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Well, we ALL know what I'm going to say! :lol:

Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works

A B01 in a case that befits the history of the brand - a Navitimer would be ideal
A chrono-matic that respects the history with a crown on the left
A return to innovation instead of rehashing existing dials and cases
Real value for money instead of $30,000 plus gold versions of a $5,000 watch
A rationalisation of the Aeromarine line rather than a constant addition of slight changes to try and pull even more people into the brand
Something tangibly different in the Professional line that is supposed to be leading edge
Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works.

Roffensian wrote:

While a B01 equiped Navi would make me a very happy camper, I TOTALLY agree with all these points too. The constant rehashing of dials (or DLC'ing existing models) just seems to show a lack of ideas IMO.... or maybe a lack of investment (or even a lack of available money :shock:

) to do anything truly new.

Author:	marvin [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:11 pm ]
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I would like to see a super avenger with a blackbird dial all brush case.

Author:	jadanf [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:19 pm ]
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I would like to see a pvd coated chrono-matic...

Author:	Jefferson [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:26 pm ]
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46 mm whitebird, polished

Author:	geralder [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:47 pm ]
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A refaced Navi World. Unless it looks worse than the present Navi World.

Author:	Fiery [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:43 am ]
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1) A successor to the Headwind (dial made of silver, day of the week display) 2) Navitimer (not the World) with B01 movement 3) Blackbird with B01 movement 4) A true successor to the B-1, ie. a more elegant design than the Airwolf 5) New face to the SuperOcean, without the hollow arabic numbers

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Author:	Driver8 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:00 am ]
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Well, we ALL know what I'm going to say! A traditionally styled (so no rubber on it please!), B01-equiped Navitimer, with a case-size between 44mm and 47mm. That's all I want to see from Breitling this year.

Author:	br549 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:58 am ]
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A return of the Chrono-Matic crown to the proper side. Not gonna happen - but that's what I would like to see.

Author:	H2F [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:02 am ]
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B-1 in SA size with Emergency antenna!

Author:	Otto [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:51 am ]
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Driver8 wrote: Well, we ALL know what I'm going to say! Yes we do Big-sized in-house Navi (with date at either 3 or 6) would do me just fine. With calf strap, no aero racer stuff please.

Author:	Roffensian [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:02 am ]
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Well I'm hard to please...... A B01 in a case that befits the history of the brand - a Navitimer would be ideal A chrono-matic that respects the history with a crown on the left A return to innovation instead of rehashing existing dials and cases Real value for money instead of $30,000 plus gold versions of a $5,000 watch A rationalisation of the Aeromarine line rather than a constant addition of slight changes to try and pull even more people into the brand Something tangibly different in the Professional line that is supposed to be leading edge Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works That's all

Author:	Bere4421 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:37 am ]
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Whatever is there I'll be taking lots of pics!

Author:	Tim S [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:38 am ]
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The B01 in either a Navitimer (preferrably) or the standard Chronomat. The B01 in one of the Bentley models - the 6.75 maybe. And borrowing from Roff (as I think it's a great idea): Roffensian wrote: Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works

Author:	BroncoSport [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:21 am ]
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How about an option of a normal bezel on the B01 and/or a display back to show off the in house movement. If that happened I would be definitely buying a new Chronomat.

Author:	Driver8 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:32 am ]
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Roffensian wrote: A B01 in a case that befits the history of the brand - a Navitimer would be ideal A chrono-matic that respects the history with a crown on the left A return to innovation instead of rehashing existing dials and cases Real value for money instead of $30,000 plus gold versions of a $5,000 watch A rationalisation of the Aeromarine line rather than a constant addition of slight changes to try and pull even more people into the brand Something tangibly different in the Professional line that is supposed to be leading edge Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works. While a B01 equiped Navi would make me a very happy camper, I TOTALLY agree with all these points too. The constant rehashing of dials (or DLC'ing existing models) just seems to show a lack of ideas IMO.... or maybe a lack of investment (or even a lack of available money ) to do anything truly new.

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Author:	Roffensian [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:16 am ]
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Driver8 wrote: Roffensian wrote: A B01 in a case that befits the history of the brand - a Navitimer would be ideal A chrono-matic that respects the history with a crown on the left A return to innovation instead of rehashing existing dials and cases Real value for money instead of $30,000 plus gold versions of a $5,000 watch A rationalisation of the Aeromarine line rather than a constant addition of slight changes to try and pull even more people into the brand Something tangibly different in the Professional line that is supposed to be leading edge Some evidence of an in house haute horlogerie piece in the works. While a B01 equiped Navi would make me a very happy camper, I TOTALLY agree with all these points too. The constant rehashing of dials (or DLC'ing existing models) just seems to show a lack of ideas IMO.... or maybe a lack of investment (or even a lack of available money ) to do anything truly new. I want to believe that it's because so much R&D money went into the B01, but we'll see. With 2010 coming hard on the heels of the worst luxury goods market for almost 30 years it's hard to believe that there will be truly revolutionary announcements. It's also sad that I am resigned to not seeing things like DBs and don't even put them on my list anymore!