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Hi guys,

Mrs KMG has an Oceane and I have just noticed these past few days that the date sometimes seems to stop part way through the change over. This hasn't happened during normal wear but rather when I have corrected the time for her but not known which 12 hours in 24 the watch was. So I have whizzed the hands round until the date changed but it (the date in the window) stopped half way. I then corrected it with the date change instead of rotating the hands. As I said, this hasn't occurred during normal wear. Do you think that this is something to be concerned about? Thanks in advance.

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

My wife's Oceane had exactly the same problem, it always got stuck on the same date each month. Sent it for a service and it's been fine ever since.

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Sounds like a bent tooth in the date change mechanism, won't go away without servicing.

I thought as much Roff and thanks, I just needed someone to confirm it for me. I said as much to Mrs KMG but now I have it in writing .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

Could work out an expensive month KMG, with your Airwolf already away being serviced!

Don't go there mate . We'll just have to see - I need to get mine back first .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

Had the same trouble with my girlfriends ocean. Bent date wheel tooth.

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Al

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"

Thanks Alan,

Did you send it away for service too? Or was this just to repair the date wheel tooth?

Would you mind letting us know how much it cost?

Cheers .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

I had it repaired while it was serviced, not too expensive as i recall.

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Al

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"

Thanks Alan, so roughly what would 'not too expensive' work out to? .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

We took her watch in to our local AD (Lister Horsfalls in Halifax) on Mon 20 Feb 2011. They have an in-house watch specialist who used to work at BUK. He is going to take a look at it and see if he is able to do the batt change and repair. If not, it will be off to BUK. I will update when I have some more information.

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

Lister Horsfall's phoned today with the quote for the work needed on Mrs KMG's Oceane.

For the repair - £60.
For the repair and polish up - £120.

I am going to suggest to her that she goes for the £120 as the watch does look like it's been dragged up from the bottom of a river . She isn't sure whether both prices include battery replacement (I am guessing that it should) and so we will check up on this.

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

My goodness, how did it get into such a state!?

Believe me Andrew, you haven't seen how my wife treats watches .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.

We went into Lister Horsfall's in Halifax today.

The £60 is for the service which includes the repair and battery replacement.
The £120 is for the above plus renovation of the strap and head.

She is going to go for the £120.

Bearing in mind that they have had the watch already for 2 weeks to come up with the quote, we were told that the service and tidy up will take a further 6 weeks. That didn't impress me much - it would have been as quick (if not quicker) to send it back to BUK . I think in future, we will insist on it going back to BUK.

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.