Reply With QuoteIs it definitely a real Breitling? The plots on mine are fantastic.
I only ask as there are some fairly accurate fakes of some models.
Evening,
Just seen a picture of this Breitling on another forum, and my eye was immediately drawn to the lume pips which all look to be different shapes with inconsistent borders and wobbly edges - some of them are rounded, others are angular, some just bulbous. Is this to be expected on a Breitling of this type? To me, it looks amateurish.
Is it definitely a real Breitling? The plots on mine are fantastic.
I only ask as there are some fairly accurate fakes of some models.
It's just a matter of time...
Either poor reluming or a bigger issue. The watch looks off to me.
Is it the photo or is the date window outline iffy.
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Suspect watch indeed.
Bezel is also wrong.
Avoid - watch has issues
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Thank you all for your input - I didn't want to say I suspected it was a fake as my knowledge of Breitling watches is non existent. It's new to him, so I've asked where it was sourced from. It doesn't sound good though.
Very dodgy. If genuine (unlikely), for some reason it's had a very poor re-lume, it didn't leave Breitling like that!
For me, I'd have to know 100% that it's genuine, and the price would have to be cheap enough to factor in the price of having a new dial fitted.
The chap got it from Goldsmiths, so quite how it left them like that is beyond me.
Are they trying to sell it?
Don't by a Breitling Colt full stop... re-lumens or not!
No, a chap on another forum just purchased it the other day from Goldsmiths. I saw the picture and immediately thought it didn't look quite right due to the lume. Posted here to see what more knowledgeable folk thought.Originally Posted by 01101001
Did he? Back in 2012, a female member here posted pictures of her Rolex - a gold Sub I think -and it was a fake. Saying he bought it from Goldsmiths isn’t the same as actually buying it from Goldsmiths.
Those plots look awful.
That looks dreadful. Crikey.
Why not?
Thats what I think, too
He has no reason to pretend otherwise - he's not selling it.
I'll link to this thread here for him to see.
Are you able to elaborate on what is wrong about it? Trying to help the chap out with info if he has been stung.
I think the lighting of the photo exaggerates any possible issues - the light is catching on some of the indices making them look bigger. I think a photo with a different light source might look much better.
Looks more 'machined' than original, and the claw numerals similarly - do not have the subtle 'liquid' look of the original.
Thank you kindly
This is entirely possible. As it's not mine I can't take more photos of it though!
Lume looks dreadful. Avoid would be my advice.
I know nothing about breitling watches but I do know that's very bad lume and that alone would be enough for me to stay clear of it
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No one was suggesting they wanted to buy it!
It's just a matter of time...
The folks over at the Breitlingsource forum might be worth consulting. The have a sub forum for questionable Breitlings.
The lume application looks shoddy but the rest looks ok. Nice deep engraving on the bezel, both the minute markers and the numerals seem fine. Even the 'best' fakes still have crap bezels. That being said, the resolution of the original photo isn't good enough to do a true comparison.
Here’s a slightly blurry image of my Colt Quartz. Macro lens illustrating what the lume looks like.
OP. The Colt you’re looking at has some issues
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Well to be fair that's like comparing apples and oranges. Your lume is applied straight to dial, his are in plots.
Agreed but the point is it’s neat, tidy and very uniform unlike the original watch. Plots or not, in my opinion it’s a Dogs breakfast and that’s why I said it has issues.
Potentially more like comparing Jaffas with Satsumas
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