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Geronimo '74 06-05-2021 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 11353202)
I think they wear G Shock and Suunto.
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Originally Posted by tdw28210 (Post 11353239)
"While it is difficult to find any singular reason why the F/A-18 and F-35 fighter pilots we saw at MCAS Miramar tended to gravitate so heavily toward Garmin and G-Shock watches, it was interesting to see that this trend is so prevalent in the fighter community"

https://theaviationist.com/2019/10/18/which-wrist-watches-do-fighter-pilots-actually-wear-in-real-life/


In the comment on that article:

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CapnCarl

Lots of Air Force supply shops bought the Garmin Fenix 5s. They are free (for us) so we wear them.
Who knew fighter pilots were such cheapskates. :)

ShopCat 06-05-2021 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by tdw28210 (Post 11353239)
"While it is difficult to find any singular reason why the F/A-18 and F-35 fighter pilots we saw at MCAS Miramar tended to gravitate so heavily toward Garmin and G-Shock watches, it was interesting to see that this trend is so prevalent in the fighter community"

https://theaviationist.com/2019/10/18/which-wrist-watches-do-fighter-pilots-actually-wear-in-real-life/
G shock makes total sense, they are a respectable brand in the watch community for what they are. If you are doing extreme activity, g shock is a good choice.

masraum 06-05-2021 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Triesch (Post 11353170)
Interesting to me that a $1000 quartz movement watch is more accurate than a $57,000 Patek Philippe. Also, I bet the men and women in special forces wear high end Quartz watches. Their lives depends on them.
A $50 quartz Timex is more accurate than just about any automatic at any price.

What I've heard over and over again is that folks that need ruggedness, reliability and accuracy often have something like a Casio G-shock.

pwd72s 06-05-2021 08:04 AM
We've all seen the war flicks in which the troops are told to synchronize their watches.
That was part of military spec at the time...a hacking feature. Probably still is.

pitargue 06-05-2021 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Triesch (Post 11353170)
Interesting to me that a $1000 quartz movement watch is more accurate than a $57,000 Patek Philippe. Also, I bet the men and women in special forces wear high end Quartz watches. Their lives depends on them.
People in the delivery service industry also tend to use Toyotas or equiv, not Porsches.

Why argue the rationale of why people buy expensive automatics. (Just like why people buy Porsches, Ferraris, Aston Martins, et. al.) They just do. And more power to them that they can. :-)


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