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Navitimer watches from Breitling are icons amongst pilot’s watches. They offer value for money, especially if you’re into innovative features, like the brand’s slick slide rule bezel.
How to Find When a Breitling Watch Was Made by Date?
- Carefully remove the bracelet or strap at 6:00.
- Stamped on the case between the lugs will be four numbers.
- The first two numbers are the week (for example 15 would be the 15th week out of 52)
- The second two numbers represent the year (for example 07 would be 2007)
How much discount can you get on Breitling?
We offer a remarkable 25\% discount on all Breitling models. Visit the Breitling website to select your model and call us for your discounted price. All Breitling watches are new and come with a 2-5 Year.
How do you wind a Breitling navitimer?
To wind a Breitling watch, first turn the crown counterclockwise to unlock it. If it’s new, you should gently wind it 40 times (or more) clockwise to fill up the power reserve. If it’s not new and it’s an automatic watch, you should occasionally wind (gently) it 5-10 times only.
How can you tell what year a Breitling watch is?
Breitling models have a code engraved into the case at the 6 o’clock position between te lugs that hold the bracelet. The first 4 digits of this code relate to the week and year the watch was manufactured. For example say the the code is 0910. The first two digits are the week number, and the others are the year.
Can you negotiate at Breitling?
Do not pay list price for a Breitling. You should be able to negotiate a discount. Tourneau is the about the worst place to try and get a discount.
How often do you need to service a Breitling?
every 4 to 6 years
A complete service is recommended every 4 to 6 years and includes: disassembly, cleaning, exchange of standard movement parts (including certain hands), assembly, lubrication, adjustment and setting of movement function parameters; changing all seals, checking water resistance; battery replacement for quartz watches; …
What year was my Breitling made?
The Navitimer 1 range includes some different variations including an exciting rattrapante version and another with absolutely no chronograph at all. The Breitling Navitimer is undoubtedly a classic and deserves to frequent lists of the most famous watch designs of all time, but for me, the older Navitimer 01 is the pick of the bunch.
However, just a few years later, around 1956, the Navitimer was made available on the open market, featuring the Breitling name above a stylized winged logo and not bearing any reference to the AOPA. It was then that it also received its now iconic 806 reference. An easy way to spot if an early Navitimer was sold to the AOPA is to look at the logo.
What is the history of the Navitimer?
A part of the Navitimer’s history dates back to 1934 with Willy Breitling, the son of Gaston Breitling and grandson of company founder and namesake Léon Breitling.
What is the history of the Breitling chronograph?
Willy Breitling and Jack Heuer worked with Gérald Dubois (the Dubois in Dubois-Dépraz) to produce a chronograph setup that could be built onto an automatic base movement provided by Büren.