Went to get my new breitling today (at last)...
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Went to get my new breitling today (at last)...
or so I thought
Had decided on the colt gmt, tried it on again and it just ain't big enough
Thought long and hard about it and decided I just was never going to be happy as I do like a big watch.
Tried all other breitlings on (thumbs up to goldsmiths in birmingham they were excellent) and none appealed, until this one
http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/produc...productid=1948
It is just beautiful, picture doesn't do it justice at all, prefer the white dial though. problem is its a £1000 more.
Now can't make my mind up what to do, no point in spending 1300 and not being happy with a watch but I can't justify another 1000.
Looks like I am remaining watchless for a while
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Had decided on the colt gmt, tried it on again and it just ain't big enough
Thought long and hard about it and decided I just was never going to be happy as I do like a big watch.
Tried all other breitlings on (thumbs up to goldsmiths in birmingham they were excellent) and none appealed, until this one
http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/produc...productid=1948
It is just beautiful, picture doesn't do it justice at all, prefer the white dial though. problem is its a £1000 more.
Now can't make my mind up what to do, no point in spending 1300 and not being happy with a watch but I can't justify another 1000.
Looks like I am remaining watchless for a while
chop
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You have to be 100% happy or every time you looked at it, it would be a compromise.
If I was spending that kind of money on a big watch today, I'd be getting me one of these:
http://www.giulianomazzuoli.com/watch_manometro.html
http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/Giul...ro-No_4128.htm (French but nice pics)
Big enough for ya..?
If I was spending that kind of money on a big watch today, I'd be getting me one of these:
http://www.giulianomazzuoli.com/watch_manometro.html
http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/Giul...ro-No_4128.htm (French but nice pics)
Big enough for ya..?
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You want it BIG.
Ill show you BIG...
http://www.rugift.com/watches/divers.htm
56MM x 23MM.....
A posher one.
http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/s...dCategoryID=13
Ill show you BIG...
http://www.rugift.com/watches/divers.htm
56MM x 23MM.....
A posher one.
http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/s...dCategoryID=13
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Breitling-Navi...QQcmdZViewItem
I have a Brietling "Jupitor Pilot" for sale if your interested PM me.... similar to the above but it has a black face and St.Steel bracelet boxed with papers....used and not A1 mint, but still good condition, the rotatating bezel is slightly marked.
This one is the same as mine but mine has a black face see how it goes....I think £700ish
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Superb-Breitli...QQcmdZViewItem
I have a Brietling "Jupitor Pilot" for sale if your interested PM me.... similar to the above but it has a black face and St.Steel bracelet boxed with papers....used and not A1 mint, but still good condition, the rotatating bezel is slightly marked.
This one is the same as mine but mine has a black face see how it goes....I think £700ish
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Superb-Breitli...QQcmdZViewItem
Last edited by yoza; 09 April 2006 at 09:36 PM.
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If you like big, the Chrono Avenger http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/produc...productid=2764 is huge and cheaper then the one you're lusting after.
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Not wishing to offend anyone - but why on earth would you want something so expensive sat on your wrist when something so much cheaper will do the same job, especially in today's climate - street crime etc?
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My favourite big watch is the Rolex Yachtmaster. 40mm. Very, very nice watch that I very nearly bought two years ago, but to be honest couldn't afford / justify it at the time, think it was in the region of 5 or 6 grand depending on the waiting time. A few years though! It's not easy finding your perfect watch, and for that sort of money, it has to be perfect!!
My current watch is a dress watch really, and I need "more chunk"!
Why do people buy engagement rings for ten grand (or whatever price you want to say) when Elizabeth Duke do one that "does the same job" for twenty five quid?
My current watch is a dress watch really, and I need "more chunk"!
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Not wishing to offend anyone - but why on earth would you want something so expensive sat on your wrist when something so much cheaper will do the same job, especially in today's climate - street crime etc?
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Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
Why do people buy engagement rings for ten grand (or whatever price you want to say) when Elizabeth Duke do one that "does the same job" for twenty five quid?
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Originally Posted by yoza
You want it BIG.
Ill show you BIG...
http://www.rugift.com/watches/divers.htm
56MM x 23MM.....
A posher one.
http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/s...dCategoryID=13
Ill show you BIG...
http://www.rugift.com/watches/divers.htm
56MM x 23MM.....
A posher one.
http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/s...dCategoryID=13
chop
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Originally Posted by digitaria
If you like big, the Chrono Avenger http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/produc...productid=2764 is huge and cheaper then the one you're lusting after.
