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Pronunciation
"Brightling" 66%  66%  [ 19 ]
"Bretling" 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
"No credence to pronunciation change always was "Brightling" 34%  34%  [ 10 ]
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coltstrong
PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:20 pm 
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I heard that the old pronunciation under old Breitling was "bretling." That under the new ownership they marketed it as "brightling" but still internally call it "bretling." I don't know where I read this. I don't even know if its true. Is it true? And what camp are you in?
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It's not true.

It has always been Brightling.
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Is it because it's from the German influenced part of Switzerland?
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Location: Fragrant Harbour.
La Chaux-de-Fonds where Breitling first factory was located is in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
Leon's parents were German and migrated to Switzerland in search of work.

http://www.watch-wiki.net/index.php?title=Breitling

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Original message deleted by myself very off topic. Sounds like there is no truth to this rumor.
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Check the date on your "brightlings" gentlemen :-D

Good one :lingsrock:
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Breitling is pronounced BrightLing - and has always been.

it's the German name of a rather unattractive small fish, a sprat. maybe that's why they now produce such huge watches, compensating ?

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Fred Very interesting piece of info. :yeahthat

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You can have them grilled, fried, dried , baked

all really good ;-)

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WatchFred wrote:
Breitling is pronounced BrightLing - and has always been.

it's the German name of a rather unattractive small fish, a sprat. maybe that's why they now produce such huge watches, compensating ?



No, no, no.
Breit in German means wide which explains the size ;-) You should know better than that Fred :-)
So the English translation of Breitling is simply Wideling!
Alles klar!

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Hunterfate wrote:
Check the date on your "brightlings" gentlemen :-D

Good one :lingsrock:

:yeahthat :lol:

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By the way are all Breitlings green on St Patricks Day ???????

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rick wrote:
By the way are all Breitlings green on St Patricks Day ???????


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Good one :yeahthat But is it made of GREEN GOLD!

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Dracha wrote:
You can have them grilled, fried, dried , baked

all really good ;-)


Not to forget smoked.

and Wes - "breit" not only means "wide "; the Urban Dictionary would translate it as "stoned".
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