Thanx for the review Marc. My everyday driver for 20 yrs now. The dual time feature was main reason for me, military pilot, Zulu time.... plus it’s a great looking watch. I have always been hard on watches, the Breitling is a tank! Bullet proof! Probably the last watch I will wear. Uniondale HS 1976.
This video was my first intro to the Aerospace. You planted the seed. Six months later, one’s coming in the mail. Even when you’re not selling you’re selling. Thanks Marc :)
Had mine since ‘06. Most comfortable watch you’ll ever wear. It’s made for a perfect travel watch wears wide and low slung. Quirky and cool. Accurate as anything else I’ve ever owned. Fun piece to own and a great watch to keep in a rotation as it’s fun to play with and like nothing else.
Same reason I purchased mine, I fell in love with it when I started flying in high school and said I would own that thing one day. Had it for years and still going strong. I have the blue dial titanium and gold.
Always drooled over this watch. Coolest, cleanest looking analog-digital, Citizens are way too busy. Never realized it had some minor flaws. No other reviews mention these. Thanks for the honesty, now I don't feel too bad about wanting one.
Late on the video, but I feel the same way about my Aerospace. It was one of the first watches that really got me into the hobby ~10 years ago. I lucked out and found a two-tone model from ‘94-‘95, and I recently got it serviced. Breitling upgraded the movement to the B72 super quartz and now it’s running better than ever!
I went to aviation school and had a fascination with this watch. A few years after graduating I was able to purchase one (I think the next generation after this one) and was severely let down by it. From the fiddley crown to just the lack of water resistance as you stated, it just didn’t do it for me. It was ultimately one of the few watches I have ended up flipping. I seem to get on with automatic dive watches and I have stuck with those from there on out. Moral of the story, but what you like and don’t be afraid to try new things, be accepting that your collection and expectations can change! Thanks for sharing Marc!
What a gorgeous watch! Many congratulations Marc , for getting hold of this. Always loved the svelte titanium build of this beauty. Have fun wearing this!
Always said I’d never waste money on a luxury watch but I bought one of these and how glad I am now I have it. I’ve sold my watch collection as I prefer this to any watch I’ve ever owned. It’s my wrist 24-7 obviously I don’t shower in it and no I can’t swim so that won’t happen either. But I’m very happy with my purchase, 18 year old watch and it still keeps perfect time and looks like a 2 year old watch. When it’s ready for a battery I’ll have a polish on it as well, doesn’t really need it it’s that good but why the hell not.
This is a brilliant looking watch. I thought I never cared for Breitling's LCD display watches, but in natural lighting and with a good patina it looks loads better than I thought it would. From directly above, the bracelet style reminds me quite a bit of the Tempest Commodore titanium diver, too. High accuracy quartz [i.e. thermocompensated] watches are freaking awesome - I'm still in the middle of a multi-year Sinn love affair, but when it comes to quartz movement model out there I already have a shortlist: Citizen Promaster Sky, specifically the Japanese market BY0084-56E model. It isn't thermocompensated, but it is packed with features, based around radio sync to the US Atomic Clock signal from Boulder, CO - the last one I had worked beautifully way out here in Cleveland. Certina DS-2 Precidrive - Uses ETA's new generation thermocompensated quartz movement, with a 1/100th of a second chronograph timer! Sinn UX Hydro. Thermocompensated and fluid filled - might as well be a mechanical what with the service costs though :P Grand Seiko SBGV019. Seiko had the nerve to give a quartz watch a display caseback, and it looks fantastic! Admittedly part of the coolness factor would be the perplexed look from the occasional mechanical movement purist. Thanks again for sharing Mark!
Anyone who loves easy access to functions like timer, alarm, and dual time, will love this.. It is a great dress watch, but I exercise with it due to the timer; so light weight you don't know you are wearing it, and the best thing is the sapphire blue dial
You probably found out by now, but changing between modes is not a question of how many turns of the crown, but the speed you turn it, rotate it fast and it will switch between modes instantly. Nice video btw, I got an Aerospace, such a cool looking quality watch.
It’s a stunning watch, and a great travel watch...as one quick spin of the crown changes the hour but not the minute or seconds. I’ve had mine for over 18 years. It’s the Repetition model....and yes, just a push of the crown gives you a different tone for hours, quarter hours, and minutes. It’s water resistant to 100M I’ve never had a dog up and I live in humid Florida. The temperature compensated quartz is the best ever. I don’t gain or lose at all! It’s perfect to any time signal. I actually purchased the two tone...but didn’t like the bracelet they offered at the time, so I sold it and had Breitling change out the gold rider tabs to pure titanium. The watch with some gold under the dial looks very rich! And yes, the watch is a 40mm which was perfect...the new ones are too big for no reason, you can’t remove the rider tabs, and the hollow portion of the hour hand is too hard to see...I compared mine to a new one...and from a distance everyone could tell the time on mine...but not the new one. The two tone sold at retail for about $1700 18 years ago... I only let Breitling service the watch, and they keep it in tip top order. The watch still looks new...and boy is is light on the wrist and so thin, it’s goes right over any sleeve. The watch also has a leap year...so it’s set it and forget it! Enjoy the watch Marc...but get those gaskets replaced.
Been my everyday watch for 4 years... my only complaint is that the bezel's cardinal points can snag delicate clothing. Have pulled a few sweater threads.
Love this watch - bought it new as a gift to myself for graduating from pharmacy school in ‘98. Cost was ~2100.00. Maintained via Breitling all this time (not cheap). Only big time watch I own and haven’t regretted buying it at all!
