Horological Meandering

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... 

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

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 ... 

Out of those I think the Explorer is the classic choice. Cheers, Daniel

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...is which one you'll most want to keep wearing after the trip is done. Personally, the Explorer and the Alpinist appeal most to me, but Sinn's are something that I've been intrigued by.

I don't want a "throw-away" watch, it will become a keepsake and reminder of the adventure.

To me, the choice is obvious - Rolex Explorer. Well but when you're out on the mountain at night, Ball watch is my 2nd option - Let there be light !

That feature makes Ball at the top of my list, but I'm just wondering if any other brand has those luminous gas tubes for index markers?

...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 ... 

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...  

I find those two tempting because they are new to me, along with RGM. Also, ever since I took a Vacheron on an expedition, I like the idea of subjecting a so-called luxury brand to the trials of the real world, and Bulgari comes to mind. If I consider ins... 

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... 

Originally, the concept of the Emergency was to broadcast a signal on the aircraft emergency channel at 121.5 MHz, in hopes that a passing plane would receive it. With much prior warning, that particular frequency was abandoned by airlines in 2009 when th... 

From Wikipedia - "Breitling has announced that, as these frequencies will still be monitored by aviation, particularly during the localization phase of a rescue attempt, there are no plans to modify the signal's frequency." With this brochure note from an...  

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...