Breitling

[dibblecorse]

My Navitimer Fighters LE, had this since 98, brushed steel and no shiny bits .......

[ArsE92]

I'm so conflicted.

I've wanted a Navitimer for years. I tried one on about 5 years ago, loved it, went for a coffee and decided I couldn't justify £5k on a watch.

I found myself in the Breitling 'boutique' in the Trafford Centre a couple of weeks ago and ended up trying on a Navitimer. The young chap was great and gave me the brochure to take away. After a little read I discovered this thing of beauty:



I love the dark face and the practicality of the rubber strap, as I use a laptop quite a lot and find a metal strap scratches and clangs all day which is why I wear an Apple Watch at the moment.

Any experts care to comment? I think this model has an in-house movement whereas some of the 'cheaper' models don't?

[T6 vanman]

It might be my age but the date on my current daily is difficult to read,
I'd be fked trying to read any of the increments on that dial

Apart from that .... yes agreed a thing of beauty

[cramorra]

Breitling partners with Bentley
Some like it some don,t wish I had the problem....

[GTEYE]

I think the Superocean range is a good looking watch.

Here's mine

[ubbs]

GTEYE said:

I think the Superocean range is a good looking watch.

Here's mine

Really nice watch and not too flashy, I found with mine the strap ring-lets have started to delaminate which is piss poor for an 8 month old watch, not covered under warranty either so I’m looking at changing the strap for a genuine leather clasp type or the steel mesh one.

[GTEYE]

ubbs said:

GTEYE said:

I think the Superocean range is a good looking watch.

Here's mine

Really nice watch and not too flashy, I found with mine the strap ring-lets have started to delaminate which is piss poor for an 8 month old watch, not covered under warranty either so I’m looking at changing the strap for a genuine leather clasp type or the steel mesh one.

Mine has done the exact same thing, why they did not fit a deployment clasp I have no idea. I'm thinking of swapping for the metal strap but a shame as I do like the yellow inner colouring to the leather

[utgjon]

i'm fairly certain Hirsch (available from people like WatchObsession) do a range with coloured rubber inner linings - think they're called the 'Performance' range. Maybe check them out if you're wanting to keep the same vibe.

Also, since they're not Breitling (or Omega in my case), their straps usually appear to be veritable bargains.

[neilbauer]

I had the Pro 1 titanium bracelet on mine when I bought it and have had two rubber straps and the leather strap all original Breitling and wasn’t happy with them. The leather didn’t wear well at all. I bit the bullet last year and bought a titanium pro ll bracelet and this is the strap I always wanted but it was £700!! But I do love it.

[don logan]

neilbauer said:

I had the Pro 1 titanium bracelet on mine when I bought it and have had two rubber straps and the leather strap all original Breitling and wasn’t happy with them. The leather didn’t wear well at all. I bit the bullet last year and bought a titanium pro ll bracelet and this is the strap I always wanted but it was £700!! But I do love it.

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