Cool watch Mark. Liked it so much went and looked for one. LOL. You were on the money. Found one at $1300 and bought it. In good condition so happy with it. Will of course get it serviced and checked out. Thanks for a nice video. Later. Keep kicking butt with the store and videos.
Just a tip as far as changing the modes: at least on the newer models, the crown input is speed dependent. It doesn't really make a difference how far you turn it, but giving it a quick little spin will have it changing modes more reliably. Not sure if this applies to yours, but it's worth a shot.
Hi Marc beautiful watch,I understand your thoughts on this piece for me it was Seamaster 300 wave in quartz . I paid £2000 for mine new from a dealer. I’d look in the shop window at least once a week for many years and it had to be the quartz one because I am obsessed with accuracy.Take care my friend.👍🏻
Hi Mark. I have owned 2 of these and my current holding is identical to yours, but with a gray dial. Did you mention that it will tell you the current time by “beeping” the hour and minute? Press the crown in and hold momentarily. Very cool. The super quartz accuracy is astounding. Mine always matches world radio time signal without any synchronization.
I guess you have figured out the watch will chime out the time when you press on the crown ? I have nearly the exact one except for a little 18 ct gold trim on it. have mine since 1999 - love it and have it on a nato
I've owned the Aerospace Evo for about 6 months now. It does have the back light function. I've not had the issue of pressing the crown with my wrist, but it is easier to change the functions if you take it off. Great all around piece. I love it.
These are such cool pieces, thanks again for the constant communication with the Sarb still loving that piece. Can't recommend Long Island enough guys.
Aren't the "nibs" on the bezel actually called rider tabs ? Very cool watch. I think the Airwolf Raven is such a cool model. I think they discontinued it a few yrs back sadly.
I have an older version, the Repetition Minutes. My favorite watch, only issue is actually its complicated setup. You can get the markers in gold, they just bolt on.
Also for you, Daniel, and everybody else who may read this, as that wrong statement hovers around in so many other UA-cam videos, and the internet in general, about this watch: Me owning one of these by myself since 1997 (Repetition Minutes, dial color: olive-green; very rare), I tell you FOR SURE that the goldish looking parts on the bracelet and bezel markers are NOT real gold, but "just" anodized titanium, according to Breitling. (I specifically asked them.) I still like this watch very much today though, wearing it regularly, and will never give it away, except passing it on to my son one day. Regards from Switzerland; Andy
I first saw an early aerospace in an airport store way back in '89.I could only afford one 5-6 years ago.I bought a repitition minutes...i never forgot i always wanted one
Great review and beautiful watch! Nice blue dial. I like the size, profile and thinness of the watch as well as the patina. The functionality and the minute hand movement is quite cool. I didn’t know there was a COSC spec/chronometer cert for quartz. When are you putting this on the site for sale?...just kidding of course.
I got the Evo model and it has polished stainless numbers at 3, 9 and 12. It is a fantastic watch and it has really not disappointed. I have the Certina DS Multi-8 as well, which is another fantastic analog/ digital watch, cheaper but still a nice piece. Especially in graphite grey. Enjoy it as it is a fantastic watch from Breitlig and in fact the only one I have left from them. The rest have been sold or traded.
I still have my two tone titanium Aerospace circa 1992, the retail was $1,500. It looks like new, and have not worn for 15 years. I would always send it away for a battery change and servicing solely by Breitling USA in Connecticut. Never got it wet, and it sits on a pouch unworn for years. I started using Citizen eco drives wirh dual displays in Titanium and do not have to worry about battery changes and the seal gasket and water resistance integrity. I do plan to try to change the battery myself and save $100s from Breitling. It is slim lightweight and to me more a fashion accessory. The crystal is invisible and the face the epitome fashion and taste 30 years ago and perhaps now. It is a pain to set and no backlight. It is 40mm amd not a gaudy face as subsiquent variants are. I still love it and keep it for sentimental reasons, and hope to wear this beautiful featherweight timepiece that I ordered from Alpha Omega Jewelers in Mass in the 1990s (before their fall from grace).
OK experiment complete.I have a basic spirograph but this old 7009 calibre went from 21600 bps off the scale.The balance became a blur.I guess the lube helped the barrel too much.It is now dead? If you have a old movement try it? You have to destroy to learn more?
Any idea if the neg LCD is typically difficult to read as is Casio? They all look good in vids and photos, but in real life hard to read neg LCD unless you can position the watch to reflect light off the LCD. Of is the Breitling somehow different / brighter?
Great review! Btw, I was wondering if you could review the Marathon maraglo (non-tritium) general purpose watch. I cannot find a good review anywhere and was thinking about getting one from you. Keep up the vids! I really enjoy them! Jack H.
Hi Mark .You are an engineer so you may appreciate my experiment as you do on a Sunday.I have taken the back of a Seiko 7009 today with the correct tool obviously!.As an experiment introduced the inners exposed with a very controlled short mist of light oil.Immediately it was and still is running at a ridiculous beat.Gaining what a minute or so every 30! My aim was to introduce lubrication to the running gears that normally are metal on metal.Not the bearings just the points that make so much contact all the time.If I regulate it once it has settled down it should last forever.Trouble is it is now running so fast I think it beyond regulation? Oh well I guess a car engine spins up very quickly if you give it oil.Have I just discovered why mechanical watches always wear out so early.The answer to my own experiment is Yes.Cheers.Len.
