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Thanks.  Yes, here are a few photos. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)







Many thanks. That looks great in steel, especially with the non-fluted bezel.
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Any thoughts on Bell & Ross?

 
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can you be more specific? like many brands, i like some of their offerings, and dislike some others.

 

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I find them to be very overpriced for what you get. Kind of like a Hugo Boss suit, you pay for the name rather than anything substantial. Pretty sure they use completely unmodified ETA movements.

If I were going to get a watch in that style, I would rather go for a Sinn. They did designs for Bell and Ross, so it is no surprise they look similar. The Sinn is better made and less expensive.

 

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Sinn and Bell & Ross haven't collaborated in about 10 years and since, B&R designs are completely different from Sinn's. The square instrument style BR03 models have been around for many years and have been a huge success for the company.

 

I don't know if the movements are modified or not and probably not as for a few years now ETA has not allowed their customers to modify the movements. Then again there's nothing at all wrong with an unmodified ETA movement, especially if it's a higher grade version. Their watches also hold value pretty well on the secondary market.

 

I'm liking the BR-03-92. I really like the Phantom and the Black & Blue Model. Any thoughts on them? I've never seen a Sinn that looks like these...
 
 

 

 

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I am inheriting a Breiting watch from my dad for being a new dad to my little girl. It was purchased in the 90's and its a quartz. I dont see a lot of love on here for quartz watches being of course the art behind automatic movements. What is the general consensus behind the Breitling brand and one that's a quartz?

 

I, too, would like to echo all the support above for your sentimental quartz. To think any less of this gift because of the actual implementation of spinning hands would miss the whole point, and sadly devalue such a special gesture.

 

In support of sentimental quartz watches, let me introduce the only watch I own that isn't more at home in the in the Poor Man's Watch Thread: the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 that I'm wearing today. It was given to me by my father, who was lucky enough to pilot STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. My understanding is that though it was already being discontinued, Omega did a special run of a hundred-or-so watches to allow astronauts aboard the last handful of Space Shuttle missions to continue the tradition of buying a Speedmaster for use in space. There was a limit of one per person, but a fellow crew member passed on the opportunity so my dad bough one for me and my brother. He wore mine, my brothers, and a third that he borrowed from NASA for his own use, during the actual launch into orbit.

 

Anyway, it's a quartz. And hell, considering what it was made for, it absolutely should be. Regardless, I would never let it take away from the sentimental value of this gift, and I surely wouldn't trade it for any mechanical watch in the world. This is something I plan on passing on to my son, and your Breitling sounds like a perfect eventual gift for your daughter's first son.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sorry for the blurry photos. And while it has a titanium bracelet, but I usually like to usually like to wear it on NATOs.)

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Great gift, my man!
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I, too, would like to echo all the support above for your sentimental quartz. To think any less of this gift because of the actual implementation of spinning hands would miss the whole point, and sadly devalue such a special gesture.

In support of sentimental quartz watches, let me introduce the only watch I own that isn't more at home in the in the Poor Man's Watch Thread: the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 that I'm wearing today. It was given to me by my father, who was lucky enough to pilot STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. My understanding is that though it was already being discontinued, Omega did a special run of a hundred-or-so watches to allow astronauts aboard the last handful of Space Shuttle missions to continue the tradition of buying a Speedmaster for use in space. There was a limit of one per person, but a fellow crew member passed on the opportunity so my dad bough one for me and my brother. He wore mine, my brothers, and a third that he borrowed from NASA for his own use, during the actual launch into orbit.

Anyway, it's a quartz. And hell, considering what it was made for, it absolutely should be. Regardless, I would never let it take away from the sentimental value of this gift, and I surely wouldn't trade it for any mechanical watch in the world
. This is something I plan on passing on to my son, and your Breitling sounds like a perfect eventual gift for your daughter's first son.











(Sorry for the blurry photos. And while it has a titanium bracelet, but I usually like to usually like to wear it on NATOs.)
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I, too, would like to echo all the support above for your sentimental quartz. To think any less of this gift because of the actual implementation of spinning hands would miss the whole point, and sadly devalue such a special gesture.

