Breitling Aerospace. Educate me
Every time Tony photographs one of his Breitling Ana-Digitals, I think what lookers they are.
Now Titanium really appeals, but when I think about the movement and functionality then logic takes over.
Essentially the movement is a quartz one (accepting its Thermo-compensated) with the functions of an inexpensive digital watch attached. I am sure 20 years ago this looked quite an attractive feature set but in the era of the GPS enabled smartwatch, it all seems a bit "retro". Now the ETA 2824 movements in many Breitlings are not exactly handcrafted by pixies from precious materials, so I suppose the Aerospace is no more illogical financially than the equivalent analogue Breitling, but GPS watches do a lot more.
For those that love them, could you share what the attraction is, beyond they look awesome ?
Now the best looking of all is the night mission, but that seems at quite a premium for a black coating and deployant.
Not that I need another watch to think about, but....
Cheers
Dave
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Breitling Aerospace. Educate me
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Originally Posted by
MFB Scotland
I really like that. Think the 42mm would probably suit me better
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Originally Posted by
RossC
Respect your opinion Simon, but I remember saying to you at the time, you were making the wrong choice. For a man who loves big watches like your Avenger, and your Cobra Seawolf, choosing the 42mm Avantage rather than the 43mm Evo, which incidentally wears larger than the 1mm increase suggests, you may have had a different experience.
The next mistake in my view, was the fact it was without bracelet. I always found my previous Avantage models weren't quite right without the bracelet. Because the watch is so light, but smaller than the Evo on my 7.5inch wrist, a strap tries to force one side of the head upwards rather than sitting flat. I wear my Evo on straps, but the bracelet really makes it, for comfort and lightweight, yet sturdy feel.
Thirdly, for those struggling with the small crown, the Evo addresses this with a larger crown making functions easier to navigate, including the hour forward/back flick, which I always found a really difficult knack to master on previous models.
As for the X33 comparison, they are so different, especially in thickness and look, but having an extra 70m water resistance helps my peace of mind.
I'm not a fan of quartz in my collection, but my Aerospace is a watch I often pick up over the others, there are just so many advantages over my mechanicals I find hard to overlook for so many situations.
Morning Ross, how are you?
I can't deny it, you did try to warn me and I did ignore you to my detriment! I wanted to try the Aerospace experience on the cheap, and so I bought an Avantage on rubber when I should have bought an Evo on bracelet... in my defence I just didn't have the money at the time.
You know my tastes well, and I'm beginning to think that if I was to have another go at the Breitling ana-digi thing, I might be better off with a B50 Cockpit - 46mm would work better for me, I'd still get the relative lightness and I'd certainly get it on a bracelet. Maybe the black titanium one would add another dimension to my collection as well.
On the other hand maybe I need to accept that that particular ship has sailed, and I just prefer my Breitlings to be analogue and steel!
I should add that I have the quartz 'grab-and-go' thing covered with my Bulova Moonwatch...
Simon