Probably oil is causing the hairspring coils to stick together, making the spring effectively shorter thereby "ticking" faster. A lot faster. Oh, even a "controlled short mist of light oil" is a Noahs Flood to the watch! Have to remove the movement and clean it. The oil may ruin the dial, lume, attack the plastic chapter ring and plastic movement holder. As my wonderful German watchmaker Heinz Geiseler told me in 1969 when i was 13 "stay out of zee vaatch" i had a Mondain automatic diver, the one with the scuba dude in a speedo on the back and it quit one day. Well i unscrewed the back and found the rotor had come loose along with two tiny screws. i put what i thought was a tiny dab of blue locktite on the screws and reassembled the watch. It ran but shortly quit again. Had to get dad to take me to the watch shop. that's when Heinz patiently explained "Locktight is NOT for time pieces my boy" it gumz up zee verks! I miss those days. Wonderful times those were.
I first saw the old navitimer aerospace in a watch boutique while on holiday back in '89 and always wanted one.I eventually bought a used repetition minutes with gold accents and gold link bracelet.I love it but its a little awkward trying to set it.
Good video Mark. I am eyeballing a new one for $3500. Just can’t seem to pull the trigger on it for that kind of money. Do you think are worth it for $3500.
I got a similar watch with the F prefix to the same model number for under 1100 last year on eBay. Bid on three auctions until I got one. Probably would benefit from a service, but no problems. Came with full box and docs. For this model, I don’t think I would pay over $1200 unless it was exceptional.
get your seals replaced at a certified repair show and they will your Brietling back to being waterproof. I've the same watch, I put in the dishwasher to clean out the band... never had a problem when it working right;)
I have the same 40 mm model but mine is with dark gray not blue my dear wife bought for me back in 2004 nice watch will keep it for ever I have many watches ranging from Seiko to couple of Rolex's but this Breitling Aerospace is very dear to me.
Me, too, Mark. I first fell in love with this model in the late 90s when it had more conservative number font. Thin was in. When this new font was introduced, I really fell in love. Finally got back into watches last year and found I seem to like early 2000s period for watches. Got a year 2001ish F75362. Does yours have the repeater function when you press the crown in? I had planned on the same color scheme and band as yours but found one with the gold accents and let myself be a little showier than I normally like to be. It is a BreitBling, after all. I didn’t notice the dial was grey until it arrived, but the AR coating gives a slight blue tint, so I think I actually like the grey dial more. The best part yet... tiny laser inscription on the back...”3/12/02 Love, Mother.” Is it too late to find this guy and trade moms?
I like how thin this watch is having a rotating bezel. 13mm has become the standard for dive watches, particularly with Seiko who doesn’t seem to be capable of manufacturing slim dive watch. The trend seems to be towards 13mm+
Long Island Watch mark - I have had this same watch for 16 years. Do you know how to sync the hands and the digital time on T1? Mine are off after all these years. Thx!
Marc: Interesting video (as usual). A few points: - I *think* the "alternate" model you're thinking of was the "Emergency." This model was a hybrid ana/digi like the Aerospace, but it had a rather James Bond-like radio transmitter that could be used in the event of...well, being left adrift at sea, or stranded in a desert or vast forest, however you wound up in such circumstances. WAY pricier than the Aerospace (yep, I was obsessing over these right along with you for a while). My fascination with quartz watches was relatively short-lived, though (had a Seiko Sports 100 "driver's" digital I might want to discuss with you at some point, which was my all-time fave quartz watch), but while I was into it, the Aerospace definitely made the shortlist, right after Omega's "Mars watch." - To be honest, Breitling has been a tough sell for me: I sort of dug the Cosmonauts for a while, but the dials were a bit too busy/fussy in an odd way for me (although they managed to largely avoid that with the Aerospace, somehow).The ONE watch they made that fascinated me was a field watch with a built-in compass and an engraved guide on the screw-in back with various bits of survival/signaling info in case you found yourself in...I don't know, maybe a Rick Grimes situation where everything's gone to heck and you need to know where True North is, *stat*. I saw and fondled one of these in a long-gone used-watch boutique in lower Manhattan, and kicked myself for years for not coming up with the cash to buy it, but since I bought my Seiko Alpinist from you earlier this year, I kick myself a good deal less. ;-) What you've really brought up here is that sometimes it's a bit less about the watch itself and more about the story from our past, the experiential bits that add extra currency to a particular watch regardless of pedigree or particular technical factoids. I know folks with Swatches who wouldn't part with them for love or money because of the stories that surround them, and who am I to chide them for it? Even from a jaded WIS position, there's true beauty in that connection, having something on your wrist that not only tells you what time it is *now*, but reminds you of the times you've had.
Be super careful of leaking batteries- mine was destroyed by Brietling ( died 6 months after Brietling replaced the battery). Can’t bring myself to dump another $1000 to get the mechanism replaced.
This hobby has brought me everywhere, especially where I never thought I’d be watching a review of a breitling aerospace really really cool watch, 2 weeks ago I wanted a Cartier 😂
20 mm lug width is too small for my liking and for modern standards in general as well. Minimum for me is 22 mm. Nonetheless, it's a very beautiful watch. In fact I own #3 Professional Breitling watches (plus others): one Aerospace Avantage, one Aerospace Evo and one Emergency. Love them all! But what I dislike from all ana/digi Breitling (ETA) "movements" is that they force you to change them by new ones when you service them every "X" years, as they claim they loose accuracy and can break over time, so it's their policy to maintain the quality up there (🤔)... Maintain the quality? (🤔)... I have no knowledge of any €20 Casio in which you have to change the movement every "X" years under risk of breakage! (🤔)... Is that the "quality" of Breitling? (🤔)
20 mm lugs is a maximum for me, but prefer 18mm, and I am almost 2m tall, so I don't know what is going on with your preference. As for movement replacement - it is not obligatory. There are plenty pieces with original movements working flawlessly since 25+ years. And an option to upgrade the movement is a plus for me.
