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I am in the process of purchasing a Breitling Blackbird at my local AD and during my research discovered it as been discontinued.
Should I be concerned about this ?
Does this effect the asking price of the watch by making it less valuable or more valuable and what effect does it have on the resale value ?

Any comments appreciated,thanks in advance.

It doesn't have any impact on value and isn't something that you should be concerned about. Breitling regularly changes up it's model range so no real issue. There will be an in house movement Blackbird which will be worth more resale in the future, but that's because it will cost more new - in percentage times there won't be any material difference.

I would respectfully say that that is speculation mainly due to the fact that Breitling will make many new BlackBirds. As a BlackBird owner, I know they are not difficult to find and used BlackBirds lose at least half their value once they are worn. Regardless of an in-house movement, if Breitling cranks them out and they're just as easy to get, I can't imagine them holding their value that much better over time.

I wouldn't worry about it being discontinued either - and it shouldn't affect the price you pay for it. It's a lovely watch, although I am biased. And considering Breitling's recent modifications to some of its existing lines, I'm not entirely confident that the new BlackBird will be as nice as the old BlackBird(s).

Enjoy the watch!

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Err, that's what I said.

If you take the quote in context....



i.e. if the current Blackbird is worth 40% after 3 years then the new one will be worth 40% after 3 years, it's just that the number will be higher because the initial cost is higher.

In reading the comment again, I apologize. My coffee had not kicked in yet - it's more clear to me now.

Oops!

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