Jet pilots have to calculate fuel weight into every flight, which is especially important when flying in the mountains, with steep ascents and short runways; less fuel makes for a more lithe aircraft, but you never, ever, for obvious reasons, want to run out of go-juice. Divide racing is not unlike steering a Bombardier into Telluride: You need to A Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 watch stay light enough that you can make time to your next resupply outpost, but what if the climbs are more snow-covered than you figured and youre caught out for an overnighter you hadnt penciled into the days flight plan?
The Zeta is a cheaper model, but gives outstanding value, given the multitude of features. I ended up disliking the Camo-green dial, so ended up selling this one.The large military-style dial measures a healthy 44mm in diameter, 52mm lug to lug, and is approximately 14.5mm thick. The dial has a criss-cross texture to it. Notice the Tritium tubes A Lange & Sohne Men's watch mounted on the dial, which are all manufactured by MB Microtec in Switzerland. These are the same tubs you will see on Ball Watches.The chunky 22mm bracelet is solid stainless steel and has no taper, it a bit uncomfortable but not unreasonably so.
The loaded-for-bear-better-safe-than-sorry set are prepared, but tend to be slow. The Great Divide Paradox. Lore has it that top endurance racers like Mike Curiak and Pete Basinger try to fatten up in the weeks before an event like this. This years front-runner Matthew Lee has been rumored to eat sticks of butter whole and raw. Jeff Kerby phoned me this morning from Helena to inform me how much weight hes lost since Banff, a bunch, A Lange & Sohne Saxonia Automatik watch which was concerning him a little. Steve McGuire phoned me from Big Fork a couple days ago. Running out of food on Day 2 in Canada spooked him, so hes taken to stuffing whole large pizzas into his his Ergon pack (bears love taco pizza, a little pepper spray for seasoning).
