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For all of you who do the Maldives run in the winter, watches are CHEAP there. Check out Reefside shop in Male on a day when the crew goes to town to have a look around. They have a very good selection of Omega, Seiko, Citizen, Bulova and Breitling I believe. Prices are in US funds but are remarkably cheaper than here in Canada and I am guessing much cheaper than Europe. You can barter as well. Yes they are authentic.

Sorry, Maxalt - not being nasty, hence the smilies :)
MS Morley is correct - it is indeed the Junghans Solar Ceramic. Very clever bit of watchmaking and the pedigree is pretty good. I have one of their Atomat clocks, battery operated, circa 1930 from the look of the design - still keeps excellent time and not even a quartz movement. I shall keep saving my pennies :(

Sorry I haven't read the whole thread, but does anyone have one of those Breitling watches with the ELT built in? How much do they cost and where did you get it, any advice thanx.

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If you're interested, there is a shop in Vienna that sells a wide selection of Russian aviators' watches cheap....1st Bezirk, just before Rotenturmstrasse meets Schwedenplatz, on the left opposite the George and Dragon Pub (but don't bother with the pub)

Whilst following the links, I had this in a pop-up warning screen from Breitling.

Quote:

No distributors or authorized BREITLING dealers sell any BREITLING products on the net.
BREITLING products offered on the web are counterfeits, second-hand watches or are of doubtful origin. They are not covered by any warranty. The BREITLING International warranty and an after-sales service in line with BREITLING's quality requirements are offered exclusively to consumers in possession of a watch purchased from an authorized BREITLING dealer. BREITLING S.A. and its distributors decline all responsability for any product carrying the BREITLING name that may have been purchased on the Internet. All brand names, visuals, designs and models are the exclusive property of BREITLING S.A.

The other week I was talking to an architect, who proudly showed me his Breitling with the statement, "It's the Architects watch, you know." I said that didn't. I also refrained from mentioning the Aviator line. Since the man comes from Saudi Arabia, I think he got it cheaper than some!

For myself, I have wanted the Junghans for some time. Their first edition of this was some ten years ago. Ho-Hum, which means that I stick with my HKG watch. Casio. £10 12 years and three batteries, the only point is - don't go swimming with it!!

In WWII, my father (RAF) told me that the Longines was the watch of choice.

>>They patiently explained that there is no such thing as an authorised 'while-you-wait' battery change for a Breitling! <<

I think they were feeding you a line of BS on that one.

Go to Melchers on Orchard Road in Singapore and they will gladly do a battery change, gasket replacement and pressure test while you wait. Cost is about S$35 as I recall. I've had nothing but good luck with Melchers in SIN over the past few years.

Select the service department link on this page for address and phone number:

http://thaitrading.com/samples/melchers_sg/tp/index.htm

The Aerospace has a seven jewel quartz movement made by ETA of the Swatch Group. The Chronomat and several other mechanical Breitlings have a modified Valjoux 7750, also supplied by ETA to Breitling in kit form for assembly. The 7750 is the Ford of modern chrono movements, costs maybe $200 retail for the basic ebauche. Still, it often ends up in some very pricey pieces:

See http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/caliber2.html

A great article on the Valjoux 7750 is here:

http://www.timezone.com/WatchSchool/...joux7750.shtml

>>The cheaper version was $1290 and had a titanium strap interlaced with gold.

The other version was $1387 and had a more solid titanium strap. I don’t know the exact model numbers. <<

I think you can beat these prices by about $100 in Singapore. Try Sincere Watch in Lucky Plaza and walk around the corner to Roy Eastern for a competitive quote. You should be able to get at least 30% off local list price (which is much lower than in the U.S.). Hour Glass and Cortina Watch are also good places to check. These are authorized dealers and you can get the 3% GST tax back if you exit SIN as a passenger.

Omega has recently clamped down on discounts in SIN, limiting them to 18% so don't expect much there.

If you go to Dubai, there is a nice Breitling store at Deira City Centre Mall. Many crews shop there, the prices are about the same as SIN, not much haggling but good discounts. The published e-mail address for the store is [email protected]

Breitlings suck! Have had that digital Navitimer for thirteen years, tha last three in my box dead and unused(kept lousy time). But they sponsor a damn good air race at Reno!

my £10 casio is just about perfect, and nobody is going to machete my arm off to nick it!!!!!!

the best place ive found for good quality watches is a stall at the night market in penang. its next door to the holiday inn. on the subject of issue watches in wwii i always thought that they were all omegas.

I can recommand Patpong nite market in BKK, really cheap Rolex, only 500B.

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I asked a market trader in Bangkok if his watches were waterproof. His answer was "8 feet", when I asked him to confirm they were waterproof to 8 feet he said "no don't go within 8 feet of water when wearing it!" :D

Issue watches are easy to pick. Instead of "non-magentic","shockproof" etc etc they just say NON REPAIRABLE.

I carry a sun dial, it causes a bit of havoc, getting it into the cockpit,( sorry ladies) flight compartment, and as the sun always shines it is 100% reliable, and I might add a hell of a lot cheaper.:cool: