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jencohn
 Post subject: is this real?
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:26 pm 
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Hello - help...is this real? Buying it as a gift and i know nothing about breitling watches. is this a nice watch? thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... IT&ih=004l
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Location: Canada eh?
very nice timepiece. I'd say its real.
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 Post subject: Re: is this real?
PostPosted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:44 am 
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jencohn wrote:
Hello - help...is this real? Buying it as a gift and i know nothing about breitling watches. is this a nice watch? thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... IT&ih=004l


I wouldn't buy it. Number one, it's from Argentina the most common location for fakes. Number two, the back is obviously wrong for a Breitling. Later 'B' logo on an earlier style watch and lack of any Breitling reference numbers or a serial number. Sometimes they aren't there on a solid gold watch but any Breitling with a stainless back is plated so a serial number or ref number should most likely be there. Lastly, it's got a Landeron movement which, I'm told, was never used in Breitling's and is most likely from another watch. Conclusion: It's an assembled watch made to look like a vintage Breitling. Let this one go.

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The point about Landeron movements is a good one - over the past few days I have seen a few Breitlings on the Bay with Landerons. With the holiday season coming up it's a heads up for everyone looking right now.

There are also a lot of watches out there from Argentina, Turkey and China - and even some of the US listings say in the fine print 'watch may be shipped from Spain or Argentina'.

Take care out there :wink:
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Thanks! I had my suspicions...thank you all for your input.
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