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10 January 2015, 01:30 PM | #31 |
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Ask yourself, if money was no option which one would you prefer and choose to buy. If the Exp II is the answer then keep saving and get the Exp II. I agree with other posters that you should Never settle when buying a watch. You are half way to the Explorer II now. If you buy the Brietling, while I'm sure you'll enjoy it, you'll still need the Exp II only you'll have to start from 0 instead of only needing half the money. Good luck
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10 January 2015, 01:34 PM | #32 |
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If you are choosing a sports watch based on how resistant it will be to most applications, diving, golf, athletics, running, etc. etc. your DJ 11 is about as good as it gets.
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10 January 2015, 04:01 PM | #33 |
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I am so happy I found this forum. My big concern is how long will the Breitling last? I will most likely have an Explorer II someday anyway, but I love that Superocean. I know the Rolex will last and can be something I pass on so I don't worry about that because I view it as an investment. Getting down to brass tacks I want both for different reasons, just don't know that the SO42 is worth the money.
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I have a Colt auto from 1998 that I wore every day until a few years ago when I really got the watch bug. It has only been serviced once for cleaning and keeps great time. My wife wears it now (36mm has gotten too small in my current stable). I wouldn't have bought another Breitling if I didn't think they were built to last.
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10 January 2015, 11:57 PM | #35 |
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If you are a year or more away from the Exp then it makes sense to buy the Breitling now. However I would buy it preowned at a great price so when you trade for the Exp it won't cost you too much.
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11 January 2015, 01:08 AM | #36 |
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I would most likely keep the Breitling. Looking to build my collection. If I was going to move something in order to buy another piece it would be my Tag Link.
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15 January 2015, 12:23 AM | #37 | |
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When I got my Windrider Chronomat Evolution in 2005, I actually wanted the Breitling. There wasn't really anything else on my radar. Of course, I didn't know much about watches at the time and I was going on the opinion of a guy I had met 10 years earlier while on vacation in Hawai'i. At the time (that I bought the Breitling, not when I was in Hawai'i), I already had a Sub and I wasn't really looking to add another Rolex to my collection (which consisted of a Seiko, a few Tags and the Sub) so the Breitling was the right fit. Sadly, the Breitling doesn't get much wrist time these days but I bust it out every now and then and it will get a work week of wrist time before I go back to one of the Rolexes. In any case, I think the SO42 will be a nice complement to the DJ. Even if the DJ is technically a sport watch, the look of the Breitling will give you a bit of diversity. And, if your heart is set on the EXPII, it is still different enough to warrant keeping both. Just a different viewpoint for you to consider.
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19 January 2015, 06:37 PM | #38 |
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i think keep saving and don't compromise if you can avoid it
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