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16 July 2021, 10:57 AM | #1 |
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Breitling Chronomat B01 42 Ice-Blue Stainless Steel-Platinum
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Nice watch IMO. Though it being a 42 + platinum + breitling watches' known height its not everyman's wear. |
16 July 2021, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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Already reached out to my AD for one
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16 July 2021, 12:37 PM | #3 |
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Unfortunately, this will be worth 50% of purchase price when you walk out the AD's door.
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16 July 2021, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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Like most of their watches really, which would also be the only nasty side taste of purchasing their watches. apart from that, I think it looks awesome. I wish it was a 40mm though, their 42+ watches are too large in my opinion.
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I agree, Breitling really needs to tone it down. If they are ever to work on their brand and future perception of the brand, they need to start producing models for gentlemen who are not the size of Dwayne Johnson.
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That chrono looks amazing.
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Will I get grilled if I call it the poor dude's platona?
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considering there are plenty of peeps out there who have the money for a similar daytona model, but just can't or don't want to get their hands on one for various of reasons, its not 100% accurate. but we get what you mean
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Rolex does not own this color. Plenty of other watch makers use this color combo on a chrono to include AP. Also not many even Rolex owners know or have even seen a Platona so I doubt highly that is going to be the comments you are going to receive if you choose to buy and wear this Breitling.
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Well, you would have to explain what makes it “poor” compared to the Platona, other than not being ridiculously overhyped.
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What a great insightful comment.
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Nah, why should you get grilled, unless you are trying to be deliberately provocative - you're not trying to do that are you?
There are many reasons why I bought the B01 Chronomat, here are four reasons over the Daytona in my opinion: 1. it has a date complication while the Daytona does not 2. This watch has the correct graduations on the tachymeter for the Hz generated, unlike the Daytona and Speedmaster 4Hz 28,800 (though to be fair, Omega have finally corrected this in 2020). So the Breitling Chronomat displays exactly what the movement is producing. 3. B01 a great leap forward in modular movement design and arguably the best chrono movement to come out of Switzerland in the last 10 years. 4. I am a "poor dude" so price between this and the Daytona made the choice so much easier. |
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Looks awesome
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Really like the dial colour / contrast!
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The black rubber strap looks good, but I wish it would come on the rouleaux bracelet, this photoshop someone did looks great!
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Based on casual inspection while I was at the AD, I see no reason one couldn’t do a swap, provided the bracelet can be sourced separately. I might do this, just to be able to switch it up from time to time.
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I’m in love with the ladies version and contacted my AD. I would want to be able to put a rouleaux bracelet on it but not sure if possible. Hate rubber straps and think esp with diamonds is too casual . My first Galactic with diamond bezel was new and learned about the major depreciation value quickly with Breitling and now try to purchase all mine pre owned. That color is so beautiful and if I wait not sure how many (and how long) it would take to find one in the pre owned market. Such a tough decision
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I am convinced that Breitling has become the goto watch for the horologist/collector. So many watchmakers I know swear by the B01 movement as now arguably one of the (if not the) best Chrono movements to come out of Switzerland in the last ten years, so good that even Tudor is using them. The modular movement concept is a watchmaker's dream. Taking watches back from "investors" and flippers isn't all bad in my books. |
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Interesting that this color scheme harkens back to a prior Breitling Chronograph from the early 1970s, as noted by an expert on all things Breitling:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRa4pefL...dium=copy_link |
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