Leo O'Farrell
Pre-Flight
This may seem insignificant, but my Wakmann 8 day clock was stopping more and more, and it bothered my in flight. I was like a caricature of a pilot tapping then pounding on an instrument to get it to work.
Then going to jeweler after jeweler to find they couldn't open it or fix. A watch obsessed friend checked eBay and for the price of a couple of fillups of Avgas got an original but serviced and working 8days replacement that I installed yesterday.
Along the way others suggested new electric clocks, etc. however there is something good about the winding and the movement of this classic timepiece.
Turns out the innards are Swiss from the company that makes the expensive Brietling watches.
Then going to jeweler after jeweler to find they couldn't open it or fix. A watch obsessed friend checked eBay and for the price of a couple of fillups of Avgas got an original but serviced and working 8days replacement that I installed yesterday.
Along the way others suggested new electric clocks, etc. however there is something good about the winding and the movement of this classic timepiece.
Turns out the innards are Swiss from the company that makes the expensive Brietling watches.