The general concensus on Breitling

[anonymous-user]

I think some people on here are in danger of disappearing up their own arse with their hilarious notions of image and concern with what other people wear on their wrists. Wear what you like and don't give a toss what other's might think about you.

It's a brand of watch. Wearing one doesn't make you X type of person. My view on Breitling is SS Navitimers are iconic but very busy watches, some of the newer blingy by bently ones are a bit fugly.

As an aside, My colleague went to an airshow last year, he was invited inside the Breitling tent when they saw his (rather large) Breitling B2. He spent a pleasant afternoon in their VIP tent chatting to the red arrows he didn't mention seeing people who watch TOWIE or drive range rover sports.

Nice touch from Breitling, I thought.

[Podie]

el stovey said:

As an aside, My colleague went to an airshow last year, he was invited inside the Breitling tent ...

sounds familiar.

[anonymous-user]

Robbo66 said:

The Breitling however, fails on 2 counts. 1: It aspires to be a 'Hublot' or some other fussy design, but looks a cheap imitation.

Hublot founded 1980
Breitling founded 1884

I'm not sure they're in the business of simply trying to copy Hublot?

[anonymous-user]

Podie said:

el stovey said:

As an aside, My colleague went to an airshow last year, he was invited inside the Breitling tent ...

sounds familiar.

I bet you were there Podie!

Larging it up with the red arrows, flashing your ETA movement watch around.

[Podie]

el stovey said:

Podie said:

el stovey said:

As an aside, My colleague went to an airshow last year, he was invited inside the Breitling tent ...

sounds familiar.

I bet you were there Podie!

Larging it up with the red arrows, flashing your ETA movement watch around.

I really hate freebies, especially free champagne.

[Riff Raff]

I've just bought another one - a Chronomat from the late 90's on a Rouleaux. I'm just off to put down a deposit on a RRS: this one is a bit bling-tastic.

[Stefan DS3R]

Breitling - Not just about the watches.........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6rnB1hFCg

Stef

[GSP]

Ha this is brilliant...

Seen as we are making massive sweeping comments about watche brands... Whenever I see a rolex I always think 'probably fake' seen as there us more fakes in circulation that real ones.

I bought mine so I could dive with it and smash it against things offshore at work without even making a mark on it.

[Phil.]

Stefan DS3R said:

Breitling - Not just about the watches.........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6rnB1hFCg

Stef

They had fun making that

[hilly10]

I think it was the Brietling Bentley that brought the Brand to the forefront of bling,a watch that I detest. I love my SOH Chrono. Oh and by the way I drive an Astravan and an Audi A1 tdi, no Bentley in my garage. I think his theory is down the pan

Edited by hilly10 on Saturday 8th October 11:07

Edited by hilly10 on Saturday 8th October 11:09

[Adam B]

Stefan DS3R said:

Breitling - Not just about the watches.........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6rnB1hFCg

Stef

impressive stuff

[andy tims]

I liked this when I had it



and I'd like the smallest version of the Black Steel



and some of the vintage stuff is really nice, but on the whole I'm ambivalent at best to their current / recent products.

[andy_s]

el stovey said:

Hublot founded 1980
Breitling founded 1884

Breitling went under in 1979 though...but the point is valid

[lowdrag]

el stovey said:

I bet you were there Podie!

Larging it up with the red arrows, flashing your ETA movement watch around.

This one should get you in



Bought it in 1996 I think - one of 200

[andy_s]

To make up for my earlier gaffe, here's another I quite like:


(LarryG/ATG)

The early Superocean.

[Adam B]

Nice, rubber strap is a little...er...gauche

[Nurburgsingh]

Stefan DS3R said:

Breitling - Not just about the watches.........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6rnB1hFCg

Stef

If its good enough for john travolta It's good enough for me...

I've got an 'air race' on leather and a '69'top time chrono. I don't have a RRS and I'm as in TOWIE as you'll ever find. I know what I like and I like what I've bought.

If you don't I've my watch.... Am I bovvered?

[pete a]

I have a Superocean Heritage in black with black rubber strap, I love it.

[HotJambalaya]

I have a breitling bentley 6.75 and while I love the way it looks, its been back to the manufacturers 3 times (once my fault) and its still not really sorted. Once I sent it back I was told it will be a long time because the whole of breitling closes for summer, rather annoying for a huge multi national luxury goods company! I find the power reserve to be terrible, less then 24 hours. I do like them, but as has been said, they really are jumped up ETA watches, I'd buy another one, but probably a quartz so that I can give it a bit of a beating, this one I feel is a little delicate.

[Mazdarese]

What's an ETA watch then? A watch that only lets you estimate the time?