About 1955, my father bought a Chronomat from the Bennett Brother's "Blue Book". (Think of a hardbound Sears catalog specializing in luxury goods. It was distributed annually, usually to corporations as a source of employee awards and gi…

Poachers and smugglers beware…

Regarding the above patch, sometime back I mentioned the U.S. "Biodiversity Program&…

Been shopping for a nicer dedicated diver for a while now, Tudor, Oris, Seiko Prospex, the usual suspects. They all look the same to me at this point, and not that different than what I already have.

The Breitling Superocean stands out though. I’ve be…

I need to choose between 2 41 mm Navis. White/blue or Ice Blue. Leaning to ice….

Thanks!

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I'm planning to buy my first Breitling, a Navitimer, I think the current iteration is very refined compared to previous gens, and it would be a nice and important addition to my collection.

I went to the boutique and the 43mm seems to fit my wris…

Breitling Rallye Ref. 81480 – The Rare “Caged” Case Legend

I wanted to share a special and incredibly rare piece from my collection – the Breitling Rallye Ref. 81480. This is one of the most unusual and elusive Breitling sports watches ever made, feat…

The new Top Time B31 on a custom strap from @seventhcreation. I bought this on the bracelet and had this one made up to look like the OEM (but better IMO). Also went with a take on the Breitling yellow variation on the back and through the front.

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Just wow. A very mundane collection that barely hints at aviator styling, if at all. https://www.breitling.com/us-en/sunglasses/all/

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Over the years, I have had issues with Breitling service polishing out the serial number on the caseback and refusing to re-engrave it. This really hit home last week when I was trying to sell a Montbrillant Datora with a Havannah dial. BUSA had comple…

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to buy a Breitling Avenger but I'm torn on the size.

Part of me feels the Avenger, by its nature as a robust tool watch, is supposed to be big and bold (like the 44/45mm models). It feels like that "chunky"…