In support of sentimental quartz watches, let me introduce the only watch I own that isn't more at home in the in the Poor Man's Watch Thread: the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 that I'm wearing today. It was given to me by my father, who was lucky enough to pilot STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
My understanding is that though it was already being discontinued, Omega did a special run of a hundred-or-so watches to allow astronauts aboard the last handful of Space Shuttle missions to continue the tradition of buying a Speedmaster for use in space. There was a limit of one per person, but a fellow crew member passed on the opportunity so my dad bough one for me and my brother. He wore mine, my brothers, and a third that he borrowed from NASA for his own use, during the actual launch into orbit.

Anyway, it's a quartz. And hell, considering what it was made for, it absolutely should be. Regardless, I would never let it take away from the sentimental value of this gift, and I surely wouldn't trade it for any mechanical watch in the world
. This is something I plan on passing on to my son, and your Breitling sounds like a perfect eventual gift for your daughter's first son.









(Sorry for the blurry photos. And while it has a titanium bracelet, but I usually like to usually like to wear it on NATOs.)
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I wouldn't trade that for any other watch in the world if I were you, either.
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Originally Posted by ErikW View Post


im not a huge fan of their square watches, though i like a few. but if they suit your wrist, that is a different story.
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I wouldn't trade that for any other watch in the world if I were you, either.

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What does this model call? Never seen this royal oak before.

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Just got this, the 40th anniversary royal oak

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That looks great in steel, especially with the non-fluted bezel.

Thanks.  I don't think I've ever seen a ref 17000 with anything other than the smooth bezel.  I believe you could only get a fluted bezel on models that used a gold bezel.

 

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Originally Posted by kentyman View Post

 

I, too, would like to echo all the support above for your sentimental quartz. To think any less of this gift because of the actual implementation of spinning hands would miss the whole point, and sadly devalue such a special gesture.

 

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

 

In support of sentimental quartz watches, let me introduce the only watch I own that isn't more at home in the in the Poor Man's Watch Thread: the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 that I'm wearing today. It was given to me by my father, who was lucky enough to pilot STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. My understanding is that though it was already being discontinued, Omega did a special run of a hundred-or-so watches to allow astronauts aboard the last handful of Space Shuttle missions to continue the tradition of buying a Speedmaster for use in space. There was a limit of one per person, but a fellow crew member passed on the opportunity so my dad bough one for me and my brother. He wore mine, my brothers, and a third that he borrowed from NASA for his own use, during the actual launch into orbit.

 

 

 

Anyway, it's a quartz. And hell, considering what it was made for, it absolutely should be. Regardless, I would never let it take away from the sentimental value of this gift, and I surely wouldn't trade it for any mechanical watch in the world. This is something I plan on passing on to my son, and your Breitling sounds like a perfect eventual gift for your daughter's first son.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great story about the watches your dad gave you and your brother!

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F**k, wish I had $100k to drop on a watch. It's a beaut. Let me know if you're interested in adopting a 27 year old.

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Just got this, the 40th anniversary royal oak

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I'm not a fan of the B&Rs above, but you are the only person that will be wearing it, so if you like it go for it.

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F**k, wish I had $100k to drop on a watch. It's a beaut. Let me know if you're interested in adopting a 27 year old.

What's that model called? 

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Thanks all for the great suggestions. I think I will go for a TF and see if it gets any wrist time before upgrading her to a twenty4.

And here is my contribution to this great thread smile.gif. Apologies for the smartphone photo quality...


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Thanks all! The stories are awesome! My dad is more about achievements.. every milestone has been a small little gift. When I graduated undergrad he gave me his vintage Oris..when I finished Grad school he gave me his Omega seamaster.. now with the baby he is giving me his breitling..he is urging me to get a Phd and he will get something big, lol... Im not even thinking of going that route for a very , very, very long time..lol.. Thanks for all the stories again guys.. will post when I get it

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Thanks all! The stories are awesome! My dad is more about achievements.. every milestone has been a small little gift. When I graduated undergrad he gave me his vintage Oris..when I finished Grad school he gave me his Omega seamaster.. now with the baby he is giving me his breitling..he is urging me to get a Phd and he will get something big, lol... Im not even thinking of going that route for a very , very, very long time..lol.. Thanks for all the stories again guys.. will post when I get it

 

Glad you appreciate your dad's gestures. I got my PhD years ago and as a graduation gift I received... nothing.  I was too busy working in any case.  

 

Years later I started making up for the gifts I never received hahaha. :)

 

Congratulations again!

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