@UCatz1xmHHdzqCXQd3Uat7Gg 22mm was standard around 2010. Now it is 20mm and going down quite quickly (together with watch sizes). I used to use 24mm, but they are much too uncomfortable when compared to 20 and 18. And if you live in hotter climate, wide strap is even less enjoyable.
@@impact0r To each their own. 🤷🏻♂️ I'm a 1.87 m tall person and I happen to prefer 22 mm lug width watches. There's nothing to do with my height though, but to my wrist. Just my preference. I find it to suit perfectly on me. Former standard was 18 mm lug width. Then 20 mm. Nowadays the standard is 22 mm, although there are even larger ones (24 mm...) depending on the size or shape of the case, but the current standard in the industry is 22 mm. And I think it's the most appropriate for men. In any case, my average preference is 22 mm lug width (with some exceptions in 24 mm: Maurice Lacroix Pontos Rectangulaire Chronograph, or Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosí Grande, etc, as these ones don't look too wide because they are rectangular.) I do prefer 22 mm not because it's the current standard, but because visually it's the right size on my wrist (neither bigger nor smaller) and on everyone's wrist in general on an average body shape. Should the future brings us an average of 26 mm lug width, I wouldn't buy them, as I find 22 mm to be my size. Some modern Breitlings are extremely and unnecessarily huge with extra large band widths which end up looking ridiculous, even on bodybuilders. If you are a very thin person, regardless of your height, a smaller watch (with a more moderate lug width) will suit you better. On the other hand, if you are a person with a more robust complexion (and wrists), also regardless of your height, a slightly larger watch (with a wider lug width) will suit you better. And regardless of all this, there are the personal preferences and tastes of each one, since you may like watches of enormous size even if they look ridiculously large on your wrist, or vice versa, you may like very small watches even if they look ridiculously "feminine" on you... As I said: to each their own. Cheers!
Hmmm not my bag, could of bought one for £500 (UK sterling) but I just did not like it enough. Just wanted to acquire it to say I had a Breitling really! Brands are okay but if you don't like the watch, not a lot of point having one. So who is copying who then TGV or you Marc. Lol 😉
Thanx for the review Marc. My everyday driver for 20 yrs now. The dual time feature was main reason for me, military pilot, Zulu time.... plus it’s a great looking watch. I have always been hard on watches, the Breitling is a tank! Bullet proof! Probably the last watch I will wear. Uniondale HS 1976.
Hahaha. Uniondale HS 1985. Track star. Fun times indeed. And I love my Breitling aerospace.
Bought mine in 2003
My first Swiss watch
Still got it
3 batteries later, still going strong and looking super cool as always
👍
This video was my first intro to the Aerospace. You planted the seed. Six months later, one’s coming in the mail. Even when you’re not selling you’re selling. Thanks Marc :)
Had mine since ‘06. Most comfortable watch you’ll ever wear. It’s made for a perfect travel watch wears wide and low slung. Quirky and cool. Accurate as anything else I’ve ever owned. Fun piece to own and a great watch to keep in a rotation as it’s fun to play with and like nothing else.
Same reason I purchased mine, I fell in love with it when I started flying in high school and said I would own that thing one day. Had it for years and still going strong. I have the blue dial titanium and gold.
I have wanted this watch since 2003. I bought an Omega Seamaster instead. Still love this Aerospace.
Hi Marc, thanks for sharing some of your personal pieces.
You are welcome, and thanks for watching.
You're the damasko lover
Awesome story and review.
Always drooled over this watch. Coolest, cleanest looking analog-digital, Citizens are way too busy. Never realized it had some minor flaws. No other reviews mention these. Thanks for the honesty, now I don't feel too bad about wanting one.
Haha, thanks for watching!
Late on the video, but I feel the same way about my Aerospace. It was one of the first watches that really got me into the hobby ~10 years ago. I lucked out and found a two-tone model from ‘94-‘95, and I recently got it serviced. Breitling upgraded the movement to the B72 super quartz and now it’s running better than ever!
I went to aviation school and had a fascination with this watch. A few years after graduating I was able to purchase one (I think the next generation after this one) and was severely let down by it. From the fiddley crown to just the lack of water resistance as you stated, it just didn’t do it for me. It was ultimately one of the few watches I have ended up flipping. I seem to get on with automatic dive watches and I have stuck with those from there on out. Moral of the story, but what you like and don’t be afraid to try new things, be accepting that your collection and expectations can change! Thanks for sharing Marc!
Thanks for sharing as well! Sorry it didn't stick.
What a gorgeous watch! Many congratulations Marc , for getting hold of this. Always loved the svelte titanium build of this beauty. Have fun wearing this!
Thanks so much!
Always said I’d never waste money on a luxury watch but I bought one of these and how glad I am now I have it. I’ve sold my watch collection as I prefer this to any watch I’ve ever owned. It’s my wrist 24-7 obviously I don’t shower in it and no I can’t swim so that won’t happen either. But I’m very happy with my purchase, 18 year old watch and it still keeps perfect time and looks like a 2 year old watch. When it’s ready for a battery I’ll have a polish on it as well, doesn’t really need it it’s that good but why the hell not.