Thanks for pointer though.
chop
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Breitling - they are soooo cool.
Got mine almost a year ago and it has been faultless. I never take this thing off, it's been baked on a beach, dug in the sand, spent hours diving - and never missed a beat. I've even whacked it a few times in the engine bay - and not a mark on it
Now all I need is a navitimer
Easily the best £1500 I've spent
Got mine almost a year ago and it has been faultless. I never take this thing off, it's been baked on a beach, dug in the sand, spent hours diving - and never missed a beat. I've even whacked it a few times in the engine bay - and not a mark on it
Now all I need is a navitimer
Easily the best £1500 I've spent
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Originally Posted by chopper.
I chickened out and went to an authorised dealer - who then matched the net price - result
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I've got the Montrilliant Datora (same as picture), never had a problem with it and has never missed a beat!! I think it's well worth spending the extra money on a nice watch, and a Breitling is deffinatley that Big face too
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Did anyone see the GIANT warning on breitling.com not to buy from the net..? (Sighting lack of warranty etc. IIRC)
I chickened out and went to an authorised dealer - who then matched the net price - result
I chickened out and went to an authorised dealer - who then matched the net price - result
Also IMO it is out of order me going into their shops having a good service and then buying off the net, they can get to within a 100 of blitz prices anyway.
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I've got the Montrilliant Datora (same as picture), never had a problem with it and has never missed a beat!! I think it's well worth spending the extra money on a nice watch, and a Breitling is deffinatley that Big face too http://images.watchfinder.co.uk//ima...0_bracelet.jpg
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Another thumbs up for the Yacht-master Its a snip at 4,600
My other one is a GMTll Rolex, I actually prefer the look of it than the yachty, 2,400 I think. If youre getting from a big store, Goldsmiths is a good choice. Got both of mine from the one in Leicester, and I *think* they do % finance over 9 months too.
My other one is a GMTll Rolex, I actually prefer the look of it than the yachty, 2,400 I think. If youre getting from a big store, Goldsmiths is a good choice. Got both of mine from the one in Leicester, and I *think* they do % finance over 9 months too.
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Originally Posted by yoza
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Breitling-Navi...QQcmdZViewItem
I have a Brietling "Jupitor Pilot" for sale if your interested PM me.... similar to the above but it has a black face and St.Steel bracelet boxed with papers....used and not A1 mint, but still good condition, the rotatating bezel is slightly marked.
This one is the same as mine but mine has a black face see how it goes....I think £700ish
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Superb-Breitli...QQcmdZViewItem
I have a Brietling "Jupitor Pilot" for sale if your interested PM me.... similar to the above but it has a black face and St.Steel bracelet boxed with papers....used and not A1 mint, but still good condition, the rotatating bezel is slightly marked.
This one is the same as mine but mine has a black face see how it goes....I think £700ish
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Superb-Breitli...QQcmdZViewItem
your face ??
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Originally Posted by Kuro
Breitling - they are soooo cool.
Got mine almost a year ago and it has been faultless. I never take this thing off, it's been baked on a beach, dug in the sand, spent hours diving - and never missed a beat. I've even whacked it a few times in the engine bay - and not a mark on it
Now all I need is a navitimer
Easily the best £1500 I've spent
Got mine almost a year ago and it has been faultless. I never take this thing off, it's been baked on a beach, dug in the sand, spent hours diving - and never missed a beat. I've even whacked it a few times in the engine bay - and not a mark on it
Now all I need is a navitimer
Easily the best £1500 I've spent
WHY?
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Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
Why do people buy engagement rings for ten grand (or whatever price you want to say) when Elizabeth Duke do one that "does the same job" for twenty five quid?
Actually I don't mind flash watches, but of all the ones I've had (inc rado, omega & Dunhill but not brietling to be fair), none have been as trouble-free as the Swatch I'm wearing now.
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Originally Posted by Brun
Not wishing to offend anyone - but why on earth would you want something so expensive sat on your wrist when something so much cheaper will do the same job, especially in today's climate - street crime etc?
You can say that about juat about everything.
We would all be running about in Yugos
Buying all our clothes from tescos value range
People have asperations a choice as to how and why we spend our money and i for one will not be dictated to by the scum of the country
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Davies
Because girls like jewellery?
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Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
Quite, the same as men like jewellery, which often is best expressed through a watch, was the point I was trying to make........
Each to his own innit. My cousin collects this sort of watch, seems wierd to me but he likes it.