Pilots Watch - Butler Watches OOOI

This one is for all the people that have always admired the Breitling line of ana-digital pilots watches but could never afford one.

Fresh on Kickstarter and to be delivered in August 2017 comes this homage the the Breitling ana-digital watches for pilots. At first glance the dial looks really similar to the Aerospace and Professional line of watches. Although I am not a fan of homages, I am a fan of this. It is about time a company has come out with an alternative to the Breitlings. Although there are a plethora of ana-digital watches out there, nothing is as close to the style of Breitling Pilot watches as this one. The only other watch I can think of is the Orient CVZ00001b.

Starting at around $500, the OOOI houses an ETA 988.333 movement, a proven and popular quartz movement that is relatively affordable. The case, looks like a larger Rolex Explorer case giving in a very minimal look. The dial has has 12hr markings and on the outer ring, corresponding 12-24hr markings. The digital screen, looks just like the one on my Breitling B-1. Extremely legible and actually one of the few watches easy to use while flying! I have used my B-1 to time actual flight legs and I believe this one can be done just as easily.

The OOOI has the same functions as the Breitlings, albeit for a backlight. This maybe a problem while flying at night when legibility in the cockpit is intentionally reduced. However the dial and the hands feature SuperLuminova luminous coatings.

The features include:

• Hours and Minutes (hands and screen)
• Second, Date, Perpetual Calendar
• Day and Date in multiple languages
• Timer function
• Second Time Zone
• Chronograph 1/100 second
• Add or Split functions
• Alarm
• EOL (End of Life) indicator

These functions are all what higher end Breitlings include and you get it for 1/5 of the price of one. This is definitely a watch that has caught my attention on Kickstarter.

You can make a pledge and purchase the watch here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/812490532/oooi-analog-digital-wrist-watch-eta-988333-movemen