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Don

WOW , that's fantiastic news!

Who knew - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38709

Yup, I just noticed that 2 seconds ago. I feel like a loser now...

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Don

Still not saying anything about effective date. What does "all models equipped with..." imply?

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"It is just a matter of time!"

What I saw was 01/01/2012

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Don

If the effective date really is the start of this year, I think that's bulls**t. As an early adopter of the 01 movement in 2009, I'm yet again screwed. I'm going to call BUSA on Monday and see what they say. I've sent my Chronomat 01 back to them 4 times to fix the same issue. After they finally put a new movement in the watch, a new problem appeared. I still have a few months left on the 1-year service warranty extension, so I may send it in again.

Also, I found Breitling's press release pretty humorous. Two of my favorite lines are: "Best in terms of performance, reliability and functionality." and ". . . such as Caliber 04 with its highly ingenious second timezone system,"

The 01 movement is nowhere near the most reliable chronograph on the market and a GMT function is not "ingenious." Nice work Breitling marketing team.

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Chronomat 01- Sierra Silver/Steel
Navitimer 01- Limited Edition #1337/2000

It is.

Unreal . . .

Any idea why they wouldn't offer a warranty to those who purchased a B01 equipped watch prior to that?

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Chronomat 01- Sierra Silver/Steel
Navitimer 01- Limited Edition #1337/2000

Why did it take Breitling weeks to finally come out with a formal announcement and why did they not make a clear statement about the effective date?
The way the announcement reads, "by offering an exceptional five-year warranty on all models equipped with these calibers." they are creating false expectations followed by disappointments and unhappy customers.

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"It is just a matter of time!"

Well the cynic in me would say that it's because they know that it would cost too much to warrant the earlier pieces for 5 years.

Why would you say that? They have different models with the same calibers so they'd need to clarify that. I can't see it being any clearer actually. All models equipped with the Breitling B01-05 calibers. Nothing more nothing less. Effective date however is a whole other ordeal.

And the cynic in me would also say that it gives them and the ADs more ammunition to support the latest "no discounts" campaign as the 5 year warranty allegedly offers higher value than buying a used piece from before 2012.

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"It is just a matter of time!"

Well, if you don't mention effective date and say "all models" equipped with the in house movement than anyone who bought in 2010/2011 could easily assume that their watch now has a 5 year warranty.
The only other reasonable assumption is the date of the announcement.
Anyway, why not make it perfectly clear even with some small print at the bottom of the announcement???

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"It is just a matter of time!"

Well I do have to agree that they should've mentioned that all models with B01-05 movement purchased 2012. But I guess that would've had more negative effect on their campaign then having to deal with customers when they finally realize that they're not covered.

Bad practice anyway.


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