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Ok, this is probably the biggest newbie question of all but a very important one. How do you correctly pronounce the word Breitling? So far I have heard 2 different ways, I thought it was the first but am not 100%.

Brit - Ling
Bright - Ling

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It fools lots of people. I was saying brit-ling for a long time while looking at the watches but after a visit to the AD and listening to them pronounce it I quickly caught on.
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I used to say brit-ling, but I started to hear it being pronounced as bright-ling. Even their web site vids pronounce it this way.
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Here you guys go.. the handiest watch brand pronounciation guide in existance! :D

http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds ... dspage.htm

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Bright-ling.

Up north: Freakin' Bright-ling.

Down south: BRITE-Lin'

Canada: Bright-ling, eh.

Down unda': Broyt-lin' mate.

UK: Broyt-leng.

Scotland: F****n' Broyt-lin'.

Germany: Breight-lingh

France: Le Breitling.

Luckily, we all understand each other!

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:lol: Nice one Brian...... although I might slightly change the UK one to -

"I say, that looks like a dashed fine Bright-Ling there old boy, what."

(Just thought I'd reinforce that Hollywood stereotype that every Englishman sounds like Hugh Grant! :wink: )

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Personally of course I'm in no need of the accent - I've got two left feet - just like HG... :wink:

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As long we're sticking to stereotypes here, I think The American South is something more like: "That sure is nigh-us watch you got on. I bet you paid a'hunnerd dollars for that thang. What is that? A Timex? Didja get that WalMart?"

I like how the online watch brand pronunciation guide slips in the how to order a draft beer as well. That's always helpful!

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The worst watch pronuciation gaff I made in public was a number of years ago at an event where I was chatting to a few watch industry people about the Montbrillant Datora, and all the while I insisted on calling it a MONT-BRILLIANT! :shock:
I felt like a right tool, when someone quietly pointed that one out! :oops:

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MoreCowbell wrote:
As long we're sticking to stereotypes here, I think The American South is something more like: "That sure is nigh-us watch you got on. I bet you paid a'hunnerd dollars for that thang. What is that? A Timex? Didja get that WalMart?"

I like how the online watch brand pronunciation guide slips in the how to order a draft beer as well. That's always helpful!


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That's funny!!!!!

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breitlingsource wrote:
Here you guys go.. the handiest watch brand pronounciation guide in existance! :D
http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds ... dspage.htm

What an awesome resource!! :D I especially like the "Rolex" one!

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