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Hi everybody,

For the people who don't know me yet, I am a Breitling watchmaker,
who can answers all your general mechanical question (even if I hate it,
I have to say it too, but all your quartz question too.)

I already replied few technical question, but I have to search them in the
forum ( or maybe I'm doing something wrong ?)

Can the webmaster, make a technical forum ?

Regards,

K.

Sounds like a great idea! I would love to pick your brain and learn as much as I can.
I think this would be a great addition to the forum!!

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Cheers,
Christopher

Currently...
Blackbird, Black Hercules, PAM 000
Down to a humble three...

It's great to have you in our midst!

I have some questions...

How does one actually become a watchmaker, what is the career path? Were you trained by Breitling or did you learn privately, etc.? Something I've always wondered about!

Also, are you assembling the B01 movements yet? Is it really as good as it sounds!? How does it compare to the Cal 17, etc.

He doesn't work for Breitling in Switzerland.

He works at an AD in Nassau.

Oh, really. OK, I will save my questions for the Professor.

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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)

Yop,

I've learned watchmaking in a technicum in Switzerland for four years ( Horloger complet).
Then worked for Frank Muller in Geneva and then the Richmond Group.

- Tourbillon
- Perpetual Calender
- all type of complication.
- Panerai
- Cartier
- IWC
- Piaget
- Franck Muller
- and Breitling of course.

When I started to work for Breitling, they gave me and teach me their standard.
I would say that you have the theorie part and then you learn a lot with the 70 years old
people who are suppose to retire and still work because there's not enough watchmaker
and they give you all the "watchmaking secret". It is basically impossible to make a school and be able to repair watches.


See ya,

K.

as a watchmaker how stand breitling in form of quality..if you compare Panerai
- Cartier
- IWC
- Piaget
- Franck Muller
- omega

obviously its hard but im interested what you think...thanks in advance

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End of this week, I will go back to Switzerland to learn the B01,
Then I will be able to tell you the difference between the old Breitling
and the Breitling as a manufacture.
But on what I saw, the B01 looks alot like the Frederic Piguet that I
worked on at Franck Muller.

But in general I would say that you have the low brand wich is

- Tissot, Movado, etc etc

Then middle high:

- Breitling, Omega, Cartier, Rolex, Piaget

Then the high brands:

- Franck Muller, Patek, IWC, The "new" Panerai, (Piaget)


This is for the few brands that I already spoke, but after that there are so many
other swiss brand, where I have a lot of watchmaker friend working there, like
Breguet, Jaeger lecoultre, Vacheron et Constantin, ... that I'm not gonna explain
myself, there are too many things (positive and negative) to say.

K.

Finally someone with hands on...real world experience......How bout them apples!!!!!