Hi there,
My wife has "twisted my arm" on a recent trip to Hong Kong to get another watch for my collection.
"Reluctantly allowed" is perhaps a more accurate term but I can assure you all, that it had absolutely nothing at all to do with the Cartier that I bought for her 3 months ago
A Navitimer has been on my shopping list fo some time now and this was the "now or never" moment as my dear wife is not normally in such a generous mood
I was all set on getting the Navitimer 01 until the dealer pulled out the Super Constellation LE from under the counter.
I am not a pilot but am a rather frequent flyer and have quite an interest in pretty much anything associated with aviation and it's history. This probably explains why in my humble opinion, Breitlings may not necessarily be the finest precision wise watches but are by far the best looking.
So, what followed was 2 agonizing hours of trying to decide between the Navitimer 01 or the Super Connie LE.
Should I go for the 01 with the new Breitling in-house B01 movement or the LE with the old ETA based one (still can not figure out why Breitling decided to put the ETA movement in the Super Connie LE in the first place).
Two hours later I walked out from the shop with a massive grin on my face, serious dent in my wallet and a Navitimer Super Constellation Limited Edition No 1026/1049 attached to my wrist with a lovely Navitimer bracelet. I'm not so keen on straps unless they are used to attach my wrists to the bed posts
The simple logic was that I can always get a Navitimer 01 or another model with the new B01 movement but it may not be that easy to get my hands on a LE Connie in the future.
I know we should always be driven by our personal choices but in your opinion Ladies and Gentlemen, should I have gone for the Navitimer 01 or did I do the right thing getting the Super Constellation?
Be honest and brutal
Cheers,
wessa
wessa
