This is one of those pieces where I don't agree with a lot of it, but, hey, it's about pilot watches:

These days, guys may sometimes wear watches for show, but for the aviators over the past century, the timepieces made a real difference. Chronographs, tachymeters, and all the other complications you’ll find in the best pilot watches are time-tested tools for keeping an aviator in the air—but can also be useful in your everyday life.

https://www.mensjournal.com/style/best- ... -black-ip/

Some nice choices and some for us cheap bastards!

JAS1125 wrote:Some nice choices and some for us cheap bastards!

Cheap bastards = savvy, educated consumers

That is, if you do it right.