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jmooney
 Post subject: Pronunciation..."Rookie"
PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:58 pm 
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Secured my first. Breitling Navitimer 41.8mm, silver dial, brown croco. umm umm. First real watch too. But I have a big time rookie question that despite years of being a horo spectator, still can't figure. Is our beloved pronounced Br-eye-tling or Br-eat-ling?

Please help me live life correctly and proudly...as a new owner.
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i beleive its bright-ling pronounced that way. congrats on your first it wont be your last.

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I think it's more like Brett-ling...really depends where you are in the world.
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100% brite-ling or bright-ling as mentioned above.

If you watch any of the videos on the Breitling site its pronounced this way
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MartC wrote:
100% brite-ling or bright-ling as mentioned above.

If you watch any of the videos on the Breitling site its pronounced this way

:yeahthat

And if you are interested in others, check this out -

http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds ... dspage.htm

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Thank you for the replies. This is very helpful.
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Good thing I read this, it prompted me to go to the website and watch the videos. I guess if you are going to own one, you better know how it's pronounced!
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It is correctly pronouced Bright-Ling, but many many many many people call it Brett-Ling, including owners.

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hmm...thinking back i alternate between bright...and breight (like height)..."breight-ling"
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cxbxax wrote:
hmm...thinking back i alternate between bright...and breight (like height)..."breight-ling"


Maybe it's me, but..........

I would pronounce those the same.
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You're definitely not alone on that one Roff.....

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Roffensian wrote:
cxbxax wrote:
hmm...thinking back i alternate between bright...and breight (like height)..."breight-ling"


Maybe it's me, but..........

I would pronounce those the same.

I was thinking that too, but I just put it down to my Britishness of accent!

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cxbxax wrote:
hmm...thinking back i alternate between bright...and breight (like height)..."breight-ling"


How are those different? They are spelled different, but same pronunciation.
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might just be my asian accent then :mrgreen: ...i guess it would sound something like "braytling", that would be more accurate. and breitling seems simple enough, imagine some of the other brands :oops:
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Steady on people - let's keep it polite please - post removed by Roff.
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