GMT owners in the aviation business

[huib15]

I'm wondering, as the GMT was developed as a pilot watch,. how many GMT owners are really working in the aviation business? not necessarily as a pilot, but in the aviation industry in general. ?

I own a GMT batman, and I'm in the aviation business for 30 years, started as a mechanic, tech. specialist, and now have my own company on buying and selling aircraft and parts, and recycling aircraft.

i'm traveling a lot, and in aviation most of us 'work' with "zulu" time, the GMT is besides a very beautiful watch also a real tool for me.

So that made me curious how many of 'us' are out there,.

[Scottosan]

I'm in the aviation business, not a pilot but my job affords me the opportunity to travel a lot and the GMT was the first Rolex I got and still the one I wear the most

[hambone1983]

I'm not in the aviation biz. Sometimes I wear my milgauss when I'm busy not being in the engineering biz. But I'm ready if a job offer presents itself from either of these fronts.

[DMM_78]

I own a Batman and i’m a pilot for a major us airline. However, I wear a shinola to work.

[Enicarman]

My GMT was left to me by a very close pilot friend who proudly used it throughout his airline career. It is a 1959 model.

[Reddy_Kilowatt]

I am Batman and I wear an ordinary black GMT.

[KSBill]

Originally Posted by Enicarman

My GMT was left to me by a very close pilot friend who proudly used it throughout his airline career. It is a 1959 model.

Fantastic

[pickettt]

I'm in the process of getting my single engine fixed wing ticket.....but I've never crossed a time zone

[landroverking]

Originally Posted by pickettt

I'm in the process of getting my single engine fixed wing ticket.....but I've never crossed a time zone

You will file your flight plans in Zulu.

[stlwx21]

Not a pilot, but pretty much everything at work revolves around Z time.

[Brainh18]

Part 91 corporate pilot. I alternate between my Batman, and my Sub. Love em both.

[elcompa]

Althought not directly working in the aviation business, I work on Zulu time and fly internationally very regularly...sometimes hopping countries a couple times per week. My BLNR has been a grerat companion since 2013.

[meganfox17]

I'm not in the aeronautical industry but in my younger days as an undergraduate and postgrad studying overseas, I use to travel very frequently, my uncle is a pilot flying for United Arab Emirates and I have two aunties and a cousin who were once cabin crews or flight attendants for Malaysian Airways( MAS).
Anyways, based on my personal experience talking to commercial airline pilots, during flights many of them actually preferred G Shocks, Seikos, Timex and Citizens watches esp the Nighthawks, these days, the Garmin D2 GPS seems to be quite popular.Only real watch enthusiast pilots wear Rolex watches as far as I know (I saw pilots wearing Subs but havent met a pilot spotting a GMT Master before!)
Oh Yeah just remember guys, the Speedmaster is NOT a (True) pilot watch so there you go....
Thread Drift! Sorry, I'm a little biased. Let me post some photos of my friends, one, a Captain for a commercial airliner and the other, a US Jet Fighter pilot flying a USAF T38A seen here....Dedicated to all the Pilots in the World who fly us safely to our destinations and guard our airspace. Blue Skies Y'all !

[pilotjim]

Just bought a BLNR, and I'm a private pilot. I fly recreational and for personal business only. I love the zulu time component.

[greenn17h]

Flight test engineer here, with a BLNR. Zulu time is invaluable (although I wish I could do 1/2 hr time zones).

[rodo]

Ppl but no gmt. Dad’s also a PPL and has a pepsi, the watch he’s wanted since he was a kid. His dream is to one day find one that was owned/worn by a panam pilot

[danbrew]

Pilot for fun, lots of time-zone changing travel, will almost always wear a time zone-able watch. Have a Batman, Omega Planet Ocean, which are nice for GMT functions, yet I also wear a nice Omega Constellation. It's not a GMT watch, but it's very easy to change the hour hand.

[MTdweller]

I’ve been flying full-time for eight years and love the GMT complication. The GMTII makes it very easy to switch between Zulu time (during flights) and home time (when calling the family).

[speedbird90]

I'm a pilot, I owned the BLNR, flipped it for the 116713 LN. Love it. Quick set hour hand is to die for.

[DoctorA]

Not a pilot but a million miler!

[Trek737]

Originally Posted by meganfox17

Thread Drift! Sorry, I'm a little biased. Let me post some photos of my friends, one, a Captain for a commercial airliner and the other, a US Jet Fighter pilot flying a USAF T38A seen here....Dedicated to all the Pilots in the World who fly us safely to our destinations and guard our airspace. Blue Skies Y'all !

Great pics of the the fly boys... Just to give you a heads up when you sit in the right seat and have three stripes you are called a First Officer not a Captain...

I am a pilot for a major airline. I wear my Sub and I have seen very few pilots wear a Rolex to work. Over the last 27 years I can count less then a dozen pilots wearing one. Two reasons: most pilots are to frugal to buy a Rolex and the cockpit has lots of metal which makes it easier to bang your watch.

[Rocketman39]

Does Space Shuttle qualify as Aviation? 18 Years on Pad 39A. Just hours ago Space X
launched Falcon Heavy Lift. Most Powerful Rocket ever, 5 Million pounds of Thrust. Retired now.

5513 Sub been with me 52 years
Sub Hulk
GMT Master II

[Reddy_Kilowatt]

Originally Posted by Rocketman39

Does Space Shuttle qualify as Aviation? 18 Years on Pad 39A. Just hours ago Space X
launched Falcon Heavy Lift. Most Powerful Rocket ever, 5 Million pounds of Thrust. Retired now.

5513 Sub been with me 52 years
Sub Hulk
GMT Master II

I suspect we'll allow it.

[Dan Pierce]

GMTII owner and have been in the airport advertising biz for the last 25 years with many miles in the air and on the road.
dP

[jcclx1]

Part 121 Airline Pilot, have a BLNR, as well as an Omega Speedmaster. Usually wear Rolex 95% of the time. But having just recently traded an Explorer 2 for the GMT, as mentioned above, may start wearing the Omega, lots of metal to bump PCL's and a shiny new BLNR into in the cockpit.

[STEELINOX]

A little recreational and a little pro flying!


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[meganfox17]

Originally Posted by Trek737

most pilots are to frugal to buy a Rolex and the cockpit has lots of metal which makes it easier to bang your watch.

Thank You for the clarification Captain.I guess that's what the velcro protective cover is for...

[jchabalk]

woah, nice. did you make those or are they available for purchase somewhere?

[bbressler]

I sold my 16710 Pepsi to a Delta pilot a few years back. He told me that he’s had several passengers offer to buy it off his wrist

[Foxglove]

Originally Posted by DMM_78

I own a Batman and i’m a pilot for a major us airline. However, I wear a shinola to work.

Why?