Pity, I thought grey would look better. Oh well. The military one is still objectively better—better caseback, better dial (because no blue), and better price.
I liked the qualified pilots version much more, because it was much more abstract. This one just yells at you, wanting you to believe that it is a pilots watch, but doesn't make sense on closer inspection. Horizon line for running seconds? Really? What pu...
This one is much more muted and flight-qualified looking. All the colours make sense and not much is out of place. No random flash of blue. The grey dial works better than black, but at least it's the same texture here. I think the cool thing is that the ...
is that the dial itself is identical in finish. The only difference, besides the customized engravings on the backside, is that the nine o'clock subdial has the attitude horizon in grey versus blue. Personally, it's a negligible difference, and I might ev...
Pity, I thought grey would look better. Oh well. The military one is still objectively better—better caseback, better dial (because no blue), and better price.
and having had to sell it around 2010 due to the recession. To this day, it's the greatest tool watch I have ever owned, I miss it more than any other watch in terms of practical wearability. I'll see if I can take some high quality, seriously cropped sho...