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Either that AD knows something, I don't know (there is no watch with arrows on the totalisers) or he knows not much of his business. Did he open the watch to look inside? Did he open one of his watches to compare the movement?

Do You have any other ADs in Your area? I would really like to know for myself now, if this watch is real or not. Don't You plan a vacation in beautiful Austria in the next month, so I can have a look?

BG
Thomas

Dont the dealers have some system that they can look in to check the serials and build date?

i didnt buy my watch at my current dealer, but when i was there to shorten the strap they took my watch and looked it up on internet to check if everything is allright..

i asked him and he told me that they always do that to check if they are stolen or fake's ...
not sure if its true, but he was able to tell me that the watch came from italy .. witch was true.

personally i would return it like someone allready said here, you will always have in your mind is it real or fake.
it looks very real but the arrows dont, i have looked at lots now that are for sale in Holland and Germany and not one has the same arrows as you.

also the movement, i havend seen one that is the same as yours.
and admin's picture from the backplate isnt the same to me.

those points would make me to unsertain to keep it.

The list is just a "local" list of stolen serial numbers published by the local agent.

BG
Thomas

It was suggested earlier that you contact Breitling to confirm that the serial number was genuine and matched that watch - any luck there?

I have not had an opportunity to contact Breitling directly yet... The Switzerland number has been provided, but the time differential has been problematic for me... I think it is an 8 hour difference from PDT time, right?

The AD did open the back of the watch and inspected the movements.

I was going to call the authorized maintenance shop in San Francisco to get their opinion. Is it possible that the AD really does not know? When trying to determine the date of origin, he contacted the US distributor (?) and they only confirmed it was not originally purchased in the US...

Does everyone agree on the coding of the bracelet date, that it is indeed ALWAYS ww/yy (week 1 - 52, and year - 05)?

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Hermosaman, CA

There is 1 day of the year that falls in the 53rd week.. maybe it was made on that day?

If the watchmaker at that AD says its real... he's probably right. I mean the guy probably looks at Breitling caliber 13's all day long.

There were no boxes and papers with it?

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What is the serial number?

Maybe I can check with Breitling


By the way: There is nobody working for Breitling in the 2 weeks after Christmas.


BG
Thomas

hmm.. so there definately should be no 53 Thomas?

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The model number is: A13356 Serial Number: 2160454

I have tried to contact Margaret Pawlak at Breitling USA After Sales Service by phone and email, but only get voicemail and no response from email...

This is really educating me on the new level of replicas as well as the value of Authorized Dealers!!

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Hermosaman, CA

Status update... I have sent the watch in to Breitling USA in Connecticut for definitive resolution of the authenticity... I spoke with a representative and asked about the "date stamp" coding on the Pilot bracelet... She said that they do not use the week/year approach on the bracelets.

Also, I want to let everyone know that the seller, Don from Texas, has been wonderfully supportive and did not attempt to pass off a replica... So, please do not assume his products on eBay are not authentic...

I will share the results of Breitling USA's response as soon as I get it!

Thanks all!

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Hermosaman, CA

BAD NEWS!

I have just got the information from Breitling swizerland:

Number 2160454 was a Bentley 6,75 A44362 sold to Belgium in March 2007.

So I can guarantee, that the watch is a fake.

BG
Thomas

That's not good news

The level of fakes is truly amazing now... its downright scary.

On the Week/Year stamp on the bracelets.. this is not the case? The last person I spoke to at Breitling USA said that it was indeed the case so I'm confused.

Thomas, do you have any input on the date stamping issue?

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I can ask, but today, there is nobody in offices anymore.

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Thomas

I just looked at my wachbracelet. It is stamped wich S1007. As I have this Bentley Mark VI Complication 19 exactly since 4th of May 2007 the datestamping cannot be the explanation of the number. And believe me, my watch is authentic....

The specialist called me back: Everything I wrote before concerning the bracelet is wrong. S means Speedbracelet, 1 means January and 007 means 2007.

BG
Thomas

Don't assume you are wrong just yet Thomas.......

Just checked mine - the stamp says S1407 - clearly not the 14th month and it's not a speed bracelet, it's a pilot. I'll buy the 07 being the year, but I think there is more to it than that.