<p>Not that I like to correct Pima (which is a key to a happy marriage), but most of the fighter guys I know usually follow four rules when it comes to watches:</p>
<p>1) The bigger the better. If I could somehow strap on a grandfather clock around my wrist, I’d try. Seriously, we like 'em with HUGE faces (easier to see the numbers when you look down at your wrist, which is usually holding the throttles). </p>
<p>2) Big Digital watches, big faces, lots of gadgets. I wore a Casio G-Shock, some guys wore Iron-men, some guys wore other brands. We would sit around before the brief (when the mission lead would call the Navy’s Universal Master Clock for a time hack) and brag about what our watches could do (“Mine uses a built in automatic time hack sent via signal from NASA”, “Mine has a built in emergency transmitter on the Guard freq”, “Mine has four-time zones”, “Mine plays soothing water sounds or the sounds of the Ocean at bed-time”, “Mine makes cappucino, then does my kid’s homework”, you know the usual stuff…). </p>
<p>3) Digital watches - black. Expensive watches - silver. Either kind - needs to keep an accurate hack (doesn’t drift off a few seconds each day). Worn on your left wrist (don’twant to have the watch get in the way on your right wrist, which is holding the stick), facing outwards. </p>
<p>4) It became a status symbol amongst the guys to get a Breitling at some time during their career, usually with the silhoutte of the jet they flew on the second hand, and their wings on the face. Brietling sometimes made deals with our Snackos to make a special “squadron” watch (had the sqaudron patch or symbol on it) if they could get enough guys to buy one. EXPENSIVE gift to yourself (Usually $1500). </p>
<p>My suggestion to you: buy a sports watch you like, black. Make sure you can keep splits on it, and use it while you KEEP RUNNING to get ready for the CFA.</p>