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whifferdill
Apart from the Sinn 103, Fortis Off Cosmo GMT and Breitling B1 - what other pilot's watches out there have a count-down bezel?

Thanks in advance:)
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HappyJack
You could get a Revue Thommen Airspeed Classic Chronograph Automatic - that has a count-down bezel and the older version, used examples of which surface occasionally, has the Lemania 5100.

Lemania 5100 version:-


Series 2 Valjoux 7750 version (you can get this new from Watchintime for 545 pounds)
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Paulo
There's my favorite too: the EZM1... :-d
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Sinn 757 (757UTC) is also available with a count-down bezel as an option.
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whifferdill
Thanks guys - interesting - especially the 757 UTC - didn't realise it was available with the countdown. Is the 857 UTC also available with a countdown bezel?
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Crusader
My understanding is that the choice between count-up and count-down bezels isn't routinely offered on the 757 and 857, as the good people at Sinn say that - and this will come as a surprise and severe blow to the technical-minded ego of many a WIS, myself included - hardly anyone of their customers notices the difference ... :oops:

On the other hand, things can change, so it is always good to ask them directly.

Edit: Jack dug up a picture of the 757 count-down in the post below, so you know what it looks like. :)
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whifferdill said:
Thanks guys - interesting - especially the 757 UTC - didn't realise it was available with the countdown. Is the 857 UTC also available with a countdown bezel?
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I found link and the the following pictures on a post of Crusader's from last year:https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=79086

http://www.sinn.de/sinn-uhren-2000/online-shop/Modelle/sinn-news/news-757-757UTC.htm



Just a shame they don't do one with a permanent second hand...
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Crusader
HappyJack said:
http://www.sinn.de/sinn-uhren-2000/online-shop/Modelle/sinn-news/news-757-757UTC.htm
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The countdown bezel version has been removed from that link by Sinn.

I think they should have asked us first before making important decisions like that. ;-)
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HappyJack said:
I found link and the the following pictures on a post of Crusader's from last year:https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=79086

http://www.sinn.de/sinn-uhren-2000/online-shop/Modelle/sinn-news/news-757-757UTC.htm



Just a shame they don't do one with a permanent second hand...
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eh... utc hand but with no markings... what?
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Crusader said:
The countdown bezel version has been removed from that link by Sinn.

I think they should have asked us first before making important decisions like that. ;-)
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This picture is at that link - it shows the count-down - look closely and you can see the 10 at 10 on the bezel; and 50 at the 2:
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Crusader
HappyJack said:
This picture is at that link - it shows the count-down - look closely and you can see the 10 at 10 on the bezel; and 50 at the 2:
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Ah yes, I meant to say that the big pictures which showed the count-up and count-down versions side-by-side have been replaced by pictures of the count-up bezel only.

@Pasfreak: There are no UTC markings because the UTC-hand really only indicates a second timezone in 12h format, i.e. it marks the offset to the main hour hand as the two hands move in parallel.
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HappyJack said:


Just a shame they don't do one with a permanent second hand...
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Then it'd be almost identical with Damasko, and that will make it lose its own character <|
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HappyJack
Weeelll.... you cannot get a UTC Damasko, or one with a count-down bezel, and whilst they have a similar style, I'd say that the character is much more than the style. I don't think I can bring myself to buy a watch without a permanent second hand, and in that respect, it's like admiring a beautiful road car with a passenger seat missing - still stylish but less practical!
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whifferdill
Thanks for the links / pictures - That 757 is a very useful bit of kit, but I prefer the 857 - thinner case, I don't need a chrono and I much prefer the 24 hour set up of the second time zone - If this watch was available with a countdown bezel, it would be a very useful pilot's watch indeed and probably just about perfect for my needs - though I have slightly more traditional styling tastes, preferring the Flieger type dials with the traditional arabic numerals, but beggars can't be choosers!

I think I'll mail Sinn and see if the 857 is available with the countdown bezel.......

Thanks again folks!

ps: I don't quite see the reasoning behind the cut off arrow tips of the bezel marker - makes it more difficult to set the bezel against anywhere but the main, large five minute marks of the dial.:-s
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Crusader
HappyJack said:
Weeelll.... you cannot get a UTC Damasko, or one with a count-down bezel
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The Damasko is, however, available with a 12h-bezel which has the same functionality as the second timezone on the Sinn 757.

You are right about the lack of a countdown bezel, though.
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whifferdill said:
ps: I don't quite see the reasoning behind the cut off arrow tips of the bezel marker - makes it more difficult to set the bezel against anywhere but the main, large five minute marks of the dial.:-s
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I believe it is a compromise between maximizing the lumed area, and fitting it into the width of the bezel insert. If it were pointy, it would look awkward, and if the sides were at the correct angle, the base of the triangle would have to be much narrower. Having said that, I think an equilateral triangle would have been a significant improvement over the traditional bezel dot, even if the lumed area would be smaller than it is now.
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whifferdill said:
I think I'll mail Sinn and see if the 857 is available with the countdown bezel.......
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most likely the 857 bezel has identical dimensions with that of 757.
then, of course, the 857 is available with the countdown bezel as well.

in that case it should be possible to order the watch directly
with the countdown bezel.

on the other hand, it is possible to order a replacement countdown bezel
from Sinn and to install it at home (as I recently did for my 757UTC)
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whifferdill
Crusader said:
Having said that, I think an equilateral triangle would have been a significant improvement over the traditional bezel dot, even if the lumed area would be smaller than it is now.
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Exactly - I think Sinn lost focus a little here - I'd rather have a bezel marker that lined up exactly with the marks on the dial with perhaps a smaller lumed signature than a large lumed marker that is 'approximate' due to its bluntness!

Shame that - a real niggle in an otherwise great design.:-s
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Crusader
B&R: https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=205229 ;-)
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