That’s hilarious 
But about right for that “men’s magazine but without the nudes” publication. I recall reading, many years ago, an article where a guy wrote in asking why, when he is in the public toilet, his willy looks so much shorter than those of men standing next to him. He was given a long explanation to do with the angles; looking down on yours makes it look shorter than looking sideways at others…
I don’t think mechanical watches are less reliable than electronic ones; in fact I would be amazed if the €800 Garmin (e.g.) watches were especially reliable, especially if the waterproofing is being tested with daily swimming and such. My IWC is worn 24/7/365, swimming, skiing, the lot, never comes off except for airport x-rays. The mech ones are just a blatent ripoff, perfected by the Swiss lifestyle watch industry with various restrictive practices e.g. not making parts available to others (vertical service integration), refusal to work on a watch if there is a scratch on a ceramic case (effectively rendering it worthless unless you pay up another €xxxx), not returning replaced parts, etc.
An article from GQ: the skim-read conclusion is that many people who wear expensive/vintage watches don’t set the time on them. Either random time, or stopped aesthetically at 10:10. It’s about form over function as a fashion item, and phones are more accurate. I suspect it’s a tacit concession of unreliability.
Peter wrote:
Anyway, getting divorced for 5.8k is incredibly good value Normally, the old joke applies: why is divorce so expensive? Because it’s worth it!
That depends on the woman. Or the man. 
$5800 is cheap on that price landscape.
A 10k (new price) IWC is 500 for a fixed price service, on which the IWC conmen (conmen but ever so polite, writing “thank you with entrusting us with your timepiece” or some such) will con you out of a further 1.8k by saying the ceramic case is scratched and they won’t touch it unless you replace that.
Anyway, getting divorced for 5.8k is incredibly good value Normally, the old joke applies: why is divorce so expensive? Because it’s worth it!
Somehow I don’t feel sorry for someone who can’t find the $5800 watch he feels “befits” his wife. I mentioned to my wife the article Peter linked to . She said that if I gave her such a birthday present she would divorce me. (And that would not be because we couldn’t afford it.)
Peter wrote:
whole business is boiling right over
A Times article maybe 15 years ago said the big brands had been devalued by ‘journalists and rappers’ and that the discerning watch owner should buy a vintage Rolex or IWC instead.
After 5 years I’ve given up with my grandfather’s watch: it’s too frustrating having it serviced, and returning it under warranty.
I’d already done the Beobachtungsuhren research in post 137 for the large clean black dial with luminescent hands, but opted for the reliability of quartz. I paid a bit extra for an anti-reflective coating, and got a spare strap in advance. Just arrived from Laco in Pforzheim:
While Rolex don’t exactly make “pilot watches”, this has just popped up.
Somehow it doesn’t surprise me that this whole business is boiling right over the edge of the kettle
The net effect will be to increase the % of pilots whose watches are not away for a repair
“As mentioned previously Breitling seems to have dropped out of its “relationship” with aviation (does anyone know why?”
New corporate branding & imagery associated with sustainability & eco-friendly themes.
I bought this a little over 14 years ago:
Automatic movement. Took it in twice to adjust the tension in the spring, now it deviates maybe one minute per month. I’m on the 3rd strap.
Not an aviator watch per se, only the essentials. I chose the dark background before it was trendy specifically because I see the hands better even in bright daylight.
