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| Originally Posted by rcgbob44 Jeff
I have a swiss Tasser watch which has been fantastic & accurate as well as being ultra bright at night but also have a Breitling Aerospace watch in titanium which i think is a beautiful looking timepiece that is very plane and understated..........what do you think about them? |
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Oh sorry yes, Tasser?
Modern watches are cr*p, as long as you can accept they are fashion statement and lifestyle product, you buy them because you like the look and not because the salesman tells you how fantastic the insides are.
Like a lot of stuff, technology is an amazing thing, we can make intricate stuff today, but sadly a lot of it is bent bits of metal not solid made levers, poor design that won't stand the test of time like the old stuff has.
Sadly Breitling have a bad reputation as regards spare parts, Rolex have a policy of having material for a mechanism that will last for at least 25 years after last date of production, now if that watch is made for 15 years before being upgraded to a new design, it's owner will be able to keep it as new for 40 years or more, since I'm fixing these watches that were made back to the 20's I think they got there designs right.
Breitling at a certain period thought a 10 year production of a watch was fine and if no parts were available anymore, buy a new one. On an expensive watch thats a rubbish customer care policy. Like a lot of these companies some of this bad practice is coming back to haunt them and they are now changing their ideas.