What time is it? Watches and horology

oops! Sorry I thought those numbers related to the movement as I didn't recognise them! Cheers.

700mph? ...positively jet age.

Fantastic.

Wow that is sexy!

What year?

I'm guessing...'74

If any of you guys are passing through Zurich airport in the next few weeks, Blancpain have a display of every 50 Fathoms model they have made in departures. It's a bit of a treat to see.

Yeah Omega not mine. (Wouldn't own one)

Who needs an Omega when u got an Alpha. ;o$

Just thought it was fancy.

Would look better on a nice Perlon mind.

Picture then :-(

My Grandad's HS8. He passed away yesterday so it feels fitting I should wear it more often to remind me of him.

Sorry for your loss. Cherish it.

Bonklip indeed. Boss.

my condolences...

Anybody owned or played with a Hamilton? I've never seen one IRL but quite fancy one of the Khaki Pilot Watches as an every day option. I bought my first 'proper' watch last year (Speedy) and I'd like to add something I'm not quite so terrified of scratching/damaging into rotation.

Happy to buy used so looking at <£500. Anything in a similar price bracket I might be overlooking (i.e big face, vaguely 'piloty' or non-dressy)?

I have a Hamiliton Khaki X-wind. I have had it for 8 years. no issues although it doesn;t get a lot of wrist time.. It's a big heavy watch

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Sounds like you need to sell speedy.

Fiddy dorrah!

I must admit, I do love the crosswind function on that watch from an engineering standpoint. But surely you'd have an E-6B (or electronic equivalent) for that purpose if you were expecting to calculate course deviation due to crosswinds.

I use it all the time when calculating the fastest way home on my commute!! :-)

how is it an abuse of public money to spend your cash on a nice watch? it's not as if he expensed it...

Don't be a twit. That's not what I implied.

Bit diff.

Not a pilot but I do own a Khaki Auto. Actually bought the 42mm thinking it was the 38mm. I usually prefer a smaller watch but don't think this wears big at all. Decent (workhorse) movement and it seems reasonable value. Looks better IRL than in pics.

If you're after a pilot watch then maybe this? http://www.archimede-watches.com/watches/pilot/pilot-42-b-automatic-b-watch.html

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Might a side point but interestingly Hamilton watches seem to feature reasonably heavily in the latest big-screen epic space films, even if their appearance was relatively subtle. Still quite a nice product placement, I thought.
e.g:
Interstellar featured Hamilton watches, in which it played a integral part of the plot:

and

As did The Martian:

http://www.hamiltonwatch.com/spirit-history/movie-brand/movie-star-watches

Quite the list

Ardmore 6
Linwood Viewmatic 6
Boulton 4
Jazzmaster Auto Chrono 4
Khaki 4
Ventura 4
Khaki Field Titanium 3
Khaki King 3
Linwood 3

Tommy Lee Jones 4
Steve Martin 3
Will Smith 3

Men in Black 3 (2012) 5
Superman Returns (2006) 5
Abduction (2011) 3
Alpha House (2013) 3
Homeland Security (2007) 3
Make your Movie (2014) 3
Veronica Mars (2014) 3
View from the Top (2003) 3
Where the Truth Lies (2005) 3