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So I was cruising the aisles at Costco here in Cali and to my surprise i found the best item for sale there!
A BREITLING NAVITIMER!
Im shopping at Costco more often now! I asked the attendant there if there was more and she said they try getting Ling's when they can, They truly have everything i need! Enjoy

Ive seen an aerospace and a bentley GT. My friend saw a steelfish. I also see the various Omegas, Chopard, etc.

Which one do you go to? I go to the Burbank one.

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-RJ

Costco is NOT and Authorized Dealer.

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I was hoping someone would say that....

I am not too crazy about the fact that COSTCO is selling Breitlings.
Breitling allows this? If I were a real AD I would be fuming....

Yeah, you know as I think more about this, if I came across someone with a nice Breitling and they told me they got it from Costco: And I freely admit, I buy nearly EVERYTHING from Costco. From plasma TVs to pineapple! I love that store! But not for Breitlings. Did anyone notice the price on that Navi?

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Chronomat, Steel/Gold, MOP Dial, 2-tone band (2008)
Super Avenger Black Baton Dial (2009)
Bentley B04 GMT Silver Dial (2013)
Avenger Blacksteel Baton Dial (2014)

Anyone know if COSTCO Canada is selling LINGS as well?
I would love to go try them on; pass my time while the wife is loading up the cart

COSTCO?!?! I feel like that almost cheapens the watch alittle!

MaC

To answer a couple of questions:

Breitling doesn't allow it. Costco buys watches from ADs and resells them - not much Breitling can do. Costoc are essentially a bricks and mortar version of PrestigeTime, AuthenticWatches, etc - no Breitling warranty, just a CostCo one.

Yes - CostCo Canada does have Breitlings though it's hit and miss as to which stores and models at any given time.

You're already pushing the envelope at CostCo by buying your nice TVs there (unless you aren't buying the nice ones lol). But I suspect if you purchase Breitling you're concerned about quality in most facets of life.

It's upsetting a little though that at some point, Blings might be viewed as a "CostCo brand", like Visio and other plan-b products. If I were Breitling, I'd send the corporate offices a pleasant little letter explaining that lack of enthusiasm.

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Is there a Breitling 10-pack I haven't heard about yet?

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I dont see anything negative about it. For one, they are always more expensive there than the regular gray market. And two, Much of what Costco sells is name brand, from Sony TVs to Dom Perginon. Im another person who buys almost everything from there, except for clothes--im having none of that $9.99 "calvin klein" lol.. If they were discounting the watches to the point that it was cheapening the brand, I would understand though.

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-RJ

Actually I bought a very nice Samsung 46" Series 6 LCD for the bedroom there. TVs and watches are very different to me. The TVs have a manufacturer's warranty from Costco, they are authorized retailers for the brands they sell in TVs, they are just the clearing house for last years overstocks, often times. But like our fearless moderator said, for Breitlings (and other fine watches) they are just a storefront Authenticwatches.com. I just recently saw both an Oris and an IWC there (same store, same day). I do not know those brands well enough to comment on model So it is not just a Breitling problem. Have not seena Rolex yet. I am sure if they feel they can both buy it and sell it, there will be some soon.

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Chronomat, Steel/Gold, MOP Dial, 2-tone band (2008)
Super Avenger Black Baton Dial (2009)
Bentley B04 GMT Silver Dial (2013)
Avenger Blacksteel Baton Dial (2014)

I've seen rolexes at my costco. LOTS of Omegas and Tag Heuers mostly though. Haven't seen a Ling yet. But honestly.. the prices are too high for a grey market/unauthorized dealer.

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Really, well there you have it!

That is what I thought about the Navi in the origin of this thread, but I have never shopped for one so I was not sure.

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Chronomat, Steel/Gold, MOP Dial, 2-tone band (2008)
Super Avenger Black Baton Dial (2009)
Bentley B04 GMT Silver Dial (2013)
Avenger Blacksteel Baton Dial (2014)