New addition

[Garlick]

To save wearing my Breitling every day, I bought this yesterday.

So far so good, I wasn't out to buy a watch but it caught my eye, and at only £276 I thought why not?

Lets see how it stands up

[Garlick]

Asterix said:

Probably outlast the Breitling mate

I hope not

Having this new one does mean I can finally send the Breitling off for a service, although I am a little worried that nobody can tell me how much that service will cost until I send it away!

[Garlick]

lowdrag said:

Frankly, I've never had any of my Breitling's serviced in 15 years and they all work fine. When I bought them years back they were "a watch for life" and no mention of a service was ever made. Today they suddenly seem to need servicing and I view this as but a means to make money. Similarly, when they aren't being worn, they stay in the drawer, not in a watch winder, and similarly there has never once been a problem when I put them back on. What do others think? Is this just a fashion, a means to exploit us?

Interesting, could save me a few hundred pounds, i'll see what the general opinion is

[Garlick]

TonySim said:

Garlick,

Just had my 1991 Chronomat serviced for the second time. They replaced the crown and push buttons and it cost £340 all in. It did come back in a nice travel case so that eased the blow a bit.

Another Breitling owner I know was charged circa £300, so I guess I need to expect to pay somewhere around that figure too.

The main reason for me keeping the servicing up to date is purely to keep resale value high. I don't plan to sell but you never know, also if I end up handing it down in years to come I want it to have retained as much of it's value as possible. Interesting to hear other views though.