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This one for me , if its 41/42mm it is a perfect modernization of a classic piece (810)



and I like this as well, a lot !!



The design team did great work
but that 1915 that was just released ? , no thank you

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

I am sure people are honorable enough to not 'swoop it up' if you ask Q's here ? I'd be pissed if I show something, expressing interest only to see someone else sniped it (unless I bid really low!)

But if you're interested you can always msg me in pvt , I will assist as good as I can

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Completely agree, the new one has a hint of a chronographed Timex about it.

I was first drawn to Breitling when my wife purchased a Superocean Steelfish for me as a surprise four years ago. Since that time I have discovered "Breitling Source" and increased my knowledge of the brand tremendously. One thing that I have learned, as stated by Roff, is that the two companies, Vintage and Current have absolutely nothing to do with each other, all they do is share a name. I think the current Breitling is trying to incorporate vintage styling in some of the newer pieces that they release. In my opinion the Transocean series is a perfect example, they took what the "old" Breitling had done and put a "modern twist" to it. Some like the twist and others don't. I happen to like what they have done so much that I picked up a white face Transocean Chronograph Unitime. My wife fell in love the Limited Edition pictured above and she now wears it on a air racer bracelet. Every time she wears it people comment on it in a favorable manner, mostly woman who want to know what it is! In the past year WatchFred has guided me and help me pick up two older pieces, one vintage and one older "modern" piece. I mention this because the purchases were what I liked! Not everyone would agree with the styles but as I have told my kids numerous times, you will never make everyone happy, but that is what makes the world go round!!!!

btw, think it's nice we are discussing watches again in this forum.

Absolutely...I think we can all agree on that!

well some might be interested, some will give a crap, but I'll try explain a bit what we vintage guys are talking about, here's an example of 1940s lume hands and a scipt logo that does not dominate the dial:



another script logo example, pre-Premier, quite elegant, isn't it ?

I am one of the vintage guys and i like this watch well enough. Sure, it doesn't reference one just decade and for that reason i think the name is probably a little off. But i'm not sure the point of a "celebration" and "reinterpretation" is exact reproduction. Breitling even say... "Far from contenting itself with a mere re-edition of the original model, the firm has chosen to reinterpret it from both technical and aesthetic angles." Not every watch which digs into the past has to be a faithful reproduction of the original. i think you guys are using different criteria than the ones Breitling have set for themselves and neither theirs nor yours has objective status as "right".

I personally don't think it should be a re-issue, nothing wrong with doing a new modern take on a design, but comparisons to other Breitling watches will always be made and personally I don't think they have done a good job from a looks department, unlike the 810 example posted above where they did. Forgetting the past, I just don't think it is a good looking watch personally.

I agree to a certain extent. I love the watches that look like they're 50 years old and have a history to tell. At the same time I like pristine examples that have been stuck in a drawer their entire life. The one vintage piece I regret selling was a plated Navitimer 806, 1963 if I remember right, that was owned by a Navy pilot who bought it new and proceeded to bang it around in a cockpit for most of his Navy career. He needed a new set of golf clubs (retired) and traded the watch for a used set at his local pawn shop who put it online where I found it. It had lots of plating wear, badly scratched crystal, and some corrosion to the hands, but if it could talk... Just don't get that with a new piece.

I'm just loving the discussion. Here's a new release that has certainly polarised debate. With so much for and against, Breitling might have got the balance right.

Will be interesting to see this in the flesh. My only thought is the OTT bold numerals. Otherwise, what's not to like?

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Agree the numerals are the main issue for me

RxPete We in vintage are here to help. If you see something you like post it in vintage for us to evaluate it for you. We are not out to steal the watch but to assist you in getting a real, great, vintage watch and not being hurt by the transaction that would leave a bad taste in your mouth for any other vintage watch. We all started out in you shoes and knowledge grows with time. Hang around the vintage section for a while read the posts and you too will learn!

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"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

I had to laugh when I read that as that's EXACTLY what I thought when I first saw this TO 1915.

It's no secret that I'm no vintage expert, but I am a fan of certain vintage "re-imaginings"..... like the Ploprof 1200 for example. So the new TO 1915? Well...., I think the numerals are far too "Timex" for my liking, and they look at odds with the finer looking subdials and hands. But that aside, I think it's an OK looking piece, and I have no issue with the logo..... but of course I'm saying that as someone who doesn't have anything invested in the original at all unlike a lot of your vintage guys. And I really love the movement - great to see a mono-pusher from Breitling.

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Driver8

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I'm afraid we are not the only two who think it looks like Timex, that has also been stated by another member on Facebook!