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Skythen
PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:59 pm 
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I looked down at my watch and the dial is twisted. I am pretty upset as the watch is little more than two years old. It is an official Breitling and I am looking for advice as to what others might think is wrong.

The Crown comes out all the way and controls the hand / date perfectly fine. When I shake the watch near my ear I do hear something moving about a bit, but that could be normal for a mechanical watch.

I do work with my hands and I always wear my watch, that being said it hasnt taken any hits or anything that I know of, any ideas on cost of repair or something I can do to test what is wrong?

Also, the dial doesnt move about at all, it is stuck in that position.

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Just wanted to add more. As I tapped the watch againt my palm the dial does spin about, so what is it that would allow that to spin?
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Wow! I honestly don't know if Breitling dials are held in place by feet/pins, a dog screw, are pressure fit or something else, but THAT is something I have never seen!! Sorry man. :(


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The dials are held in place by multiple feet. For all of the feet to break there must have been a pretty serious knock to the watch that broke all of the welds. Will definitely need Breitling attention, and likely looking at a maintenance service. I suspect that Breitling won't repair the dial so you will also be looking at several hundred bucks for a new dial.
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What do you think the repair cost would run? Trying to prepare myself for sadness.
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Well if the date ring has moved with the dial then surely more than just the dial has spun?

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zak57 wrote:
Well if the date ring has moved with the dial then surely more than just the dial has spun?


That just lays in a trough, no big deal.



Skythen wrote:
What do you think the repair cost would run? Trying to prepare myself for sadness.


My guess will be $750 or so all in.
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Any recommendations on a repair shop? There are authorized repair shops in the US, are they good?
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Skythen wrote:
Any recommendations on a repair shop? There are authorized repair shops in the US, are they good?



Any of the approved maintenance centres listed on the Breitling site will be fine.
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