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Roffensian
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Last 8 are set, polls going up in the next few minutes. Here are the quarter final match ups:

Navitimer 01 vs. Navitimer Olympus
Chronomat 13352 vs. Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon
Navitimer 1461 LE vs. SuperOcean Steelfish X-Plus / SuperOcean Steelfish (all 44mm versions)
Crosswind Special LE vs. Chrono Avenger Rattrapante LE

Don't think that I would have chosen all of those as being there this late!
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Roffensian wrote:
Last 8 are set, polls going up in the next few minutes. Here are the quarter final match ups:

Navitimer 01 vs. Navitimer Olympus
Chronomat 13352 vs. Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon
Navitimer 1461 LE vs. SuperOcean Steelfish X-Plus / SuperOcean Steelfish (all 44mm versions)
Crosswind Special LE vs. Chrono Avenger Rattrapante LE

Don't think that I would have chosen all of those as being there this late!

Well my original choice made it to the last 8 the 13352, hoping for the last 4!

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All polls are now live - viewforum.php?f=25
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How about that! First one to vote!

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Navi 01 and Navi Olympus are my two favorite Breitlings.....glad to see them still around. The rest are all ehhh.

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I'm surprised to see the Bentley being pounded by the Chronomat to the degree it is.
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Surprised to see the Steelfish holding its own against the Navi 1461 LE in early voting, given the disdain here for lowly three-hand watches. :mrgreen: Can't bring myself to vote for a LE over a standard production model — doesn't seem like a fair fight.
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I'm surprised to see the Bentley being pounded by the Chronomat to the degree it is.

Me too, especially as that particular Chronomat is the older, 39mm, non-Evo version!

Apart from the Navi 01 and Navi Olympus fight, the rest are really easy no-brainers for me. :wink:

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Surprised to see the Steelfish holding its own against the Navi 1461 LE in early voting, given the disdain here for lowly three-hand watches. :mrgreen: Can't bring myself to vote for a LE over a standard production model — doesn't seem like a fair fight.


Steelfish holding up against the Navitimer. A tool watch vs a "heritage" Breitling chronograph slide rule bezel watch.

Usually around 60 votes - only 43 now.

Go Steelfish!!!

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Navitimer 01 vs. Navitimer Olympus

Tough one here... our love of complications vs our love of in-house...
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I'm surprised to see the Bentley being pounded by the Chronomat to the degree it is.



I hope it continues. I really can't believe something so non-representative of Breitling is still there. Breitling is not exactly known for high end complications.

Time to vote.


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mfserge wrote:
Navi 01 and Navi Olympus are my two favorite Breitlings.....glad to see them still around. The rest are all ehhh.

Add the Chronomat to that and we're in agreement. My votes seemed to be in line with the masses, no real surprises for me.

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I hope it continues. I really can't believe something so non-representative of Breitling is still there. Breitling is not exactly known for high end complications.

My thoughts exactly. I've shocked the Bentley tourbillon made it this far. I actually am not find of the piece at all because it's such a far cry from what I feel Breitling really is about. Also, it's butt ugly IMO.

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sharkman wrote:
I hope it continues. I really can't believe something so non-representative of Breitling is still there. Breitling is not exactly known for high end complications.

My thoughts exactly. I've shocked the Bentley tourbillon made it this far. I actually am not find of the piece at all because it's such a far cry from what I feel Breitling really is about. Also, it's butt ugly IMO.



Even CBS would call it now - it is going down to the classic Chronomat. The CW Special has a slim edge on the CA LE, another one that makes sense to me. Had I voted Steelfish, the spread against the Navi 1461 would be but 2 votes. (I'm ready for the abuse, but I just can't take the Fish over a semi-perpetual Navi.). Still rather close on the Navi 01, but it looks as though it will come through.

If it continues, a final 4 of the classic Chronomat, Crosswind Special, Navi 01 and and Navi 1461 LE is one I wouldn't even dare to predict.

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sharkman wrote:
If it continues, a final 4 of the classic Chronomat, Crosswind Special, Navi 01 and and Navi 1461 LE is one I wouldn't even dare to predict.



If that is the final 4 then I hope the semis are Chronomat vs. Crosswind and 01 vs. 1461 to make sure that we get a classic 'Navi family' vs. 'Windrider family' final.
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