I work with a lot of professional pilots and I have been observing what watches they wear. I have seen a two Rolex subs, two Seamasters, two Breitlings, a cheaper Tag
So far so normal...
But I see an awful lot more cheap digital watches and cheap quartz watches. Not many chronographs.
This got me thinking, what watch do pilots really wear? The watch industry/advertising would lead us to believe pilots are all wearing Breitlings and 'aviator style' watches, but this doesn't seem to be the case in reality. I know that not many of the pilots use their watch as part of the job. The aircraft all have clocks, GPS etc.
So....what watch do pilots really wear?
So far so normal...
But I see an awful lot more cheap digital watches and cheap quartz watches. Not many chronographs.
This got me thinking, what watch do pilots really wear? The watch industry/advertising would lead us to believe pilots are all wearing Breitlings and 'aviator style' watches, but this doesn't seem to be the case in reality. I know that not many of the pilots use their watch as part of the job. The aircraft all have clocks, GPS etc.
So....what watch do pilots really wear?