Buying a Breitling Emergency
Discussion
Great choice of watch. My daily on Titanium strap
Regarding price, IF you know anyone going to Toronto, I know there's a store that had one 3 weeks ago for $2000 + 13% tax which you can reclaim at airport. It was the dark blue face on titanium strap, brand new, unworn, from an authorised dealer. Was literally the only time I regretted already owning one as it was so cheap.
Regarding price, IF you know anyone going to Toronto, I know there's a store that had one 3 weeks ago for $2000 + 13% tax which you can reclaim at airport. It was the dark blue face on titanium strap, brand new, unworn, from an authorised dealer. Was literally the only time I regretted already owning one as it was so cheap.
Edited by Fas1975 on Wednesday 26th January 22:40
If you want one, it is easy...
1)Admire watch
2) when offered a look, tell owner you can de-value watch so much, he will give it to you
3) when asked how - deploy antenna and activate emergency beacon
4) Worried owner, scared of massive fines for calling out emergency services will give you watch and leave area ASAP
Worked on my brother! (almost)
1)Admire watch
2) when offered a look, tell owner you can de-value watch so much, he will give it to you
3) when asked how - deploy antenna and activate emergency beacon
4) Worried owner, scared of massive fines for calling out emergency services will give you watch and leave area ASAP
Worked on my brother! (almost)
Gooby said:
If you want one, it is easy...
1)Admire watch
2) when offered a look, tell owner you can de-value watch so much, he will give it to you
3) when asked how - deploy antenna and activate emergency beacon
4) Worried owner, scared of massive fines for calling out emergency services will give you watch and leave area ASAP
Worked on my brother! (almost)
1)Admire watch
2) when offered a look, tell owner you can de-value watch so much, he will give it to you
3) when asked how - deploy antenna and activate emergency beacon
4) Worried owner, scared of massive fines for calling out emergency services will give you watch and leave area ASAP
Worked on my brother! (almost)
A lex said:
Slinky said:
The Emergency has always intrigued me..
1.) How do you activate the bat signal? I'm guessing it's not easy to do?
2.) I've heard many tales of the alleged costs of accidental/non-required activation, is there any definitive cost/fine attributed to prank calling Commissioner Gordon?
I dont what they charge in the UK, but im an ATC covering mainly Belgian airspace, we get rogue ELTs (which is what these watches send out) on average twice per week - they are bloody annoying for anyone who has to monitor 121.5MHz 1.) How do you activate the bat signal? I'm guessing it's not easy to do?
2.) I've heard many tales of the alleged costs of accidental/non-required activation, is there any definitive cost/fine attributed to prank calling Commissioner Gordon?
I know for sure we have had at least one tracked down to a watch, but they mainly come from things like yachts or light aircraft being serviced and triggered accidentally.Every case is logged, investigated and tracked down. I believe they can charge you a pretty penny.
Be thankful you only have to monitor them. I spent all last night out searching for a missing person after the Helo with FLIR failed to find them. A dog walker had heard some cries for help at 8:00pm.
We think it was probably cows mooing - at the time :angry:
Looking back though
Beats searching for a downed aircraft because someone's seen a Chinese lantern.I'm also curious how you set one off - can an owner explain please.
The big bottom lug on the bottom right is the beacon. The cap unscrews, there is a small plastic washer which causes resistance. This is the first "warning" of what you're doing. Unscrew past this resistance, it takes approx ten turns, then the cap releases, and with it, a spring is pulled out. Continue pulling on the cap and the spring extends approx 2 feet. At the end of the spring's stretch, the cap snaps off.
It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
Fas1975 said:
The big bottom lug on the bottom right is the beacon. The cap unscrews, there is a small plastic washer which causes resistance. This is the first "warning" of what you're doing. Unscrew past this resistance, it takes approx ten turns, then the cap releases, and with it, a spring is pulled out. Continue pulling on the cap and the spring extends approx 2 feet. At the end of the spring's stretch, the cap snaps off.
It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
That's interesting - and probably some great PR for Breitling!It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
Fas1975 said:
The big bottom lug on the bottom right is the beacon. The cap unscrews, there is a small plastic washer which causes resistance. This is the first "warning" of what you're doing. Unscrew past this resistance, it takes approx ten turns, then the cap releases, and with it, a spring is pulled out. Continue pulling on the cap and the spring extends approx 2 feet. At the end of the spring's stretch, the cap snaps off.
It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
Interesting thanks. Sound fiddly though, I wouldn't want to try it in a state nine in 3 degree water with cold hands It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
rhinochopig said:
Fas1975 said:
The big bottom lug on the bottom right is the beacon. The cap unscrews, there is a small plastic washer which causes resistance. This is the first "warning" of what you're doing. Unscrew past this resistance, it takes approx ten turns, then the cap releases, and with it, a spring is pulled out. Continue pulling on the cap and the spring extends approx 2 feet. At the end of the spring's stretch, the cap snaps off.
It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
Interesting thanks. Sound fiddly though, I wouldn't want to try it in a state nine in 3 degree water with cold hands It's at the point of the cap snapping off, that the beacon is activated, so you REALLY need to want it to happen to actually get it to happen.
In my pic, you'll see, on the top left is another, smaller lug. This is a booster aerial. If you want to give extra power to the signal being broadcast, pull this out and it acts as an aerial which gives extra power to the beacon.
The emergency contains two batteries. One for the watch, one for the beacon itself. Service intervals are every 2 years, where both batteries are replaced and the antenna cap is replaced too.
Never tried it myself, but when I was buying mine, the dealer had a dummy unit which he demonstrated the actions on.
As for costs, according to the contract, if the beacon is deployed in a non-emergency, minimum $10,000 fine, plus any costs incurred in the search and rescue operation, be it air, land or sea. Breitling will also ask you to pay 50% of the watches rrp in order to repair and refit the watch itself.
IF the beacon is deployed in a true emergency, then all costs are waived and breitling will repair / replace the watch free of charge.
giw12 said:
Any stories of it being deployed and actually saving someone??
I have heard a couple, and one of the emergency marketing lines is "The only watch to have saved lives" or something like that. Once incident which IS verifiable (taken from breitling site:This is a watch that saves lives. In 1995 the Breitling Emergency wristwatch saved the lives of 13 people aboard the Mata-Rangi raft.
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