This is a brilliant looking watch. I thought I never cared for Breitling's LCD display watches, but in natural lighting and with a good patina it looks loads better than I thought it would. From directly above, the bracelet style reminds me quite a bit of the Tempest Commodore titanium diver, too. High accuracy quartz [i.e. thermocompensated] watches are freaking awesome - I'm still in the middle of a multi-year Sinn love affair, but when it comes to quartz movement model out there I already have a shortlist:
Citizen Promaster Sky, specifically the Japanese market BY0084-56E model. It isn't thermocompensated, but it is packed with features, based around radio sync to the US Atomic Clock signal from Boulder, CO - the last one I had worked beautifully way out here in Cleveland.
Certina DS-2 Precidrive - Uses ETA's new generation thermocompensated quartz movement, with a 1/100th of a second chronograph timer!
Sinn UX Hydro. Thermocompensated and fluid filled - might as well be a mechanical what with the service costs though :P
Grand Seiko SBGV019. Seiko had the nerve to give a quartz watch a display caseback, and it looks fantastic! Admittedly part of the coolness factor would be the perplexed look from the occasional mechanical movement purist.
Thanks again for sharing Mark!
Cool! Thank you for sharing!
Anyone who loves easy access to functions like timer, alarm, and dual time, will love this.. It is a great dress watch, but I exercise with it due to the timer; so light weight you don't know you are wearing it, and the best thing is the sapphire blue dial
You probably found out by now, but changing between modes is not a question of how many turns of the crown, but the speed you turn it, rotate it fast and it will switch between modes instantly. Nice video btw, I got an Aerospace, such a cool looking quality watch.
Thank you ....I loved your review and bought the black dail one
Attractive watch, Mark. I especially like that it is Titanium, light and strong. I also like high-end quartz, which is grab and go, plus accurate.
Indeed, it's the go to when nothing is wound.
It’s a stunning watch, and a great travel watch...as one quick spin of the crown changes the hour but not the minute or seconds. I’ve had mine for over 18 years. It’s the Repetition model....and yes, just a push of the crown gives you a different tone for hours, quarter hours, and minutes. It’s water resistant to 100M I’ve never had a dog up and I live in humid Florida. The temperature compensated quartz is the best ever. I don’t gain or lose at all! It’s perfect to any time signal. I actually purchased the two tone...but didn’t like the bracelet they offered at the time, so I sold it and had Breitling change out the gold rider tabs to pure titanium. The watch with some gold under the dial looks very rich! And yes, the watch is a 40mm which was perfect...the new ones are too big for no reason, you can’t remove the rider tabs, and the hollow portion of the hour hand is too hard to see...I compared mine to a new one...and from a distance everyone could tell the time on mine...but not the new one. The two tone sold at retail for about $1700 18 years ago... I only let Breitling service the watch, and they keep it in tip top order. The watch still looks new...and boy is is light on the wrist and so thin, it’s goes right over any sleeve. The watch also has a leap year...so it’s set it and forget it!
Enjoy the watch Marc...but get those gaskets replaced.
Thanks Rich!
Been my everyday watch for 4 years... my only complaint is that the bezel's cardinal points can snag delicate clothing. Have pulled a few sweater threads.
Yes, they do!
Mine has been my go to everyday watch for 17 years now. Snags sweaters, shirt sleeves/cuffs, and muff all over the world.
And the bezel can draw seriously deep scratches on the inside of your car's windshield while cleaning it. Don't ask me how I know :-(
Same problem. Ruined shirt cuffs
Hi. Does the watch have a gray or blue dial?
Love this watch - bought it new as a gift to myself for graduating from pharmacy school in ‘98. Cost was ~2100.00. Maintained via Breitling all this time (not cheap). Only big time watch I own and haven’t regretted buying it at all!
That’s what I’m hoping it’ll be my watch forever and take away this obsessive compulsive watch hobby that I picked up.
Cool watch Mark. Liked it so much went and looked for one. LOL. You were on the money. Found one at $1300 and bought it. In good condition so happy with it. Will of course get it serviced and checked out. Thanks for a nice video. Later. Keep kicking butt with the store and videos.
Trying to get my hands on one for the right price.
Great watch
Just a tip as far as changing the modes: at least on the newer models, the crown input is speed dependent. It doesn't really make a difference how far you turn it, but giving it a quick little spin will have it changing modes more reliably. Not sure if this applies to yours, but it's worth a shot.
Yes, you are correct!
Hi Marc beautiful watch,I understand your thoughts on this piece for me it was Seamaster 300 wave in quartz . I paid £2000 for mine new from a dealer. I’d look in the shop window at least once a week for many years and it had to be the quartz one because I am obsessed with accuracy.Take care my friend.👍🏻
Thanks for watching and sharing.
Hi Mark. I have owned 2 of these and my current holding is identical to yours, but with a gray dial. Did you mention that it will tell you the current time by “beeping” the hour and minute? Press the crown in and hold momentarily. Very cool. The super quartz accuracy is astounding. Mine always matches world radio time signal without any synchronization.
Well, dare I say, I had no idea!!!!
I guess you have figured out the watch will chime out the time when you press on the crown ? I have nearly the exact one except for a little 18 ct gold trim on it. have mine since 1999 - love it and have it on a nato
Would be great to see more of your personal collection, thanks for sharing😁
I still have and wear an older version - the f65062. It was the Aerospace that caused me to discover Breitling 🙂
I've owned the Aerospace Evo for about 6 months now. It does have the back light function. I've not had the issue of pressing the crown with my wrist, but it is easier to change the functions if you take it off. Great all around piece. I love it.
Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear they added a BL eventually.
These are such cool pieces, thanks again for the constant communication with the Sarb still loving that piece. Can't recommend Long Island enough guys.
Thanks for the support!
Okay, I haven't seen many Breitling pieces i want but this id definitely up there. This and the Colt 41. This is a super cool watch!
