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should I get this satin brushed ?
yes, as it will be nice and a change from the norm 31%  31%  [ 10 ]
no, leave it as Breitling intended 69%  69%  [ 22 ]
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 Post subject: Should this be done ?
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I was thinking of removing the bracelet of this below... and having it satin brushed along with the top of the lugs a'la Blackbird..... whaddya think?

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Don't do it Murph. If you want a brushed piece, sell that one and buy a brushed BB or just buy a brushed BB outright. The graphite dial on your Evo is gorgeous with the polished finish and also looks fantastic with black OEM calf or croco. Further, if you decide you made a mistake afterwards, selling the piece should be easy because the value will have dropped to the bottom of the barrel. Just my .02 worth of course.
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Leave it. I dont like modifications on many things. Its like putting "rims" on Ferrari.

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O2AFAC67 wrote:
Don't do it Murph. If you want a brushed piece, sell that one and buy a brushed BB or just buy a brushed BB outright. The graphite dial on your Evo is gorgeous with the polished finish and also looks fantastic with black OEM calf or croco. Further, if you decide you made a mistake afterwards, selling the piece should be easy because the value will have dropped to the bottom of the barrel. Just my .02 worth of course.
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Ron

:yeahthat Ron's spot on there IMO.

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got it on the calf and DB atm

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Don't listen to these guys, do what you want!

Read this thread I started 2 years ago. All I read was blahblah don't do it.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4550

Well, I did it and loved it!
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O2AFAC67 wrote:
Don't do it Murph. If you want a brushed piece, sell that one and buy a brushed BB or just buy a brushed BB outright. The graphite dial on your Evo is gorgeous with the polished finish and also looks fantastic with black OEM calf or croco. Further, if you decide you made a mistake afterwards, selling the piece should be easy because the value will have dropped to the bottom of the barrel. Just my .02 worth of course.
Best,
Ron

I agree 100%.

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I personally wouldn't but then it isn't my watch.

Do whatever makes you happy but I'd avise being sure it's exactly what you want before you commit.

Good luck!

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That watch looks incredible on black leather or croc. Great photos. I like both the polished and brushed but I wouldnt alter any of my pieces like that.

Would that type of altercation be done directly by breitling?? If not, does that have any impact on the warranty? Just curious.

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Looks great as is.

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Tim S wrote:
I personally wouldn't but then it isn't my watch.

Do whatever makes you happy but I'd avise being sure it's exactly what you want before you commit.

Good luck!


This is really the best advice given here. Like I said before never would I, but then again if we all did the same and thought the same the world would be a boring place.

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I say go for it mate.

The finish can always be reversed anyway. If the brushing comes out really uniform, then its gonna look 'factory' like.

Do it, do it, do it :mrgreen:
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mboverst wrote:
Don't listen to these guys, do what you want!

Read this thread I started 2 years ago. All I read was blahblah don't do it.

http://breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/viewt ... f=1&t=4550

Well, I did it and loved it!


Do you have any pics of your black Fish?

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I was waiting on that question 8)

I'm visiting family for the weekend for the US holiday weekend. When I get back to my home computer next week I'll post some in a new topic for all you disbelievers to :drool:
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