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Just had an email from Breitling introducing the new Chronomat. I’m something of a rarity on this forum in that I generally liked Breitlings and saw them as easily on a par with the other two main brands in the steel sports watch segment, but this is a miss for me. In fact, thinking about it, I don’t think they have released a watch I’d actually want to buy since Kern took over.
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I quite like that they’ve toned down their busy dials imo . Why don’t you like it btw?
I quite like it as well. Dont think I would want to pay anything like full price for it though, whatever that might be.
Tastes obviously differ because one of the main reasons I don’t like them is because they have toned down the busy dials. Their bracelets were also very good but look to be on the way out in favour of a much more retro look. I’ve always found IWC watches very boring to look at and it seems that Breitling are moving in that direction thanks to Kern.
New Superocean Heritage out as well. So now, if you like the Rado Captain Cook, but would like to pay more, you can have a Breitling!
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This one does look a bit weird imo , now the previous rendition thought was lovely lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by Danstone
Why the feck have they stuck bars across the circle markers? That is so FUGLY.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danstone
A nice fun bit of summer
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However the Certina PH500 is £1800 cheaper and would likely be my purchase.
Overall I’d have some difficulty in justifying a new Breitling . Whereas an Omega SMP would be fairly justifiable in my book
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Double the fugliness
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I like that they have revived the Rouleauxband. Always liked them.
I'm guessing because that's what the original hadQuote:
Originally Posted by Onelasttime
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DYhfsn...d=i53kgm7oi56k
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I do like it, and as said previously the toned down bezel is certainly a step back in the right direction.
Also like the bullet bracelet, completely different looking from the norm.
The only breitling I ever likes was the classic navitiner ,the rest are too big and blingy
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Much prefer the new chronograph to this but look forward to seeing them in the shops. May just be the angle but it looks an incredibly thin case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danstone
I have just observed elsewhere that the bracelet looks like an ebel shagged a spiedel.
Bling that up with some gems and you have a winner :eagerness:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark lowman
I wasn't keen on the Navitimer 8 at all so after seeing that I didn't think Breitling were going in a good direction under their new owners, but these two have really changed my mind, I think they look great.
However, £6,650 for the Chronomat is nuts. These retail prices are totally out of control nowadays, I can't see them being sustainable 'post corona'.
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The watch comes with the B01 movement - which does compete with the best automatic chronograph watches out there. Goes some way to justify. But closer to £5k would have been better. I'm partial to the copper dial with black subdial. Very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS404
I have been thinking of buying a Superocean heritage. Wanted one with a white dial. Pretty sure they stopped making them.
As for these new ones, count me out!!
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The rainbow SuperOcean is awesome.
Easy to get 20% off retail if you know where to look. . I quite like that new Chronomat. Reminds me of the Blackbird back in the day.
Martyn
Now those beveled markers look ok to my eyes. The new flat ones look awful. And I bet the case is about 44mm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Binsull
Some better pics from this review - https://swisswatches-magazine.com/bl...k-of-rouleaux/
The one on the left is the re-edition, also bevelled... the 3-d renderings don’t offer the sense of depth...Quote:
Originally Posted by Onelasttime
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I think I quite like these... or hate them. Not really sure. Need to see them in the flesh I think. The blue with the white sub dials looks nice in the pictures and I love the bracelet.
The bezel on the new ones is 42mm. I think I read somewhere that the case is 38 or 40mmQuote:
Originally Posted by Onelasttime
That watch reminds me of GagaMilano watch......Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark lowman
https://gagamilano.com/product/50150...le-48mm-steel/
I'm not keen on the direction Kern is taking Breitling to.....Look what he's done to IWC.....
Lost the plot and going out of business
I actually quite like that chronomat, today at least! Nice colours, good size and great movement.
At first glance yesterday I thought they were hideous with the 80s bullet bracelet, but it’s grown on me fairly quickly. However I wouldn’t buy one anywhere near retail as for me it’s all about modern micro adjust bracelets. At 6k I wouldn’t entertain a watch that can’t be adjusted on the fly to suit my changing wrist size.
Appreciate they’re pulling at the retro heart strings here, but they need to retro price if that’s what they’re after.
Good to see that they’re at least releasing new stuff.
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I quite like the look of the Chronomat too actually after looking on the link posted above by Willows
Would like to see them in the metal
Dan
Me too. Nothing else really thrills me about these although I don't especially dislike them either. As above though really like the bracelet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grandiloquence
Abs agree. Love my old Seamaster; can't adjust it; never wear it. SD43 probably a bit big for me; perfect adjustability; wear it nearly every day. I didn't used to think about something like that when lusting after a given model - it was all about the aesthetics - but it would be a deal-breaker now.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickGaters
I have a Seamaster from the 2000s and have fitted the Bond bracelet with screwed links, and the adjustable clasp. Not cheap - albeit I bought the bracelet on this forum - but I have a sword handed model with adjustable bracelet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom-P
None of the new ones do it for me..... but this is amazing. I really do love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Binsull
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Curved ends to mesh is so, so, good as well. I just don't like Breitling mesh with strait lug bars. Super thin case is great as well, only providing 100mts resistance, but that's enough for most.
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Thanks for this thenikjones. I wondered about it, as I was sure I'd seen mention of the possibility on a forum, probably here. But when I had the watch serviced last year - it's the GMT, 2535.80 - and asked Omega, they told me categorically that a micro-adjust clasp could not be fitted. Presumably that was correct - what they meant, and what I didn't comprehend, was that you can do it but you need to change the entire bracelet as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by thenikjones
If that's so, can you point me to the bracelet and clasp I'd need? I'd be happy to change the bracelet just to have screws instead of the wretched pins ...
Many thanks for any help.
[PS sorry for thread tangent.]
I actually like them both but wish they were 40mm instead of 42mm.
Not keen prefer the original. Hey peeps anyone know where I can get a breitling avenger chrono dial from haveva blue one just fancy something different white or black ideally hell even orange ? Thanks Jon
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If this were considerably smaller I’d be tempted.
https://www.breitling.com/gb-en/watc...l/U17368221B1/