Nice watch and in my opinion preferable to the later Evo version. Great video, thanks.
Love it, want one!
Get one!
I bought mine( older model) in 2009 and use it every day.
It’s currently at the service center for a service.
I always liked this watch but never knew they used to make a smaller version. The new ones are just too big for me. Thanks for sharing!
Right, that's the EVO I believe.
Also I think the simple white baton-style hands make it the easiest watch in the world to read.
Very easy to read!
Have a look at the Sinn 556A.
The clarity of the dial and its ease to read is amazing.
Sean Joyce I love Sinn and hope to get the 556B someday.
Aren't the "nibs" on the bezel actually called rider tabs ? Very cool watch. I think the Airwolf Raven is such a cool model. I think they discontinued it a few yrs back sadly.
They are! Just another name I give stuff :)
Mechanical or quarts, quality is quality. Great watch,great video
Thank you Steve.
totally agree.
Truthfears Guilty spell checker fail.
I'm a big fan of the analog/digital watches. ✌🏽⌚
I have an older version, the Repetition Minutes. My favorite watch, only issue is actually its complicated setup. You can get the markers in gold, they just bolt on.
Sounds cool.
Also for you, Daniel, and everybody else who may read this, as that wrong statement hovers around in so many other UA-cam videos, and the internet in general, about this watch:
Me owning one of these by myself since 1997 (Repetition Minutes, dial color: olive-green; very rare), I tell you FOR SURE that the goldish looking parts on the bracelet and bezel markers are NOT real gold, but "just" anodized titanium, according to Breitling. (I specifically asked them.)
I still like this watch very much today though, wearing it regularly, and will never give it away, except passing it on to my son one day.
Regards from Switzerland; Andy
Hello, does this model have a "minute repeater" if you press the crown?
That's the best looking version of them all. They really should re-issue these with those slanted numerals.
I first saw an early aerospace in an airport store way back in '89.I could only afford one 5-6 years ago.I bought a repitition minutes...i never forgot i always wanted one
Sweet iconic watch there..
Thanks!
Great review and beautiful watch! Nice blue dial. I like the size, profile and thinness of the watch as well as the patina. The functionality and the minute hand movement is quite cool. I didn’t know there was a COSC spec/chronometer cert for quartz. When are you putting this on the site for sale?...just kidding of course.
COSC for quartz is a real thing. Haha, never selling.
I got the Evo model and it has polished stainless numbers at 3, 9 and 12. It is a fantastic watch and it has really not disappointed. I have the Certina DS Multi-8 as well, which is another fantastic analog/ digital watch, cheaper but still a nice piece. Especially in graphite grey. Enjoy it as it is a fantastic watch from Breitlig and in fact the only one I have left from them. The rest have been sold or traded.
Thanks for sharing.
I still have my two tone titanium Aerospace circa 1992, the retail was $1,500. It looks like new, and have not worn for 15 years. I would always send it away for a battery change and servicing solely by Breitling USA in Connecticut. Never got it wet, and it sits on a pouch unworn for years. I started using Citizen eco drives wirh dual displays in Titanium and do not have to worry about battery changes and the seal gasket and water resistance integrity. I do plan to try to change the battery myself and save $100s from Breitling. It is slim lightweight and to me more a fashion accessory. The crystal is invisible and the face the epitome fashion and taste 30 years ago and perhaps now. It is a pain to set and no backlight. It is 40mm amd not a gaudy face as subsiquent variants are. I still love it and keep it for sentimental reasons, and hope to wear this beautiful featherweight timepiece that I ordered from Alpha Omega Jewelers in Mass in the 1990s (before their fall from grace).
crown & caliber has one listed for 1,800. you got a killer deal at 800. gratz on the beautiful watch.
Wow, sure did.
Does your reference not light up if you turn the crown slowly? It should. Slow to light it, fast to scroll the functions.
OK experiment complete.I have a basic spirograph but this old 7009 calibre went from 21600 bps off the scale.The balance became a blur.I guess the lube helped the barrel too much.It is now dead? If you have a old movement try it? You have to destroy to learn more?
Any idea if the neg LCD is typically difficult to read as is Casio? They all look good in vids and photos, but in real life hard to read neg LCD unless you can position the watch to reflect light off the LCD. Of is the Breitling somehow different / brighter?
Great review! Btw, I was wondering if you could review the Marathon maraglo (non-tritium) general purpose watch. I cannot find a good review anywhere and was thinking about getting one from you. Keep up the vids! I really enjoy them!
Jack H.
Thanks for the suggestion
That is a cool watch. How do you remove the caseback to change the battery?
It's a pop back.
@@islandwatch A pop back with 100m water resistance?!? That's some precision engineering ... I have 2 Breitlings but both have screw-ins.
So, it’s like my TAG Heuer F1 Kirium. One of my favourite watches. I like it.
Nice one. Blue dial also. Double win.
Indeed; so normal for me, I didn't even mention the dial color.
Not my style but it is retro cool. Good to see you share your personal tastes on the channel!
Thanks Adrian.
Good review Marc, thank you. 👍 Kinda difficult to see the digital screens.
It's almost polarized (maybe), so unless you look at it right it's not bright.
Hi Mark .You are an engineer so you may appreciate my experiment as you do on a Sunday.I have taken the back of a Seiko 7009 today with the correct tool obviously!.As an experiment introduced the inners exposed with a very controlled short mist of light oil.Immediately it was and still is running at a ridiculous beat.Gaining what a minute or so every 30! My aim was to introduce lubrication to the running gears that normally are metal on metal.Not the bearings just the points that make so much contact all the time.If I regulate it once it has settled down it should last forever.Trouble is it is now running so fast I think it beyond regulation? Oh well I guess a car engine spins up very quickly if you give it oil.Have I just discovered why mechanical watches always wear out so early.The answer to my own experiment is Yes.Cheers.Len.
