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 Post subject: Dial Swap?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:47 am 
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Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I was searching the internet to see if Breitling would sell a dial and stumbled across this forum. Reason for it is I have a gray Skyland avenger (purchased in 2010 at an AD), now I really want a white stick dial avenger. This is my only 'luxurious' watch, and cannot afford to buy another one, or take a hit to sell this and buy a new one. I wouldn't mind sending back to Breitling for a dial swap. But is there anywhere I can purchase a dial and find a watchsmith to swap the dial? I've contacted a few jewelry stores that do custom diamond dials, they said they can swap a dial for me but cannot source a dial from Breitling.

I guess I have another option and that's to find someone to do a straight up trade (or little $ involved), but I doubt I could find a good candidate.

Any help would be great! Thanks!

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:53 am 
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Lots of topics on this.

Breitling will do a dial swap, but it's expensive and they insist on a full service, reckon on $1,200 or so all in. If you go the route of aftermarket dials then you have to understand that the watch can never go back to Breitling for service and the resale value will be negligible. Trade / sell and buy is definitely the most cost effective option.

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Roffensian wrote:
Lots of topics on this.

Breitling will do a dial swap, but it's expensive and they insist on a full service, reckon on $1,200 or so all in. If you go the route of aftermarket dials then you have to understand that the watch can never go back to Breitling for service and the resale value will be negligible. Trade / sell and buy is definitely the most cost effective option.

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Thanks for the info!
Just curious, if it is sent back to Breitling, and they do the dial swap/service, do they warranty it?
I think I'm going to keep the gray dial instead of going through all the hassle.


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You'll get the standard 1 year service warranty.


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