Reply With QuoteI've wanted a Breitling B1 for a long time so I'd say that but the omegas are pretty cool
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So, I’ve poured the internet and shortlisted 3 digi/analogue watches. If I do go down this route, I want features, I want accuracy (superquartz levels) and I want wrist presence and with great lume.
1/ Breitling B50 - by the sound of one response on another thread, possibly well avoided.
2/ Omega x-33 (newer version) - looks great and possibly the most sensible of the 3?
3/ Omega z-33 - quirky and possibly too bulky, but what a classic design !
I’ve even considered an old skool Breitling emergency
Any others I’m missing at this price point ?
Experiences and recommendations ?
I've wanted a Breitling B1 for a long time so I'd say that but the omegas are pretty cool
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That’s not a bad shout. Did they do the B1 in Energency edition ?Originally Posted by r.dawson
Don't think so, but that's not a bad thing in my opinion.
One of the coolest casebacks ever made, just the right amount of dial noise, different colours to choose from, fighter bracelet looks awesome on it and if you can find one with the added module its even cooler.
Looks like it walked straight off the set of top gun
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The Omega Skywalker X-33 for me, I think they are the ana-digi to beat all ana-digis.
Yep - it holds all the cards as a package, I think
As an Aerospace owner, I would have said an Aerospace.
I love the B55, along with the B50, but the Breitling only rechargeable battery technology looks both troublesome and expensive in the long term. The B1 is cool with wrist presence, but they are quite old now, and I would worry about a large repair bill. Of the Breitling options, the Aerospace is the best of them. I’m cold on the Omega designs, but I’m sure they are fine watches.
Dave
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I'm inclined to agree, although I do have a soft spot for the earlier generations
The Solar Impulse is my favourite Skywalker version.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Did they all come with the cal78 superquartz movement ?
No, I'm probably wrong but I think super quartz is post 2004?
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Great feedback
Anyone feedback on the z-33 ? Is it as humongous as it looks ?
"The Breitling B-1" http://www.donindiano.net/watches/breitling/b-1/
Bit more info here
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Yep. I love a Flightline case but this one is just a bit too mahoosive, particularly the height at a gnat's under 2cm.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
My view too. I have owned one since 2015 - looks good with great presence but very light. And a timer for everything!
Which digi-analogue?........none of ‘em!
Expensive to fix when they go wrong, especially older ones. Never appealed to me, I equate them with the 80s/90s in a bad way.
Each to their own, a watch with a decent guarantee is worth paying a premium for.
They are top quality. Certainly at the top of the Ana Digi league. The only thing that let's it down is the fact that you can't turn off the digital display and wear it as an analogue Omega. A decision from the design team that baffles me and the reason I sold it.
Otherwise, a first class choice.
Definitely an oversight IMO but it wouldn’t stop me buying one at the right price, I know that the digital display disappears after x days of pusher inactivity but that does kinda defeat the object of having all of those functions at your fingertips.
You can manually turn off the digital display on the gen II x-33, push and hold the 7 o’clock button.
I run mine that way for most of the time, unless of course I need to use one of the many functions on offer.
Cheers,
Ben
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On the Skywalker that's not an option. If it was I would probably have kept it.
From the Breitling side, the 42mm Aerospace and 43mm Aerospace EVO are their very best ana-digi offerings. Also keep in mind the battery in the Aerospace caliber 79 Superquartz movement lasts 3 to 4 years. This is an area where the current Omega offerings (X33 Skywalker and Z33) fall short with required battery changes every 24 months.
The B1/Airwolf are a close second but WR suffers in those models and were only manufactured in heavy steel cases.
Another interesting and obscure ana digi option from about 10-11 years ago is the 42mm Chopard Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Time Attack MF that used a slightly modified superquartz ETA that was also the basis of the Breitling 78 used in the B1 and Airwolf
https://www.ebay.com/itm/11506528400...iABEgJHCfD_BwE
Avoid the late and now defunct Breitling B50/B55. Absolutely not worth the money and problematic. I had a brand new B50 that had poor accuracy out of the box and Breitling told me it could not be regulated back to Breitling Superquartz spec (-/ + 15 secs a year). Nice concept in paper but poorly executed. I regret selling a perfectly solid and beautiful Airwolf to fund the B50. What a
Mistake!.
Did this a while ago.
http://designmjc.com/forweb/B-1_X-33_compare_final.pdf
the x33 Mk 1/2 now have an upgraded movement 1666C thermo compensated so same accuracy as B-1
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