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Just thought I'd introduce myself to the group..............

My name is Peter

I'm retired

I love watches and have quite a lot of them ranging from very old pocket watches to ultra modern superquartz; and from Alpha to Omega, (literally ).

I believe that there is no cure for this addiction.

However, I understand that the symptoms may be made easier by talking about my addiction with fellow addicts.

I have but two Breitlings in my collection at present



an AVI from 1995







and an Aerospace from 2006






They both give me great pleasure.

I enjoy in equal measure the mechanical masterpiece that is the AVI and the technical brilliance that is the Aerospcace

It also helps that they are, to my eye, both very beautiful watches.

There, I've come out of the cupboard........... and I feel a little better already.

p.s. Hope the pictures aren't too big - couldn't find anything about size of pics anywhere.

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Best Regards

Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

Welcome to the group!

Sounds like you are quite the watch fanatic. I am also a watch addict, and find that coming to these forums only feeds the addiction! But its healthier than many other things I could be doing!



Great pics! The AVI is a nice watch.

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Thanks for the welcome Admin, and yes, I am very much a watch fanatic. It really started when my father passed on to me the pocket watch my grandmother bought for him during the 2nd world war, (a rather beautiful Waterburry Series N which he didn't wear any more but wanted me to). That was around 22 years ago and I haven't looked back since.

My collection is somewhat mixed and varied - no particular theme, I just buy what I like, (when I can afford it ).

Oh, and the AVI is one of my favourite watches.

p.s.

Great community you have here.

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

I love your AVI. It's a beautiful watch.

Thanks!

Reading your post reminded me of my pocketwatches and I had to dig them out to look.

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Welcome aboard.

This is way more expensive than AA.

~Brian

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I totally agree - that AVI is a beauty and one I've not seen before. My interest in Breitlings started around 1996/7 and I'm pretty sure the AVI doesn't feature in the 1996 Chronolog. (I'm gonna check in a mo!) Nice watches Peter!

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Thanks Captain.

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

And much more fun too

Actually, I've always wondered why they call it 'Alcoholics Anonymous'. I mean, the first thing you say is "Hi, I'm Peter and I'm..............." Not very anonymous

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

Thanks Driver8.

I recently got hold of a copy of the 1995 catalogue, (my AVI is from 1995), and the nearest model listed is the Aviastar; which has a few differences, but has the same engine.

Am trying to track down an earlier catalogue which has the AVI in it. I believe the AVI was produced between 1990 and 1995.

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

I'd love to see some pictures Admin.

Here's the one that started it all for me









And here's my first ever pocket watch which my father bought me back in the 1950's from the army surplus........

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

I'll post 'em when i get home and find those pics!

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Ahhh!! i just took it out and wound it a few times and had it running for about 48 hours.. within 5 seconds a day too.. its pretty good. Then suddenly it stopped!!! i woke up and now it won't wind any more. I remember winding it the night before and it was getting hard to wind it.. like the crown was tigher.. then in the morning now it doesn't run and it when i wind it it just clicks and nothing gets wound

Know how i can fix it???

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Sorry to hear that Admin

Is it a key wind or a stem wind watch?

If it's a key wind than the mainspring could be broken as the key works directly on the barrel and spring so there's not much else to go wrong.

If it's a stem wind then it sounds like something is not meshing properly in the winding/setting mechanism. Does it mesh correctly when you set the hands or does it click/skip in that position too?

Either way, looks like a visit to a watchmaker is in order.

I have two wristwatches with my watchie at the moment........

This one, from 1919 has a similar problem to the one you describe, though it does partly wind but clicks and skips a lot when winding....







and this one has exactly the opposite problem. It hand winds perfectly, but clicks like mad when I set the hands....




Due to the amount of work he has on at the moment I'm unlikely to see them again before Christmas

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Peter

I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own

Its a stem wind.. and the only watchmaker around here I know is a certified Rolex guy and charges a LOT of money..

There is an antique store in town here that the guy seems to know people that fix all sorts of stuff. I'm going to stop in and ask him.

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