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Author:  mrcheatle [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:05 pm ]
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When it is time to send your B back for servicing every 5 years (ish) does the price ranging depending on your watch? I hear it is about $500 but are some models more such as the Navitimer line and the Bentlys?

Secondly, as for Breitlings quart watches... Is it necessary to service them or would it be primarily be purely cleaning? Reasoning I'm asking is due to hearing about how people change there own batteries, and if you can do it yourself...then what would be the reason to ever have to send the watch away??? :roll:
Author:  Biz [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:19 pm ]
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This PDF should answer most of your questions

http://www.breitling.com/multimedia/pdf ... v-1219.pdf
Author:  mrcheatle [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:27 pm ]
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Very helpful, thanks!
Author:  kstone [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:21 pm ]
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$750 for the calibre 01?? YIKES. How do they justify that premium for the service to the other maintenance prices??
Author:  RJRJRJ [ Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:36 pm ]
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kstone wrote:
$750 for the calibre 01?? YIKES. How do they justify that premium for the service to the other maintenance prices??


Seems to be in line with other manufacturers in-house calibers.
Author:  Roffensian [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:13 am ]
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RJRJRJ wrote:
kstone wrote:
$750 for the calibre 01?? YIKES. How do they justify that premium for the service to the other maintenance prices??


Seems to be in line with other manufacturers in-house calibers.



Completely. It is a big jump from ETA, but that's because the parts aren't being produced by the million.
Author:  kstone [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:14 am ]
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Roffensian wrote:
RJRJRJ wrote:
kstone wrote:
$750 for the calibre 01?? YIKES. How do they justify that premium for the service to the other maintenance prices??


Seems to be in line with other manufacturers in-house calibers.



Completely. It is a big jump from ETA, but that's because the parts aren't being produced by the million.


That makes sense, except I thought they charged extra/separately for parts. Is it the case that there are parts that they automatically replace (and are included in the standard price) while others are replaced (and charged separately) as needed?
Author:  Roffensian [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:18 am ]
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kstone wrote:
That makes sense, except I thought they charged extra/separately for parts. Is it the case that there are parts that they automatically replace (and are included in the standard price) while others are replaced (and charged separately) as needed?



Some parts will be considered to be 'consumables' and replaced as a matter of course - the mainspring and balance (easier than replacing just the hairspring) being the most obvious examples.

The other point about far fewer parts / movements is that there aren't so many available for people to train on - it's a lot easier to find an ETA / Valjoux trained watchmaker than it is to train people on your own in house movement - you can't buy in that talent.
Author:  kstone [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:41 pm ]
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Thanks Roff. Makes sense. I don't like it, but it makes sense. :wink:
Author:  RJRJRJ [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:51 pm ]
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kstone wrote:
Thanks Roff. Makes sense. I don't like it, but it makes sense. :wink:


Sort of like having your Ferrari worked on. Not many people are trained to mess with it, and even if they say they are, do you really want to let them?
Author:  boogiebot [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:06 pm ]
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i agree with the others 750 for a full service on the B01 seems like a fair price. If you look at other brands with in house pieces the service cost tends to be over the 1000 dollar mark.
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