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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:01 pm 
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ok thanks...for nothing

This is an interesting thread. The fact you haven't been banned yet should (a) show you we're a pretty tolerant lot who enjoy a good laugh, even if it is sometimes is at the expense of the uninitiated, and (b) make you feel ashamed that I had to tell you that and you couldn't have figured it out on your own. Any other forum would have banned you many times over by now. Then again, in light of the underlying dispute, perhaps I shouldn't be surprised I had to explain this to you. But since you do evidently have the cojones to stick around and put up with all of this, I'll help you out. The most simplified list I can come up with is as follows:

- Colts are pretty much at the bottom.

- Professionals sort of stand on their own, but they can also be considered a step up from the Colts.

- The Superoceans are next.

- The Superocean Heritage line is a step up from that.

- The Avenger line is next.

- Then comes the puke-inducing Galactics.

- After that, we step up to the in-house models. Arguably the Transocean line is the "lowest" of these, but that's really drawing a fine line.

- Then come the Chronomats.

- Finally, we have the Navitimers, which are arguably the flagship model, although that's subject to interpretation and taste. The Montbrillants are essentially a subset of the Navitimer range, even though they're now listed as being separate.

- Finally finally, there is the Bentley range, which is an outlier. In terms of finishing, it's the highest-end Breitling range, and is priced accordingly. However, none of them yet feature in-house movements, so it's a little dubious to say they are truly higher-end than the in-house ranges.

And there you have it. Now, something else to keep in mind: according to this site, I'm a friggin' Cult of Breitling Leader (how did that happen?), and I didn't know this stuff off the top of my head. I took the time to look it up, write it up, and present it to you, using the same sources you could have accessed on your own. So, although I really don't care if you thank me or not, if you don't thank me, it will really show the magnitude of your ingratitude*, and I will accordingly add you to my "ignore" list, where you will be a population of one.

Good day. I said, good day.

*I don't know how they talk at Harvard, but where I went to school, that's pretty run-of-the-mill speech.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:06 pm 
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:16 pm 
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Amazing that this guy still hasn't said thank you and moved on graciously. Complete and total entitlement attitude...

EDIT: Well, I guess he just did, but who knows if he's sincere.

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Amazing that this guy still hasn't said thank you and moved on graciously. Complete and total entitlement attitude...

Erm...actually he did. You guys just weren't reaching him. His fertile mind needed the nutrients to grow, and your soil was polluted.


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Amazing that this guy still hasn't said thank you and moved on graciously. Complete and total entitlement attitude...

Erm...actually he did. You guys just weren't reaching him.


Yep, took him long enough though.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:32 pm 
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I guess that this would be the wrong time to say that I disagree with JacksonStone's order..........


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I guess that this would be the wrong time to say that I disagree with JacksonStone's order..........


You are just being cruel because now he feels he has wrong information :uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh: :uplaugh:

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I guess that this would be the wrong time to say that I disagree with JacksonStone's order..........

I never claimed to actually be worthy of Cult Leader status - just that I had it. If you feel like re-ordering, I'm curious to see where you think I was off. I put the list together in pretty quick order, with a cursory glance at Breitling's website and prices.


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I know I haven't been around much but since when did everyone here start feeding trolls?

Everything about this thread is ridiculous.

Nice list though Sharky, you're a better man than I am.

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Reading this thread has been the best fun I've had all day. For my input I suggest the watch below for the OP. Great quality. Breitlings from China are very highly sought after; kind of a boutique thing.

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Swis ... 436wt_1144


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JacksonStone wrote:
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I guess that this would be the wrong time to say that I disagree with JacksonStone's order..........

I never claimed to actually be worthy of Cult Leader status - just that I had it. If you feel like re-ordering, I'm curious to see where you think I was off. I put the list together in pretty quick order, with a cursory glance at Breitling's website and prices.


Well I think that the fundamental problem (which your list illustrates) is that there is no definitive answer to the question. OP seems happy because he has his list and the accuracy or otherwise appears to be secondary, but we are trying to list ranges by price when they are segregated by image and function with only cursory consideration of price.

We can legitimately argue that Aeromarine was lower than Windrider and point to case construction as an example of the point, and Bentley is priced for exclusivity - Breitling even acknowledging the use of platinum bezels simply to increase price.

However, when we get to smaller groupings of watches the price based comparison falls apart. To pick a specific example, I can't argue with where you put Navitimer if we are talking about the 01 powered pieces (although Montbrillant 01 two spts ahead of TransOcean Chrono may be a stretch), but for non in house pieces I can't agree.

Similarly, with a small range like the SOH group it's tough to place them - SOH 38 and SOHC 46 can't really be lumped together.

It's not so much that I think that your list is 'wrong', I just don't think that it's a question that can be accurately answered.


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JacksonStone wrote:
Lots of text... Great text though!


I can just... well... it's...

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:huh I still don't really understand this thread. 5 pages worth..... and the question was answered IMHO in post number 2. Oh well.....

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Pardon me. Could someone list all the Breitling gifts (hats, etc.),
using estimated values from least, to most expensive? :guns:


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