Probably oil is causing the hairspring coils to stick together, making the spring effectively shorter thereby "ticking" faster. A lot faster. Oh, even a "controlled short mist of light oil" is a Noahs Flood to the watch! Have to remove the movement and clean it. The oil may ruin the dial, lume, attack the plastic chapter ring and plastic movement holder. As my wonderful German watchmaker Heinz Geiseler told me in 1969 when i was 13 "stay out of zee vaatch" i had a Mondain automatic diver, the one with the scuba dude in a speedo on the back and it quit one day. Well i unscrewed the back and found the rotor had come loose along with two tiny screws. i put what i thought was a tiny dab of blue locktite on the screws and reassembled the watch. It ran but shortly quit again. Had to get dad to take me to the watch shop. that's when Heinz patiently explained "Locktight is NOT for time pieces my boy" it gumz up zee verks! I miss those days. Wonderful times those were.
Hello do you know why the alarm sounds at midnight and how i can to put off ? Thanks
I first saw the old navitimer aerospace in a watch boutique while on holiday back in '89 and always wanted one.I eventually bought a used repetition minutes with gold accents and gold link bracelet.I love it but its a little awkward trying to set it.
Hi Mark, could you provide the weight of this watch? There seems to be conflicting info out there. Thanks
Cool watch. Wish they still made it this size. As They are coming away from quartz movements this range will be disappearing shortly I guess 😢
That's too bad.
Would you recommend this watch in 2022?
Good video Mark. I am eyeballing a new one for $3500. Just can’t seem to pull the trigger on it for that kind of money. Do you think are worth it for $3500.
nope
Absolutely not, you should be paying 1600-2000 for a used version of this aerospace
Seems way high. I might have gotten a deal, but that's nuts.
I got a similar watch with the F prefix to the same model number for under 1100 last year on eBay. Bid on three auctions until I got one. Probably would benefit from a service, but no problems. Came with full box and docs. For this model, I don’t think I would pay over $1200 unless it was exceptional.
Please keep them reviews coming...
The watch has a minute repeater function, when you hold in the button.
get your seals replaced at a certified repair show and they will your Brietling back to being waterproof. I've the same watch, I put in the dishwasher to clean out the band... never had a problem when it working right;)
I have the same 40 mm model but mine is with dark gray not blue my dear wife bought for me back in 2004 nice watch will keep it for ever I have many watches ranging from Seiko to couple of Rolex's but this Breitling Aerospace is very dear to me.
Just service it / replace the seals and it's 100m water resistant. Yes, you may swim with it. It reads in the manual.
Learning all the time, I didn't know there is a COSC for quartz, I thought it was just for mechanical.
Yup, there is. Sort of silly, but it's there.
Me, too, Mark. I first fell in love with this model in the late 90s when it had more conservative number font. Thin was in. When this new font was introduced, I really fell in love. Finally got back into watches last year and found I seem to like early 2000s period for watches. Got a year 2001ish F75362. Does yours have the repeater function when you press the crown in? I had planned on the same color scheme and band as yours but found one with the gold accents and let myself be a little showier than I normally like to be. It is a BreitBling, after all. I didn’t notice the dial was grey until it arrived, but the AR coating gives a slight blue tint, so I think I actually like the grey dial more. The best part yet... tiny laser inscription on the back...”3/12/02 Love, Mother.” Is it too late to find this guy and trade moms?
I gotta check on the repeater mechanism. Someone else commented about it!
Too funny on the mom comment :)
Congrats!
Thanks!
I'm looking for an Avenger II myself
I like how thin this watch is having a rotating bezel. 13mm has become the standard for dive watches, particularly with Seiko who doesn’t seem to be capable of manufacturing slim dive watch. The trend seems to be towards 13mm+
Thanks for watching.
Hello. May be the minute hand is not completely alligned with the minute mark. Nice watch, enjoy it!!!.
It's not, pretty close.
Long Island Watch mark - I have had this same watch for 16 years. Do you know how to sync the hands and the digital time on T1? Mine are off after all these years. Thx!
Really enjoyed the video.. do your “personal watch experience videos” more often. As always best wishes...😊
Will do, thank you.
Marc: Interesting video (as usual). A few points:
- I *think* the "alternate" model you're thinking of was the "Emergency." This model was a hybrid ana/digi like the Aerospace, but it had a rather James Bond-like radio transmitter that could be used in the event of...well, being left adrift at sea, or stranded in a desert or vast forest, however you wound up in such circumstances. WAY pricier than the Aerospace (yep, I was obsessing over these right along with you for a while). My fascination with quartz watches was relatively short-lived, though (had a Seiko Sports 100 "driver's" digital I might want to discuss with you at some point, which was my all-time fave quartz watch), but while I was into it, the Aerospace definitely made the shortlist, right after Omega's "Mars watch."
