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Author:  breanach78 [ Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
Started a thread in general watch discussion on Rolex

So here's the Breitling one.

Breitling opens a workshop specializing in making chronographs and precision counters for scientific and industrial purposes in 1884 !

:lingsrock:
Author:  findo-400 [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
The same year as that other watch and "army" knife maker Vitorinox, Marks & Spencer, the NCR Corporation, BVLGARI the Italian jeweller, the US Naval College, Derby County and Leicester City Football Clubs, were all founded.

Mark Twian published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander In Chief of the Japanese Navy was born. He was responsible for the battle of Pearl Harbour, after which the US appionted John S. McCain, Sr as Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific who was also born in................ 1884.
Author:  sco [ Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
findo-400 wrote:
The same year as that other watch and "army" knife maker Vitorinox, Marks & Spencer, the NCR Corporation, BVLGARI the Italian jeweller, the US Naval College, Derby County and Leicester City Football Clubs, were all founded.

Mark Twian published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander In Chief of the Japanese Navy was born. He was responsible for the battle of Pearl Harbour, after which the US appionted John S. McCain, Sr as Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific who was also born in................ 1884.



You didn't mention everything, what would we do without the internet...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884
Author:  findo-400 [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
sco wrote:
findo-400 wrote:
The same year as that other watch and "army" knife maker Vitorinox, Marks & Spencer, the NCR Corporation, BVLGARI the Italian jeweller, the US Naval College, Derby County and Leicester City Football Clubs, were all founded.

Mark Twian published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander In Chief of the Japanese Navy was born. He was responsible for the battle of Pearl Harbour, after which the US appionted John S. McCain, Sr as Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific who was also born in................ 1884.



You didn't mention everything, what would we do without the internet...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884



Yep, you catch on quick my friend. The OP post is along the same line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitling_SA
or just look at any Chronolog and you'll have the same info............................................................... :roll:

Of course one could use satire instead. :shock: ....and more smilies :)
Author:  WatchFred [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
well, there are a lot of really strange Breitling facts, like Breitling still claiming that the iconic Navitimer was introduced in 1952, although all evidence available points to a launch date in 1954.
Author:  findo-400 [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
Good to see there's more "discussion" on the :lingsrock: thread than the Rolex one so far.
As it should be here.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=44465
Author:  John in California [ Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Breitling Facts. . . . Hit me. .
Interesting and related to horology:
October 1884 – International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. fixes the Greenwich meridian as the world's prime meridian.
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