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I'm relatively new to The Breitling brand and just wanted to know from you guys what the correct pronunciation is for the name?

I mean I've heard the following being thrown around at different ADs:

- "Bret"-Ling
- "Bright"-Ling (very appropriate given their blingy-ness lol)
- "Brate"-Ling

bright-ling

yes, "bright-"ling" it is.

I am german and the name is pronounced german (as from the german speaking part of switzerland). Mind you switzerland has 4 official languages, german, italian, french and romansh.

So long,
K

It's amazing how many ways people pronouce it! I've even heard some people pronouce it Breet-ling!

But yes, Bright-Ling it mopst definitely is.

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Driver8

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It's been posted a couple of times before, but.....

http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds ... dspage.htm

I know I am wrong but it still feels more natural to go with Bree'tling. Maybe it is the redneck Texas in me coming out though.

OR, as some translation programs seem to think when an English speaking person attempts to translate a Japanese web site,
it comes across as "Bright-ring".....
(Sorry. I just had to do that)

Thanks for the link, it is very handy. Apparently I have been mispronouncing some names.

I still say Breet-ling, even though I know it's wrong. Fact is nobody I know can really correct me about it since none of them own one or have even heard of them.

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"Leave the gun, take the cannoli."

I say "bright-ling", but for some strange reason, whenever I read the word, I read it in my head as "brate-ling". I know its wrong, and I would never call it that out loud...not sure whats wrong with me

On a side note, the most common mispronunciation I hear is "brett-ling".

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-RJ

Still not convinced that's how you pronounce "Rolex" though...

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a few Pams...

Wow!! and to think all this time I've been saying it "Brit-ling" like "Brit-ish" or "Brit-ain".....thanks for the education!!

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Silent "o" and "x".

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SHARKMAN

http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm

The answer to all your watch pronunciation needs. You guys are killin' me with this Breetling and Britling stuff.

In German the first vowel is typically silent and the second is pronounced as a long vowel. I think I learned that in High School German from Frau Sittig (the "Iron Frau"). B!?ch flunked me my 8th semester of German for cutting class too much so I would have to take foreign language in college. Can you believe that?? Not that I'm still bitter about it. Not at all.

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SHARKMAN