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For those who have the breitling for bentley watches, does it bother you that these watches don't have "swiss made" written on the dials?? I always wondered whether the "swiss made" make any difference if the watch was made in swiss or from another country.

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A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past, although it seems to be coming back, possibly because of the persistent (and completely untrue) rumour that it doesn't say Swiss Made because they aren't made in Switzerland.

There are in fact a number of lesser brands that have Swiss Made on them that are not truly 100% Swiss. The Swiss Made claim requires:

The movement is Swiss
The casing happens in Switzerland
The final inspection is in Switzerland

However.......

A movement is considered Swiss if:

It is assembled in Switzerland
It is inspected in Switzerland
Greater than 50% of the parts by value are Swiss Made


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[quote="Roffensian"]A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past
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OK now that freaks me out :? I just assumed that the swiss made would be on there, never thought to look. If it is, why wouldnt it be on there :?:

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A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past



OK now that freaks me out :? I just assumed that the swiss made would be on there, never thought to look. If it is, why wouldnt it be on there :?:


Design choice, nothing more sinister than that.

Porsche's don't say Made in Germany on the back either :lol:


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Design choice, nothing more sinister than that.

Porsche's don't say Made in Germany on the back either :lol:[/quote]

My subaru says made in indiana :lol:

Thank goodness its just a choice. You would think that it would be a number one tip off for fakes. Knowing which ones have the swiss made and which ones dont. BTW half of the fun for me, and owning a Breitling is the fake section. I just love that. Too bad its not like prostitution and how the law goes after the buyers and not the sellers, but i guess you cant stop a free market. How do i get one of those cool "member" bannors?

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How do i get one of those cool "member" bannors?


Just save the image to your hard drive and upload it into your signature.


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No Porsches dont say it on the back, just next to the price on the window sticker :D

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I have a BREITLING with the number E56121 with an odd symbol that looks like a leaning A after it. Is any definite sign to look for to tell if this is a authentic BREITLING? I am not familiar with these watches. Thanks in advance.


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I have a BREITLING with the number E56121 with an odd symbol that looks like a leaning A after it. Is any definite sign to look for to tell if this is a authentic BREITLING? I am not familiar with these watches. Thanks in advance.


Post pictures in the replica section and we'll let you know.

And if you don't know much about the watch then don't play with the tube thing at the bottom of the case, in a real Emergency it's a transmitter that will have helicopters circling you.


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Thank you, I will try to post pics.


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New to forum. Would you explain to me how to post pictures. :?:


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New to forum. Would you explain to me how to post pictures. :?:


Pictures up to 250k can be attached direcrtly to posts, larger than that the instructions are here - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=453

The replica section is here - viewforum.php?f=9


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My Breitling also has a leaning A symbol, but says "made in China" - is that a problem? :(

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Roffensian wrote:
cannedyams wrote:
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A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past



OK now that freaks me out :? I just assumed that the swiss made would be on there, never thought to look. If it is, why wouldnt it be on there :?:


Design choice, nothing more sinister than that.

Porsche's don't say Made in Germany on the back either :lol:


It does on the manual of my Porsche :nana:

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... it's a transmitter that will have helicopters circling you.


And you might be on the receiving end of a hefty fine.


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