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Author:  poblack [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Have you ever been disappointed seeing a watch in person?
Seriously, there have been quite a few Breitlings I have seen posted on these forums where when I saw them in person was very disappointed. I tried on on the blackbird and it just didn't do anything for me. First I tried on the polished version at one AD and it was just ok. So I thought maybe the brushed version would like better, so I tried that one on at another spot and it was just ok also. Same with the SA's. I guess it's good to try on the watch before you buy one over the internet.
Author:  vintage [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:58 pm ]
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You mean you're not supposed to buy it first to determine if you like it? :shock: Damn, that's why my Breitling turnover ratio is so high! Seriously though, I've got no AD's in my area so I usually buy them over the internet and wear them a while before deciding if they're for me or not. It takes more than a first impression for me to find a keeper.

Paul
Author:  Sharkmouth [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:50 pm ]
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Biggest let down for me was the Avenger Skyland BlackSteel. Looked great in the pics but when I saw it in the AD, it did nothing for me.
Author:  Frontierman63 [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:52 pm ]
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My only dissapiontment is that i cant have all of the ones i like :cry:

I havent come across a Breitling i didnt like is some way or another,but some have been less desirable because of size only but not style :D
Author:  g-star [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:56 pm ]
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sorry to hear about your blackbird experience. just the complete opposite for me. i hated the pics, but when i tried it on i knew i had to purchase it. to each his own i guess.
Author:  peezie [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:17 pm ]
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SA. Tried one on, and realized that although I like it, I like it best on other peoples' wrists. Just too big for my twigs. :lol:
Author:  jnelson3097 [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:33 pm ]
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The Evo I had I liked at first, but it just wasn't for me after awhile so I sold it.
Author:  MartC [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:15 pm ]
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To date I've never been disappointed with any of the Breitlings I've gone to look at. Well not since the Pro2 bracelet was released anyway, and only since then have I been serious.

Only a week ago I looked at a Bell & Ross BR03. Always loved that square airplane instrument look. Big disappointment :( hands looked crap quality and the bezel feel was a joke. Either its plastic, or ratchets on plastic :? Either way the rotation felt awfull
Author:  Wildblue [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:44 pm ]
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Well, in general what I've found so far is that watches I'll see in ads and online will look interesting and nice, but then when I see them in person I'll sometimes be BLOWN AWAY by how great they are. That's how I ended up with my new Chronomat Evo. Indescribably beautiful in person.

But yes... I've thought that the new B-01's weren't too bad in pictures. In person I was fairly disappointed--still not too bad, (unless it's one of the color combinations that looks like JUNK) but really didn't do anything for me.
Author:  Stefan Tapp [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:56 am ]
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Never been disappointed with any Breitling I've bought, I've bought one and realised I should have gone for the other model! Hence my recent sale of my Cosmonaute to fund my SA BS.

I've been given an expensive Raymond Weil as a gift after passing comment that it looked nice in a magazine advert, only to find out in real life that it was a shocking piece of tat and not worth anywhere near its price!

Stef
Author:  BoneDoc [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:59 am ]
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I am with Sharkmouth. Although it was the SA BS that disappointed me. Went to the AD sure that I was going to buy it. Even had CASH to swing the best deal. Put it on, walked around for a few minutes, just did not like it (and I wear my SA daily) just seemed cheap - no slight against those who adore theirs, but it was certainly not for me. Too bad!
Author:  Stefan Tapp [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:24 am ]
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BoneDoc wrote:
I am with Sharkmouth. Although it was the SA BS that disappointed me. Went to the AD sure that I was going to buy it. Even had CASH to swing the best deal. Put it on, walked around for a few minutes, just did not like it (and I wear my SA daily) just seemed cheap - no slight against those who adore theirs, but it was certainly not for me. Too bad!


It's interesting how the Black Steels have that love/hate thing. Following on from my post above, when I took the Raymond Weil back I had a choice of a lot of different Breitlings and had narrowed it down to a Skyland Black Steel, a Navitimer, a Montbrillant Legend and a Navitimer World. I had all of these models out on the tray and I was constantly drawn to the Black Steel over all the others and so that's what I settled on and I loved it, until of course it developed a fault and I eventually exchanged it for a Navitimer World.

But I never lost that desire for the Black Steel and now I can't stop wearing my SA BS, I normally wear a different B each day, but this has been on my wrist for 4 days now...............................

Stef
Author:  g-star [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:26 am ]
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i've gone back and forth on the B01. one day i like it, the next i hate it. that is not a good sign.
Author:  Roffensian [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:05 am ]
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If I buy a watch then I keep it (unless I specifically buy to sell) so I have to be very certain before I'll ever commit. SOmetimes it takes more than one visit, but never regretted anything yet.
Author:  Driver8 [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:03 am ]
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The first time I saw a Blackbird it disappointed me a bit too. It just looked so much more dull than I was expeting. And the first time I saw a Chronomat Evo I was expecting it to be bigger than it was, so that disappointed me a little as well.

Conversely the B01 looked better than I thought it would. (But still not enough to make me want one).

I think some of the time the MASSIVE pictures in the Chronolog can make you expect something a little more impressive. That's why I really like the IWC catalogue as it shows the watches lifesize.
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