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Been to my AD yesterday and I finally ordered mine.

A liitle update on the Steelfish:

He told me that he had not heard of a Steelfish with an in-house movement, at least not for the moment. But he would be immensely surprised if Breitling discontinued the actual Steelfish in favor of one with an in-house movement. That would mean a $2'000 price increase, not to mention a different design. And that would strip the Breitling range with one of the its most affordable pieces (confirming what is has been said here by many). And Breitling does not want to go upmarket ignoring potential buyers of the Avenger/SO category, also given the fact that the the SO II costs more than its predecessor and has a very different design.

Asked if any more B01 movements will be be introduced in the range, he said that there is absolutely no information from Breitling on that, even if it is clear that there will be more B01 models. But as far as a BB B01 is concerned, that's all distant rumors for the moment.

Asked about the difference of discounts between Switzerland and the US, for example, he said that in the US ADs work with a much lesser margin compared to here, hence a 30% discount (or more?) against about half of that over here.

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The problem with all these rumours is that that is exactly what they are - just rumours!

Additionally, notification and leaks of developments don't follow a strict "top down" hierarchy route. Thus you can find a previously knowledgeable person completely in the dark about something, and someone who you wouldn't expect to know that much in possession of some latest gem of information. For example, one of the main AD's I use hadn't even heard about the Chronomat B01 LE when I called him, even though it'd be discussed on here for almost 2 weeks.

On the question in hand - no-one knows at this stage what is coming from Breitling next. I've heard (and again, just rumours but it makes complete sense) that Breitling is working on a non-chronograph in-house movement, but where it will go is anyone's guess. Maybe they'll put it in a Steelfish B01 and leave the original Steelfish to run alongside like they did with the Chronomat. Or maybe they'll not use it in an Aeromarine watch at all. Or maybe they aren't even working on a non-chrono movement at all! We just don't know....., so until we see official pictures and/or official press releases, I'm taking all of this with a handful of salt at this stage.

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Got some bad news from my AD today: he won't be able to receive the Steelfish I have on order before late December

See, being near the source doesn't always mean short delivery times

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Well, you´ll be getting a very nice christmas present, but the wait is murder.

Just got word from my AD, IT just arrived That's a full 4 weeks before the initial delivery date.

Problem is, due to a very heavy schedule, I won't be able to fetch it before late next week, but at least I know it's here and waiting for me

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