Yeager, replica watches however
Yeager, replica watches however, wore Rolex watches, favoring their sturdiness and simplicity over the complexity of the chronographs preferred by many of his contemporaries. Yeager appears to be wearing a Rolex Oyster of uncertain reference in photos taken during the Bell X-1 flight in 1947, and he's also known to have worn a Rolex Submariner – a "Big Crown" ref. 6538. He's best known, however, for his GMT-Master II ref. 16710.
Yeager's preference for simplicity and reliability in his watches was reflected in his deeply pragmatic approach to flying. Though he had a reputation as a daredevil, Yeager believed firmly that taking risks for their own sake was foolhardy. In his memoirs, he reflected, "I was replica watches uk always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit."
"The secret to my success was that somehow I always managed to live to fly another day."