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 Post subject: Maintenence
PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:35 pm 
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How often do you really take you Breitling i for service? What do they really do?
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I honestly don't follow the Breitling guidelines of servicing. I tend to send mine when "they need it", which has been after approx 6 years (for the only piece I've sent so far). They made a complete service, completely disassembled the watch and looked at every component, changing the parts that needed to be changed. Cleaned every part and buffed out all scratches/dents before assembling, settling/checking/adjusting the movement and sending it back.

Absolutely worth it!

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http://www.breitling.com/service-chrono/

Enjoy! This video will give you new respect for the brand.

Note: you can select the language in the top right.
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http://www.breitling.com/service-chrono/

Enjoy! This video will give you new respect for the brand.

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OMG! I love that video. Anybody knows of other available videos about Breitling and their work?
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RJRJRJ wrote:
http://www.breitling.com/service-chrono/

Enjoy! This video will give you new respect for the brand.

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nice video :D
thanks for the link

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wow- great vid. can't wait to get mine serviced now. lol.

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Hi all. 1st post.

My Emergency mission has been away for 11 weeks now...... Im still waiting for its return. End of the month is the lastest fro the AD.

As you can imagine its now becoming tiring.......
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donkamio wrote:
...can't wait to get mine serviced now......


Yes you can - it's expensive! My Bentley Le Mans service cost £415. :?

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Driver: Move to Japan! If you're a Club Breitling member (which you become when buying one at an AD) you get a 50% discount on all service and repair one week / year!

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this video is fantastic. How much for the service btw?

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It varies on model and what the watch needs. I've seen some receipts with ranges of $300-600 on it :shock:

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Great video! Where can we find more? :D
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I was told by a local AD that if it's not broke, don't fix it. I was then told by an AD when I was on vacation to have it serviced every 5 years or so, his logic was you wouldn't drive a car without oil in it so why do the same to your watch?

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