Saw the advert in my AOPA Pilot magazine this month: http://www.aopa.org/Landing-Pages/breit ... navitimer#
I *just* bought a Navitimer GMT and was thinking about getting an Emergency 2... Breitling, why do you keep making watches I want!?
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| Author: | kuaka [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Saw the advert in my AOPA Pilot magazine this month: http://www.aopa.org/Landing-Pages/breit ... navitimer# I *just* bought a Navitimer GMT and was thinking about getting an Emergency 2... Breitling, why do you keep making watches I want!?
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| Author: | Dracha [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Breitling ,why do you keep screwing up and keep on neglecting the original designs 
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
that AOPA logo probably isn't their fault, quite hideous. |
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| Author: | gbuergisser [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
I understand AOPA is an aviation association. But what does "AOPA" mean? |
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| Author: | Novacastrian [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association |
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| Author: | TomP [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
gbuergisser wrote: I understand AOPA is an aviation association. But what does "AOPA" mean? GIYF: http://www.aopa.co.uk/index.php?option= ... Itemid=488 |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Yikes. Can't blame Breitling for the evolution of the AOPA logo, but it is way too big on that dial. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
It's certainly not the subtlest of logo sizes (it's clearly the BIG PRINT VERSION), and it desperately needs a black date wheel, but it's not too bad looking IMO. Let's be honest here - Breitling have made a lot worse in recent years! |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Driver8 wrote: Let's be honest here - Breitling have made a lot worse in recent years! Well yes, but should that be our standard?  We have long questioned design decisions, I just find the logo size on this one to be out of proportion, spoiling what might otherwise have been a modern classic. |
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| Author: | Dracha [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Black datewheel needed Hideous red hands need to be taken off AOPA logo needs to be a lot smaller and applied It needs a rice bead bezel Etc etc If youre going to make a commemorative piece please make it nice |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
another "it could have been worse" launch. true, but it should have been the rebirth of an icon, just like the Unitime. |
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| Author: | Kodiak [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Really like the all black dial with red sub dial hands, improves contrast and readability (nothing worse than polished markers/hands on black dials). I'm sure they wanted the AOPA logo to stand out, not a problem for me. White date wheel looks a little out of place, otherwise a good variation of the Navitimer. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Roffensian wrote: Driver8 wrote: Let's be honest here - Breitling have made a lot worse in recent years! Well yes, but should that be our standard? Fair point! Really this watch should've been plain black (including date wheel!) with simple gold or silver hands, markers and a tastefully sized gold AOPA logo. IMO of course. |
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| Author: | le_baron [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
So logo is NOT applied? |
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| Author: | P51 [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AOPA Navitimer making a return |
Sensational. Logo is a little big perhaps, but let's see it in the flesh. Happy with the white date wheel and the red font on black. Great idea to reconnect with the APOA. It won't be on my shopping list however as theres too much vintage here. It was an opportunity to do a modern interpretation missed. |
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