functions turned off, it looks like a normal blue dial seamaster:

And here's the second time zone activated. 
Single crown operation like the Breitling.

To my taste, it looks good enough to go anywhere and is very practical.

if I must choose one and this is big IF I would go for Breitling Emergency

.... there was this Casio watches with little calculators beneath screen

that seems so cool when I was in primary scool and all boys have them

back than I was so envy because I was wearing my uncle's Darwil and grandad's Doxa LOL

This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2008-03-08 04:59:53

Got one for my Bar Mitzvah when I was 13.  I literally did not take it off my wrist for the next 8 years.

 

 

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The Citizen would be up there. i am now wearing a TAG Microtimer.

I love the massive case of the Oysterquartz and the Omega Marinechronometer one of the most significant quartz watches ever made IMHO. Your Rado uses the same ETA movement as my Aerospace too.

- SJX

The T-Touch must be one of the all-time coolest watches ever!  The compass, altimeter, thermometer and barometric measure are great fun (and occasionally useful).

 

An ODM titanium wonder....

tempusfugit

Omega speedmaster X-33

TAG microtimer

Here are some of the nicer quartz ones I've owned.

Grand Seiko "Mag Resist"

Citizen "The Citizen" Chronomaster

Seiko Perpetual Calendar

Oysterquartz

Bell & Ross Function (same as Aerospace inside, I think)

A very early beige Aerospace / Navitimer

Another Grand Seiko quartz, simple, clean no-date

My favorite Aerospace (no longer on yellow strap)

Breitling Colt super-quartz

Bulova tuning fork movement

Grand Seiko

Oysterquartz

Mike

IWC PD Chrono Moon Phase mecha-quartz  (on hood of my car after wildfires in San Diego last fall)

Omega f300 tuning fork (might not be exactly quartz)

I used to have the IWC PD moonphase meca-quartz also, but I found it much too small. I liked the colour combination on that, the grey titanium case with the blue dial and gold-ringed subdials.

- SJX

• Two-tone B&M Riviera - Nice, dressy, all around watch
• Tommy Bahma LE Chrono- Love this one. Fun, nice dial, gift from my Honey
• A 20 year old Rado - My first watch over $1500
• A Movado - This one was a freebie

Bob

including a 1960 gold Alpha with first production dial, a 1962 spaceview, a 1970's snorkel, an omega F8192hz electroquartz, a couple of F300's out of the 10 or more i had. i love Accutrons, but having so many was ridiculous so i've got a couple that i consider nice and let the rest go. servicing is very expensive and theres only 1 guy in UK that i trust to do it.

i've just offloaded a lot of stuff including my Omega marine chronometer, chronoquartz, seamaster mariner II and 2 Breitling dual display military issue Navitimers(Iranian and Algerian)

i had a fair few Omega quartz pieces as i collected the brand and felt that it was the done thing to have the watches like the Marine chronometer. i've had an X-33 and the seamaster 120 multifunction, but found that i only ever wore the mechanicals so i got rid of them.

i'm not really a fan of quartz stuff anymore although i've just bought a real funky one just for the dial display.

 

 

this is a sellers pic as its not arrived yet but i'm sure it'll come up on a friday funk shot soon.

Back to the Seventies, Jimmy Hendrix was on the top , the Stones too, Deep Purple just came back from Budokan, and Cheap Trick was just born...
What a time!
Best.
Nicolas

It reminds me of James Colburn in Our Man Flint.

post some pics when you get it. Would love to see how it lights up in the dark. May be too bright?

Cheers.

Bob

Hi SJX,

Nice thread and some great responses.

I think I share with most of us a general aversion to quartz. However every good rule has its exceptions.

And we have seen some excellent and very worthy examples of those exceptions among the replies.

I would like to share mine:

IWC Ocean 2000 Bund Quartz

And other strictly not quartz, but since others have shown theirs, - Omega Geneve Tuning Fork f300Hz

 

Warmest wishes,

Teng