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As I mentioned, it's no point having a greatest watch contest as the Sub will likely end up winning.

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Breitling Chronomat 01 Limited Edition
Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm

I should probably read all the posts before replying.

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Justin
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That sound good to me. I'm newbie here with my first ever Breitling and its a 2013.


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Breitling Avenger II Seawolf (2013)
Rado DiaStar Original Gold (1996)
Rado DiaStar Original SS (1973)
TechnoMarine Cruise Sport - Chrono Quartz Set (2012)
Luminox COLORMARK CHRONOGRAPH 3080 SERIES (2011)
Tissot PRC200 (2011)
Nike+ Sportwatch GPS (2013)

I have a humble suggestion, why not do it the American Idol way? Each will vote 5 of what he thinks the best, then consolidate all the nominees and flash out all the names. From there every week there will be an elimination round, so all will vote which to eliminate. During the week before every elimination round, there can be a thread where everyone can comment freely and try pull votes for their own favorite watches, why their favorite watch should stay and emerge as the greatest Breitling, and so on... To speed things up, during the final 20 and above, eliminate like 3 to 5 pieces every week, from the final 10, eliminate 2 every week and the final 5, eliminate 1 every week. And hey, during the final 10, there can be 1 revival round to vote for an eliminated piece to qualify back for the contest! Not sure if it can be done but just my thoughts;)

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Breitling Chronomat 01 Limited Edition
Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm

One word -






"NO."

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SHARKMAN

I'm hoping that this yr the Navi 01, having been given top dog position last yr, will be willing to step aside and let another great Breitling come through

That's like saying there's no point in having a Breitling contest because the Navi 01 will win.







Apart from being hugely complicated and requiring repeated votes for the same watch every week it would be impossible to construct on the site with the restrictions of the polling. Threads trying to promote one watch over another would also become moderation nightmares as feelings got heated.

Ya you are right, seems like the result is pretty much anticipated. But still nice for the fun of it. Can have the greatest watch contest too provided if you are able to handle it since there are so many many brands out there, let alone the many models available within every brand.

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Breitling Chronomat 01 Limited Edition
Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm

Thoughts--I suspect the 01 would do very well again, though I do sense a little change in the demographic-- lot of SA wearers are active at the moment. I don't remember if this was part of the discussion, or whether it would simply be too complicated, but how about doing a divisional contest, Navitimer series, Aeromarine, Professional, et. al. Looking at the BS index there would need to be a little consolidation, and I don't know how you would want to treat Special or Limited Editions. Also, maybe a vintage contest, maybe the cutoff at '78 or '79, when the Breitling family shut it down. You could have champions more specific to a style or genre. If you wanted to have a final champions round you could, but I don't think its necessary for the Tournament to be the same each year.

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

and then pitch the group winners against each other - not a bad idea at all.
though we probably know the vintage winner too already, the ref. 896.

The people really versed in vintage, like you, Dracha, Newbie et. al. ( apologize for any obvious omissions) might even be able to set up some divisions in vintage for a couple of interesting "horse races" perhaps.

The overall thought is to give the the various corners of the broad Breitling spectrum some attention and maybe have some fun competitions, exposure to models that most here don't think about as much. The various special editions could make it interesting, too.

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

i vote for a the best breitling release from 2013 new stuff, if not the navi will win again as said

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Breitling Chrono Avenger Black Dial whit Pro II Ti, Diver Pro I
Breitling BlackBird Big Date brushed whit SS Bracelet, brown croco
Breitling BlackBird Blacksteel 528/2000 Whit Dp2 Deployment
Omega Planet Ocean Chrono 9300 Co-axial Ceramic on SS bracelet

Whatever you guys come up with is fine with me, I'll do my forum duty and vote -

Maybe we could throw out the Navi. 01 this year, you know, put it in the Hall of Fame, ineligible for a couple (?) years. I'm sure it has broken some NCAA rules somewhere . Come up with a new winner this year.

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Chrono Jetstream
Montbrilliant 1903
Aerospace E79362

Right! It went from 41.5 to 43mm over night. Invoke the PED clause.

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SHARKMAN

And I thought I saw it on the wrist of Johnny 'Football' Manziel when he was signing autographs for ... .

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Chrono Jetstream
Montbrilliant 1903
Aerospace E79362