Chandler tells the Black Market Lord he was giving his watch by Miramar pilots. The Black marketer then calls it Top Gun and Chandler shakes his head in agreement. Top Gun moved from Miramar in 1998 to Fallon NV. NAS Miramar became a Marine Air Field. As a new Captain (O6), Chandler would have been at best, a very junior officer when Top Gun was at Miramar. (Eric Dane's real age would place him at 28 when Miramar left Navy hands and could be conceivable) Based on Chandlers ribbons and rank, it is extremely unlikely any pilot would give a junior Surface Warfare Officer an expensive watch at Miramar and the fact he is a Surface Warfare Officer, far removed from Aviation, he wouldn't be caught dead wearing an Aviator's watch. Eric A commanding officer on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be a Commander (O5) and the Executive Officer a LCDR (O4). (Both the CO and XO at the start of the show are Commanders. Very OLD Commanders. Baldwin, at 54, would have long ago been passed over for promotion and retired) ) The book sets the time at 1988 which would be fine with the possibility of the watch story but still highly unlikely because of the two different Naval communities involved. Chandler also claims his ships compliment is 207. An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer with an Aircrew aboard has a complement of 329.