CristianDE
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You may add also Alpina as possible candidate
They have an Avalanche Extreme Regulator that behaves quite good in the snow...
I tried the first version with an ETA mechanism and was quite good and I understood they have now an in-house version.
Regards.
Cristian
Mountaineering Short List
By: Tick Talk : May 9th, 2010-08:34
After looking online at some of the unfamiliar-to-me brands suggested, this is my short list of candidates: Rolex Explorer Sinn Omega Seamaster Ball Marathon Tutima Breitling Kobold Some have several models that are suitable and, contrary to my earlier in...
ETA movements
By: Tick Talk : May 9th, 2010-21:04
Well, after hearing about the stellar performance of the ETA 2824 movement during the 2009 Chronometre Concours competitions, where Swatch and Tissot tied for fourth place using the calibre behind a trio of super-expensive tourbillons, I would absolutely ...
Tritium Tubes...
By: BDLJ : May 10th, 2010-18:49
...There's a Marathon Navigator with tritium tubes, which is very similar in case shape to the Benrus Type I/II. No surprise as it's basically a grandson to the Benrus. They come in both composite and stainless cases, but the tubes might be a bit dull on ...
I JUST FOUND YOUR WATCH!
By: amanico : May 11th, 2010-01:21
Favre Leuba " Bivouac ". Favre Leuba is a brand which fascinates me for its roiginal productions, especially on Diving watches. It seems, for example, that F.L was the first brand, in the 60ies, to release a wrist watch including a depth meter. On the Biv...
Breitling
By: Nomer : May 11th, 2010-16:34
For what it's worth, while I have no experience with the watch myself, I do have some acquaintances who were able to put the Breitling Emergency to use - flimsy looking thing when unwrapped apparently but it did the trick and they were rescued. Not too sh...
Shame on Breitling
By: Tick Talk : May 13th, 2010-07:22
Well, that is complete hype! I cannot imagine a rescue scenario where someone could attract attention with just the Breitling's frequency. As I said...NO ONE IS LISTENING. Their justification not to upgrade to a 406 MHz frequency is bogus because they kno...