The Breitling Watch Source Forums

Hi all. I've been coveting a Breitling for a while and naturally in the course of all that quickly found this brilliant resource - thanks to all involved. Now that I've identified a particular watch I have a particular query. That is...

The guide to inferring date of manufacture from the 4-figure code on the bottom side of the watch case, set out @

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_dating.shtml

- is clear enough.

But how 'old' would people expect a new watch currently for sale in an AD to be? That is, there will always be an interval of at least a few months between date of manufacture and date of sale, but I've been offered some which have turned out to be 4 to 6 years old. Is that par for the course / a basis for a discount / reason to run away?!

Many thanks for any advice.

Entirely possible if it's not a great seller or an unpopular dial colour. Can be an opportunity to negotiate a bigger discount and get a 'free' service before the warranty ends.

Many thanks Roffensian. (I'd be interested to hear owner's experiences re the time gap between date of manufacture and date of purchase on their lings. Be interesting to get a sense of what's short, what's long, and what's average.)

Came to this thread to find girls who are also into Lings, but alas I was fooled.

Good luck with the purchase

Sorry to disappoint.