Well, last week I again joined the ranks of the happy Breitling owner. After more than a year, I was delighted to be back - with my new Steelfish. While I loved the silver (cream) dial, with the brown leather strap, a few things kept bugging me all week:
1) The execptionally tight winding/crown movement mechanism, which I found out today is all to do with the crown
2) I had seen a Seawolf with a yellow dial in the display case, which I never tried on and could not get it out of my mind
3) The more subdued, however beautiful, look of the silver dial with the brown leather did not quite satisfy the "blinginess" and sheer heftiness that I sometimes crave.
I agonized all week about what to do. Should I hang on to the Steelfish, and hope that it ends up being as satisfying as I would like? Should I flip it on the forums and lose some serious cash? Or: should I talk to my AD and see what they can sort out for me?
After a sleepless night, down to Time & Gold in Vancouver, and Michael - who sold me the Steelfish - was there. I told him that I thought I made a mistake, and should have looked at the Seawolf last week. No problem, he said, have a look at the Seawolf, and if you decided it is the one you want, then I will give you full credit for the Steelfish, and apply the same discount to the Seawolf, and it's a done deal. We just want you to be happy! Not only did he do that, he discounted it even a few more percentage points, and I left happy. Here is the final result of the transaction, and I feel in my heart the right thing was done. Plus, they got another grand out of me, so it's all good:
Sorry for the washed out effect of the yellow. In reality, it matches the Breitling yellow in the background.
Sorry for the poor pics, which do not do the watch justice at all. Tomorrow, I hope my buddy Dan will take some wrist shots for me with his iPhone.
I have always wanted a yellow or coral dial. The owner of my AD told me today that he had seen the yellow dial at Basel, and apparently this is the first they have had in. The ones in the past have all been black dials. To me, it makes the watch even more special, as he had gone for the dial colour. It doesn't show in the pics, but it is a real match for the Breitling yellow. I was thinking of a black Diver Pro, but with the silver markers and stencilled arabics on the dial, it looks stunning with the brushed steel Pro II. Plus, I have the added bonus of being able to give my watch a "bath" every night, which I could not do with the Steelfish/leather strap.
That's it for awhile! Thanks for looking!
Cheers,
Carl
I think the wolf on rubber looks awesome. The clasp will be what compliments the hour markers and the black makes the yellow look so deep
