Breitling - Mechanical Chronograph Maintenance

[Dre4dwolf]

what a waste of time, would be cheaper to just give the guy a new watch.

[Ausm70]

The dude should do documentary.

[Pyromaceno1]

I have minimal trouble piecing together an age 3-4yrs jigsaw puzzle and now on 5-6yrs! I want to apply for this job???

[Knoughts]

damn those are some low chairs

[bungie1209]

the whole point of buying an expensive watch is ssoooo absurd. I'd rather buy a cheap watch and replace it every 4 or 5 years than buy a super expensive watch and spend hundreds of dollars for maintenance. Ppl like NEW things instead of old, you'll get tired of wearing your $10,000 watch after 3-4 years anyway, so you might as well just spend cheaper and get a different looking watch once in a while.

[1971ojoalparche1971]

@bungie1209 You don't understand why people get fine watches. The point is not to have a "NEW thing", as you say, but to have something that will last a lifetime, and that will you will pass onto someone else, perhaps your children.

If you think buying a twelve grand hatchback is the same as buying a superior fine car because they both do the same thing, then cars are not for you, and the same thing goes for fine watches.

[bungie1209]

@1971ojoalparche1971 well im just saying. I am just poising everyone for the war thats about to come soon I guess. Save money and buy gold! cause when theres food shortages around the world, not even a Rolex will have value then.

[coolcabincrew]

how do i get a job as a watch maker?

[keepnitreal94]

I bet they actually just toss it and have a Chinese kid make a new one for 10 bucks.

[dempsey981]

@keepnitreal94 ...really,ya think??

[Shmuck60]

@keepnitreal94 $5.00 is the usual pmnt.

[perfect7liberty]

Just received my Breitling Navitimer World back from BUSA. If you can believe it, the stopwatch hand doesn't reset back to 12 perfectly, it's slightly off center. I'm VERY disappointed! Now, after 6 weeks in the shop - it's gotta go back. Not what I expected from BUSA. Certainly not after paying $675 for this not so "complete" service!

[lacika67]

Patek is way overpriced.

[lacika67]

maxandbeyond Rolex has a superb nice quality movement, the Breitling has the ETA 7750 and looks quiet ok and this is a movement that works forever without problems.

[XamericanX]

Lol, what is with the sinister music?

[ganimed1976]

Yeah, now I´m in the Breitling club too. Yesterday I bought me a vintage Breitling Windrider Chronomat (B13047) which was made back in 1991 or 93. It has a proven and reliable Valjoux 7750 movement. Good Lord!!! What a nice high quality watch this is. Now I know why a Breitling watch is a little bit more expensive than other watches. In my humble opinion there are no other watches on the market which could take on a Breitling....not even those watches with that small crown on the dial ;)

[Nebraskahusker23]

@ganimed1976 Congrats on the purchase. While Rolex and Breitling are good quality watches, I'm going to have to disagree with you about no other watches that could take a Breitling. Panerai, Audemars Piguet, Girard Perregaux, Patek Philippe, Parmigiani, and IWC are just a few brands that are better than both Breitling and Rolex.

[ganimed1976]

@Nebraskahusker23 Yes you´re right. But the point is that a watch from Vacheron Constantin or Patek Philippe is 100% hand crafted. Breitling used for a long time the standard movement Valjoux 7750. Only the new B01 movement is Breitlings own factory build movement AFAIK.

Or take one of those exclusive Grieb & Benzinger custom watches. They need up to thousand hours of work to produce a single watch. Endprice: 400.000€

That´s the difference between Breitling and other custom brands ;)

[sarelle500gr]

@Nebraskahusker23 How could you forget Glashütte original, Vacheron Constantin and A. Lange Söhne? Shame :)

[hendog323]

@ganimed1976 There are plenty of watches that can best Rolex or Breitling. Jaeger LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, AP, Breguet..etc. However, I also believe the best watch is the watch that you love, so cheers and congrats on your new Breitling ;)

[therealJQB321]

How much does the servicing costs?

[thwang99]

@therealJQB321 Probably more than $30, I'd guess. :)

[sarelle500gr]

@therealJQB321 According to Breitling's site; Its about 500-580$ for a full service like this. when you think the watchs price and what they do at service, even still I cannot afford one, I think this is quite affordable. You would want this maybe once in 10 years or what?

[therealJQB321]

@sarelle500gr Sounds very reasonable.

[pef286]

Four months later it come back with the same problem it had when I sent it in. It lost almost a minute a day when I sent it in. Repaired corectly by a young watchmaker in Minneapolis in about two weeks. Now it has gained 11 seconds in six weeks! Avoid Breitling service at all costs! I have a Breitling Super Ocean.

[WielkiRogal]

He put this condom on wrong finger...

[Tru3Be3st]

@WielkiRogal lmfaoooo

[Dangersheep2]

Fake Breitlings use the Eta 7750.  A real one uses.......an Eta 7750 !

[maxandbeyond562]

@Dangersheep2

Both are garbage... like a Rolex. If you have a chance to see the inside of a Rolex, you will wonder who would pay for that kind of decoration and design compared to Patek Philippe or even JLC.

[scholesclass]

I prefer the Breitling styling to Omega, Omega looks like an old mans watch, something you would've worn in the 50's or something. Plus, it was Englishman George Daniels who invented the coaxial movement they make. He devised it so that no oil was required in the movement. It took him years to persuade Omega to use the mechanism and then when they put it in their watches they oiled it which defeated the object of the invention.

I own a Breitling Blackbird 'big date' it's gorgeous :P

[assa123assa123]

@scholesclass are you a certified idiot or what?

[mostafa75000]

CHRONO

[MrHendrix1959]

omega cheaps out on their braclets which have pushpins in them still think brietlings

are better made

[7JoviC]

I found a Breitling in a Club and it was fake :S

[AntNLucee]

I bought a Breitling and it actually went up in value, I was pretty surprised!

[rocketroy7]

Yeah and they are one of the best watches for holding the Value.

[Daniel1000rr]

Love this video!!!

[just3half3evil3]

Great video!

[WouterC87]

Breitling is so overpriced in my opinion. Most of their models just contain ETA 7750 and 7751 mechanisms, which are found in almost all mechanical chronograph watches... For the money, one can better look for Omega chronograpsh, which are much cheaper and of the same level.

Just my opinion...

Thanks for adding anyway!

[jnsn420clntn]

@WouterC87 no other watch is made with that much care

[IdontneedanIpod]

@jnsn420clntn If you go and look up Patek Phillipe you will find that this is nothing to the amount of care and work that goes into a Patek Phillipe.

[ToothyGus]

@IdontneedanIpod and also it is for pussies :P ..just kidding