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It's 30M water resistant but in 99% of watches, this means splashproof. It's not capable of diving to 30M. The navitimer has always lacked water resistance and is the main reason I never bought one.

Any kind of submersion or too much sweat could allow water inside.

I would pull out the crown, leave it in a hot place such as an airing cupboard/on top of a thick layer of towels above a radiator and allow the moisture to esacpe. I'd then ring Breitling as soon as possible or take it straight to an AD who can send it to them for you.

It sounds like you're new to watches but waterproof this is not.

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Whoa, hold your horses here, some very bad advice coming out.

1) I have a very hard time tinking that sweat will reach 3 atmospheres of pressure.
2) Do not put it on a radiator or in an airing cupboard, sudden temperature changes and excessive heat are not going to help this situation.

Get it to an AD immediately to get sent to Breitling. In the meantime, if you have any silica gel then put it in the box that comes with it with a couple of sachets of silica gel.

And to be clear, I am not saying that Breitlign will deny warranty coverage, I am saying that they will be fully within their rights to if the watch passes the pressure test.

I didn't say directly put it on a radiator I have had this happen a few times and with several towels on top of the radiator (just enough to let the heat through a little), this has helped me greatly in the past. The same has been fine with the airing cupboard... I've never had any issues at all.

Silica gel will take wayyyy to long to allow evaporation and that water needs to be removed asap.

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No, that water needs to be removed with minimal additional damage.

Ok I think I have the solution I had this happen to me when moisture was traped inside the glass I had to take it to my AD he removed the movement and let it dry on the inside with a low fan a little water got in when the back wasnt sealed properly then he sealed it the fog and moisture started to show up that's how he got rid of it I tried all the tricks online it didn't work u have to remove the movement and dry it

To reiterate, just get it back to Breitling ASAP. They are the only ones who will have access to the correct parts should anything have already been damaged.

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There was a trick about a soaked iphone that helped my cousin -- he placed it inside a bag of uncooked rice which apparently sucked up any remaining moisture.

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a few Pams...

I'll play Devil's advocate; couldn't BUSA claim that all wet Navi's passed the 3 atmosphere test voiding the warranty?

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Breitling Navitimer: Black Dial
OMEGA Speedmaster Professional
Steinhart Nav.B-Chrono II
Elgin-Hamilton 37500 (Aircraft Clock)

They could claim anything, but why would they? It's not in their interests to defraud customers and encourage bad publicity and multiple lawsuits.

Please note:
WARNING! About Breitling Service Centers! Please verify your SC for your Breitling on the Breitling Official Web Site, each time you give in your watch..
I just got burned real bad: My Budapest center, KZM, was un-authorized around July and I gave my Aerospace 2000 watch for service in September (after 10 years of using them for servicing both of my Breitling watches). Breitling is therefore saying they are NOT responsible for my watch's functioning, etc, IN ANY WAY... Wow!
In any case they need to change some rules in Breitling to support their watch servicing... We shall see about that. Like advising owners that their Quartz movement watches MUST be serviced minimum every 4-5 years, besides the battery change. And others.

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Tempus fugit, for sure!

No need to spam post.

Pretty sure that servicing is in the manual.

This was no SPAM as the two threads had no chance of connection.
As far as the Aerospace service, the item mentioned by me IS NOT IN THE MANUAL.

May I say that I also love my Breitling watches, thats why I bought two. But now I am finding out some problems, of which, as a member of this forum, I feel obliged to inform other members, SO THEY DONT FALL FOR THE SAME TRICKS: Unscrupulos Service Centers and ADs and possible negligence.

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Tempus fugit, for sure!

Spam post or double post?

Same post by gobreitling26 on "Breitling movement good for maximum 10 years? Factory defect" thread.

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- This is Ghost Rider requesting a fly-by. - Negative Ghost Rider. The pattern is full.

Call it what you like - posting the exact same thing in multiple posts is unnecessary.

There are essentially two ways water got in there. Option one: there's a defect with the seals, and water got in through normal, appropriate use. Option two: the seals are properly intact, but the watch was subjected to conditions for which it was not designed - in other words, abuse. Breitling will test to see whether there is a defect in the seals. If there is a defect, they will presume option one applies, and will cover the damage under warranty. If there is no defect, they will presume it is option two, and they likely will not cover it. The age of the watch, and the fact it may have been the previous owner who screwed up, are immaterial.

I don't suppose you have any recourse with the person you bought the watch from, do you?