- To be honest, Breitling has been a tough sell for me: I sort of dug the Cosmonauts for a while, but the dials were a bit too busy/fussy in an odd way for me (although they managed to largely avoid that with the Aerospace, somehow).The ONE watch they made that fascinated me was a field watch with a built-in compass and an engraved guide on the screw-in back with various bits of survival/signaling info in case you found yourself in...I don't know, maybe a Rick Grimes situation where everything's gone to heck and you need to know where True North is, *stat*. I saw and fondled one of these in a long-gone used-watch boutique in lower Manhattan, and kicked myself for years for not coming up with the cash to buy it, but since I bought my Seiko Alpinist from you earlier this year, I kick myself a good deal less. ;-)
What you've really brought up here is that sometimes it's a bit less about the watch itself and more about the story from our past, the experiential bits that add extra currency to a particular watch regardless of pedigree or particular technical factoids. I know folks with Swatches who wouldn't part with them for love or money because of the stories that surround them, and who am I to chide them for it? Even from a jaded WIS position, there's true beauty in that connection, having something on your wrist that not only tells you what time it is *now*, but reminds you of the times you've had.
Thanks for sharing. I'm familiar with the Emergency. I'm fairly certain the 42mm+ one is the EVO.
Be super careful of leaking batteries- mine was destroyed by Brietling ( died 6 months after Brietling replaced the battery). Can’t bring myself to dump another $1000 to get the mechanism replaced.
I've always enjoyed the modernistic number font of these watches.
It is cool looking.
Reminds me of a NASCAR car font
That's a great quality luxury watch. It would be well worth restoring the water resistant to 10bar. Shouldn't take much to do so. Nice watch !
Maybe one day :)
Great video.
Bought mine new from London Jewelers 16 years ago for $2,100. Listed for $2,550.
Seems I got me a deal.
Have you ever watched any Nick Shabazz watch videos? He has this watch and loves it.
I do not really watch any other "watch" youtubers regularly.
Nice one 😊
Thanks!
I have the Red Arrows Special Edition of this watch.
I just found one in a very good price and they’re asking 1500€ but i think it is a high price
The Victorinox XLS MT is the poor man's Aerospace.
This hobby has brought me everywhere, especially where I never thought I’d be watching a review of a breitling aerospace really really cool watch, 2 weeks ago I wanted a Cartier 😂
Whys a quarts watch need 7 jewels? I'm confused
20 mm lug width is too small for my liking and for modern standards in general as well. Minimum for me is 22 mm.
Nonetheless, it's a very beautiful watch. In fact I own #3 Professional Breitling watches (plus others): one Aerospace Avantage, one Aerospace Evo and one Emergency.
Love them all!
But what I dislike from all ana/digi Breitling (ETA) "movements" is that they force you to change them by new ones when you service them every "X" years, as they claim they loose accuracy and can break over time, so it's their policy to maintain the quality up there (🤔)... Maintain the quality? (🤔)... I have no knowledge of any €20 Casio in which you have to change the movement every "X" years under risk of breakage! (🤔)... Is that the "quality" of Breitling? (🤔)
20 mm lugs is a maximum for me, but prefer 18mm, and I am almost 2m tall, so I don't know what is going on with your preference.
As for movement replacement - it is not obligatory. There are plenty pieces with original movements working flawlessly since 25+ years. And an option to upgrade the movement is a plus for me.
@UCatz1xmHHdzqCXQd3Uat7Gg 22mm was standard around 2010. Now it is 20mm and going down quite quickly (together with watch sizes). I used to use 24mm, but they are much too uncomfortable when compared to 20 and 18.
And if you live in hotter climate, wide strap is even less enjoyable.
@@impact0r
To each their own. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm a 1.87 m tall person and I happen to prefer 22 mm lug width watches. There's nothing to do with my height though, but to my wrist. Just my preference. I find it to suit perfectly on me.
Former standard was 18 mm lug width. Then 20 mm. Nowadays the standard is 22 mm, although there are even larger ones (24 mm...) depending on the size or shape of the case, but the current standard in the industry is 22 mm. And I think it's the most appropriate for men.
In any case, my average preference is 22 mm lug width (with some exceptions in 24 mm: Maurice Lacroix Pontos Rectangulaire Chronograph, or Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosí Grande, etc, as these ones don't look too wide because they are rectangular.)
I do prefer 22 mm not because it's the current standard, but because visually it's the right size on my wrist (neither bigger nor smaller) and on everyone's wrist in general on an average body shape.
Should the future brings us an average of 26 mm lug width, I wouldn't buy them, as I find 22 mm to be my size.
Some modern Breitlings are extremely and unnecessarily huge with extra large band widths which end up looking ridiculous, even on bodybuilders.
If you are a very thin person, regardless of your height, a smaller watch (with a more moderate lug width) will suit you better.
On the other hand, if you are a person with a more robust complexion (and wrists), also regardless of your height, a slightly larger watch (with a wider lug width) will suit you better.
And regardless of all this, there are the personal preferences and tastes of each one, since you may like watches of enormous size even if they look ridiculously large on your wrist, or vice versa, you may like very small watches even if they look ridiculously "feminine" on you...
As I said: to each their own.
Cheers!
@@impact0r
I can still see most watch makers producing 22 mm. I'm not aware of downsizing again to previous 20 mm standard.
Hmmm not my bag, could of bought one for £500 (UK sterling) but I just did not like it enough. Just wanted to acquire it to say I had a Breitling really! Brands are okay but if you don't like the watch, not a lot of point having one.
So who is copying who then TGV or you Marc. Lol 😉
How much does it cost to replace the battery?
About 90 cents, that's the cost of the battery.
@@islandwatch wow..that's great..
Do you sell overhauled second-hand luxury watches?
No, sorry.
Do some more personal watch videos!
Will do, thank you.
Bellissimo Dolce Magnifico!!! Bravo!!!
Gratzi?
This watch shouldn’t fog up, maybe you should get the seals replaced
Come for the twisty-turny, stay for the intelligent watch commentary.
Thank you.
The dodane digital type 23 is cool
Thanks!