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Getting the parts might be tough as Breitling only tend to make them available to Service Centres. However, if you could get hold of them, any competant watch-maker should be able to fit them for you.

However, it's worth bearing in mind two things - firstly, non-standard parts will reduce the value of your watch for resale purposes and also may make people think it's a fake. And secondly, when you send it into Breitling for a service, the chances are they will replace the hands with the correct ones for your model as they don't like non-standard parts on their watches, as you have already found out.

Author:	davo [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:10 am ]
Post subject:	Changing watch hands
I saw in an AD the other day the '08 airwolf. Didn't like the face as much as the original, but was interested in the new fully lumed minute hand. I was curious to see how it would look on my '07 model. The service centre said they wouldn't put a non standard hand on the watch. My question is, can a watch repairer or other party easily change these. ie get the part & put it on. I know B changes the hands at a major service anyway. Any suggestions.

Author:	Driver8 [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:09 am ]
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Getting the parts might be tough as Breitling only tend to make them available to Service Centres. However, if you could get hold of them, any competant watch-maker should be able to fit them for you. However, it's worth bearing in mind two things - firstly, non-standard parts will reduce the value of your watch for resale purposes and also may make people think it's a fake. And secondly, when you send it into Breitling for a service, the chances are they will replace the hands with the correct ones for your model as they don't like non-standard parts on their watches, as you have already found out.

Author:	Roffensian [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:54 am ]
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Driver8 wrote: Getting the parts might be tough as Breitling only tend to make them available to Service Centres. However, if you could get hold of them, any competant watch-maker should be able to fit them for you. However, it's worth bearing in mind two things - firstly, non-standard parts will reduce the value of your watch for resale purposes and also may make people think it's a fake. And secondly, when you send it into Breitling for a service, the chances are they will replace the hands with the correct ones for your model as they don't like non-standard parts on their watches, as you have already found out. Especially as hands are single use so they would be replaced during service as a matter of course.

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