Osama Bin Laden's Brother Invents Must-Have Tourbillion Watch For Pilots [Photo]

Gizmodo ^ | Fri Jan 23 2009 | Gizmodo

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Osama and his half-brother Yeslam have two very different professions. One is the world's most notorious terrorist and the other is a pilot that makes fancy watches like those in his new "Aviator" line.

First off, Yeslam has lived in Switzerland since the 80's and has openly condemned the acts of his brother. His company sells perfume and other fashion accessories, but this particular line of tourbillion watches was apparently inspired by the death of his father in a plane crash. Should the electronic instruments break down in an aircraft, the pilot can determine true airspeed without calculations and estimate the duration of the flight before takeoff. A watch in the Aviator line is expected to cost between 9,472 and $24,430 depending on the value of the metals used. [Yeslam via Luxurylaunches via Luxury Watches]

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[4rcane]

nice watch

[Wil H]

What an ugly watch!

[kittycatonline.com]

Pretty cool looking watch, I wonder if it says “Time for Jihad!” inscribed on it somewhere... Really, though, is there still really a market for watches? Most folks just flip their cell phone open.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

It’s a pilot’s watch, for use in case the onboard navigational electronics fail...

[wastedyears]

Nuclear watches that get their time through radio signals.

[Steelfish]

Article appears to suggest that brother works for the company and helps in the design. Doesn’t say he is clock engineer. Of course he has to condemn his brother and hide his identity in order to work in Switzerland.

[Steelfish]

Article appears to suggest that brother works for the company and helps in the design. Doesn’t say he is clock engineer. Of course he has to condemn his brother and hide his identity in order to work in Switzerland.

[wastedyears]

Nevermind, I didn’t remember correctly.

http://www.oceanus-us.com/index.php?fuseaction=features.atomic

These watches receive signals from the atomic transmitter in Colorado. They’re recharged from solar rays.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Article says he owns the company, unless I am reading it wrong.

[cynwoody]

Nevermind, I didn’t remember correctly.

http://www.oceanus-us.com/index.php?fuseaction=features.atomic

These watches receive signals from the atomic transmitter in Colorado. They’re recharged from solar rays.

I own the much cheaper, Casio-branded version ($130 with titanium band; $90 without, if memory serves (2004)). Works as advertised.

The Japs have forgotten more about horology than the Swiss know.

[wastedyears]

What model? Is it both atomic and solar powered?

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Casio’s atomic watch lineup includes ones with solar cells, along with other tons of innovations.

This one’s atomic-solar:

http://www.nextdaywatches.com/product/_2432/casio-mens-waveceptor-solar-atomic-analog-blue-dial-date-watch.html

As for the Oceanus brand, it is owned by Casio.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

[cynwoody]

What model? Is it both atomic and solar powered?

Waveceptor WVA-510TA. The watch face is a solar cell, which is able to provide the watch with all the power it needs, provided you leave it on a window sill once in a while. Every morning, at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, 03:00, and 04:00, it tunes in to WWVB on 60khz in Fort Collins and sets itself. My watch reports that it last reset itself as of 02:03, which indicates good reception (it takes 60 seconds for WWVB to send the time, and the watch listens three times). Bad reception would be 02:06 (or yesterday, if the sunspots are acting up badly — I'm in Massachusetts).

When you travel, you don't reset the time on landing. You reset the zone offset, and the hands move rapidly to reflect the new time.

[Does so]

Pretty cool; however, I’m glad I didn’t buy one just before retirement. (I seldom wear it, and have to go looking for it when I need a watch!)

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Tourbillion watches are the current rage for the high end makers. Lots of the internal movement is prettied up and exposed.

I believe the Breitling Navitimer design which has been around since the 1950's does the samething. You can use it as a basic navigation computer, and includes a circular slide rule for the calculations a flight plan requires. I think its a nicer looking watch as well.

[MrPiper]

It’s a pilot’s watch, for use in case the onboard navigational electronics fail

I have a portable GPS, watch not needed.

[al baby]

I can’t leave the house without a wrist watch on I work for my self time is money so I look at it often strange