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I want to buy a watch. I've got an old G-shock, A polo sta. barbara old watch given by my dad. Both have no batteries.

 

I'm thinking of Breitling or Omega. This watch I'm going to buy will be for good. hehe... Don't suggest Rolex coz I cant afford it.

 

I am more inclined on buying a Breitling though coz a friend of mine, he's got an Omega Seamaster and the crown fell off.

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I want to buy a watch. I've got an old G-shock, A polo sta. barbara old watch given by my dad. Both have no batteries.

 

I'm thinking of Breitling or Omega. This watch I'm going to buy will be for good. hehe... Don't suggest Rolex coz I cant afford it.

 

I am more inclined on buying a Breitling though coz a friend of mine, he's got an Omega Seamaster and the crown fell off.

if youre intending to buying a watch for good, i suggest buying an automatic which has more value and can be kept as a legacy for your future children, be it a tag or a rolex. with that in mind, you might also want to buy one which is elegant yet sporty for everyday wear. if youre after a breitiling which will probably cost between 50-100k, why not a preowned rolex? oris is also a good brand for the price but they are now deviating more to marketing than improving their watches, thus the price increase. may i suggest other fine brands like tissot, rado, mido, hamilton, sandoz or seiko which are less advertised but less expensive. better bang for the buck.

 

as for the omega, it is finely crafted and exquisite, but somtimes durability and craftsmanship dont always rub elbows.

 

good luck on the search for your holy grail and just let us know if you need any help.

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good luck on the search for your holy grail and just let us know if you need any help.

 

At the moment I am certain that I want a good watch that would last me and that would be Breitling.

 

The one I'm looking at is the Breitling Avenger Seawolf. The price is not bad, it is actually one of the affordable Breitling you can buy. It is $2845.00 US which is around P160,000.00!

 

TECHNICAL AND DETAILED INFORMATION:

CONDITION: BRAND NEW

GENDER: MENS

SERIAL NUMBER: COMPLETLY INTACT

CASE: 44.00MM TITANIUM CASE

THICKNESS: 18.40MM THICK

STRAP: TITANIUM PROFESSIONAL BRACELET

CLASP: FOLD OVER DOUBLE LOCK CLASP

DIAL: BLACK WITH ARABIC NUMBERS, GLOW IN THE DARK HANDS & MARKERS

CRYSTAL: SAPPHIRE SCRATCH PROOF CRYSTAL

CROWN: SCREW DOWN WATER PROOF CROWN

BEZEL: UNI-DIRECTIONAL ROTATING TIMING BEZEL

MOVEMENT: BREITLING CALIBER 17 AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT

CALENDER: AT 3 O'CLOCK

CHRONOGRAPH: N/A

FUNCTIONS: HOUR, MIN, SEC, DATE

WATER RESISTANT: 3000 METERS / 10,000 FEET

WARRANTY: WATCH COMES WITH A COMPLETE 2 YEAR WARRANTY (READ BELOW FOR DETAILS)

 

 

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Do we have a Breitling Sales Centre in the Philippines? I wonder if these watches are much cheaper in there coz I'd rather buy it when I get there this december.

 

 

lucerne is the authorized distributor of Breitling. I would suggest that you go around shops and check out the different brands... omega, breitling, iwc, rolex. I think you can still get a Rolex s.s. date just for that price, especially if you pay cash.

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do correct me if am wrong, but i guess lucerne is your best shot for breitling watches.

that's where you get killed. as chronos, they are the authorized dealer, but not service center. they send the watch to singapore service center and i heard that they sometimes just repair the watch for you through their own watchmen. this is also the reason their spare parts are very expensive. an single link for iwc flieger went around 5k a last year.

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that's where you get killed.  as chronos, they are the authorized dealer, but not service center.  they send the watch to singapore service center and i heard that they sometimes just repair the watch for you through their own watchmen.  this is also the reason their spare parts are very expensive.  an single link for iwc flieger went around 5k a last year.

 

aa,

 

that is usually the case, you can buy it from them, but when you have it repaired or serviced, they either ship it to sin or hkg. if they can repair it themselves, they just order the parts, and their watchmen do it. may 1 year warranty naman.

 

just had one of my watches serviced in lucerne, had it done there as i thought it would be cheaper, turned out basically the same as when you have it done sa rolex service center, took around 2 weeks to be done. because they are also an official dealer of rolex, the guy told me they will order the damaged part in the service center in makati, if not available, in hkg daw. as usual bloody again, cost me almost 12k. :(

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well, i guess, if you pay Pxxx,xxx.00 for a watch you  have to be prepared to pay for the service.  just like owning a benz or a bmw, servicing it would be far more expensive than it would for a toyota or a honda.

the point here is, why pay the same amount to have your watch serviced at lucerne in which youre not sure of the repairman's cempetence when you can do the same at the official service center? there were many instances where these guys opened up a fake rollie (not your regular greenhills stuff but high end hongkong fakes with real 18k gold case and real 'chop-chop' mechanism) and couldnt even detect it was a fake.

 

i think most would be prepared to shell out a bit more to service a rollie or iwc, but all would want to be sure what they get is real technical competence and original parts.

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