Damnfoolman wrote:
Hi Alex,
Some good points my friend.
I was quoted £480 to replace the batteries in my Emergency. That's quite nonsensical.
Whilst I like some of the new range, the prices are really out of my league now. I simply cannot afford them. 1st World Problems and all that.
Also, I'd really like to know if Breitling sold many watches at RIAT with the new format this year. No seating/viewing area, no "Hospitality." I spent 10 mins looking through a glass display cabinet at the new Emergency, whilst clearly having the original model on my wrist, and not a single person approached me.
Ah how I long for older times.
wow that's pricey on the Emergency, cant recall what mine cost last time.
i think there are opportunities to do things like RIAT better than they are now but also better than they were. i think part of the issue historically always was that the hospitality tent was 90% full on owners who had bought a breitling second hand or on the cheap or just one breitling and never had an intention of buying another. perhaps they would have been better off having an invite system?
Breitling also pulled most of the support for it and i think the AD was expected to foot the bill.
know what you mean re price, although i think the new pricing structure under Georges is more sensible than the previous management
see how the ground lies as the SKU numbers are reduced and the strategy evolves fully. for the first time in years i am liking whats coming out of the brand 2010-2017 was not great IMO but 2018 has produced some gems, the Premier Panda is a stunner