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Regarding the Airborne bezel I'd prefer that one to the Buck Rogers bezel of my Chronomat 41 - for more tradition, for better contrast and better minutely division, for less disturbing mirror of the satin finish.

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Chronomat 41 BEB, Steelfish Chrono BEB, 2x Grand Premier, Chrono Cockpit 39 mm, Aerospace Avantage 79362
IWC 3706, 3705, 376706, 371928
Sinn 103 plexy
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I have tried both the Airborne and Fish on. I liked both, but admittedly, under the circumstances (which are never ideal for getting a feeling of how you really like a watch over the long haul), I did feel a preference for the Fish. Part of this was due to the design itself, and part of it had to do with the similarity between the Airborne and the Galactic 44 I wore into the AD.

This particular Fish also had rubber inserts on the bezel numbers, which I didn't like as well. On the Airborne, as on the Galactic, I like the inserts. They make the hash marks pop nicely. But on the Fish, they just made the Buck Rogers font more obnoxious. But an all-brushed Buck Rogers bezel actually looks pretty good, imo, especially on an all-brushed case and all black dial. Still not sure how I feel about the overall "01" style, though - including dial square, texturing, and squared off sub hands. In that sense, I think the Airborne is more classic.

Ah yes, the voice of financial reason.

Actually, I probably would end up holding onto the Aerospace and selling it later, since it is currently out to a service center getting its gaskets replaced. I wouldn't be able to use it for trade until I get it back in a few weeks, and I don't know if I want to wait that long. So when I say "trade," I really mean sell at a later date.