Hi folks -has anyone had the pleasure of seeing the new Breitling Cockpit B50 in the flesh please? Your thoughts?
Thanks very
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Hi folks -has anyone had the pleasure of seeing the new Breitling Cockpit B50 in the flesh please? Your thoughts?
Thanks very
Not seen one in the flesh but here's a pic so others can get a look at what you're talking about 😉
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5614/...16e1aa35_c.jpg
Lugs don't look right, they're huge.
They certainly give an overall rectangular look to the head...Quote:
Originally Posted by kace
Hi was in London yesterday and saw one. Didn't try it on and only looked at it in the display but it's a big old watch and way too big for quite a few wrists I suspect. Having said that it looks like it'll have wrist presence in buckets. The digital mix really doesn't work for me, personally I feel it cheapens the watch. I'm a big fan of Breitling but not this particular model I'm afraid
Very old quartz technology in yet an even bigger (uglier) case.
They could do better.
Daddel.
Different category I guess, but here's evidence that they do :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Daddelvirks
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-week-...chronograph-38
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There was meant to be a picture of the Breitling Transocean Chronograph there - so much for my first ever post with picture :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Insaneous1510
They developed their own in-house chronograph movement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Insaneous1510
Now let them put some time and effort in developing an interesting and modern quartz module of sorts, and stop putting the same old module in loads of (new) cases.
Daddel.
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by GIB984
Thanks David - I'm off to Salon QP in early Nov so will see if I can take a peek then. May I ask where about you saw it please? At the Breitling store on Bond Street? I also have reservations about the digital mix/Quartz elements of the watch but do want something a bit different. I thought I had read that it was a very new Quartz system but stand to be corrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by David r
Thanks for everyone's comments
I agree with others that the lugs look big, but I like the look of this one. I have no idea how new the technology is (if at all), but the movement is brand new, with much of it being made in house by Breitling. The other thing about this watch is that it uses a magnetic connector that attaches to the side of the case to charge it via USB or an AC adapter. I guess that indicates it must need charging quite often! I'd like to try one, but it's pricey for a quartz.
There's some information on the movement, along with a bit of speculation and anaysis here - http://www.ablogtowatch.com/breitlin...artz-movement/
Not sure about this, it should have the new in-house superquartz movement with USB rechargeable battery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daddelvirks
http://www.breitling.com/en/models/p...echnical-data/
Ha ha, I was just about to eat my own words, but I won't now.Quote:
Originally Posted by petethegeek
What a load of nothing!, they are talking Bremontish about the movement.
An ETA movement with a few exclusive added parts and some technology Casio seems to have been using for years now, with the backlight and all that.
Daddel.
Several (well, two at least that I can recall) threads on this already, with helpful photos & discussion.
The search function should bring them up!
Oh come on, you'll never do that - it's a Breitling ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daddelvirks
The article appears to be speculation - "More correctly there are some parts produced in-house, and some that are sourced from specialized suppliers". I might have expected a bit more detail from the author who obviously knows more than he's letting on - like which parts, and whether those parts are essential like the hairpsrings and balances one must still buy from the Swiss cartel/monopoly in order to make your own in-house mechanical movement. Or whether those "parts" are just a couple of improved displays, and ETA still provides the chips and mechanicals. I guess we'll have to wait for someone to tear one of these "bad boys" down!Quote:
An ETA movement with a few exclusive added parts and some technology Casio seems to have been using for years now, with the backlight and all that.
The watch sure isn't for me, FWIW. It looks like something you'd wear out on parole, because of its sheer size. I guess the charging function takes up room, but when I compare this to an earlier 40mm, 9mm-thin Aerospace...
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...hlight=cockpitQuote:
Originally Posted by ach5
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...hlight=cockpit
:biggrin-new:Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew
Whereabouts in London did you see the B50?Quote:
Originally Posted by David r
Perhaps I'm being slighty unkind, as 46mm counts for "svelte" amongst today's fashionable men. But here's the slightly bigger/thicker Emergency, which looks less like a "watch" than a contraption with a watch dial stuck on top of it:Quote:
Originally Posted by petethegeek
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/wp-conte...gency-II-8.jpg
Subtle!Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew
Hi was in the Bond Street store taking my watch in for a service. You'd better be quick though as citing 'production issues' they're due to be returned shortly I believe. Those that return have already been earmarkedQuote:
Originally Posted by lst65
Save yourself a fortune and buy the blue B-1 on SC.
You'll also have a much better looking watch! :biggrin:
M.
Isn't it just a glorious beast of a watch! I went to Westfields Shepherds Bush on the weekend and there's a new Breitling boutique and they had two in the window, titanium and the black rubber version. Had to try it on. I personally loved it, but £12.5k is too rich. Will give it a few years and see how they fare on the 2nd hand market.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew
I think we'll have to agree to disagree... :winkskull:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fas
M
Perfect - thank you. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by David r
Handy as a knuckleduster.