Breitling Watches

The Breitling watch cases are known for their professional finish because they are made from stylish metal such as grade 2 titanium or antimagnetic stainless steel. These hard metals are durable yet stylish.

The dials resemble instrument panels and are easy to read with a mere glance. It takes around 50 procedures to create the Breitling chronomat dial. The hands are made from brass with a center hole for attachment, creating the distinctive Breitling design.

All of this company's chronographs and watches receive sapphire crystals, which are scratch resistant. The crystals are also coated with an anti-glare feature on both sides.

The Breitling watch is the worlds favorite watch for pilots around the world, The British Red Arrows, The US Air force Thunderbirds and Japans Blue Impluse all wear Breitling watches, as well as many airline pilots. Virgin Airways, British Airways, Delta, U.S Airways, etc

Breitling opened its first factory in 1884 in switzerland.The original watch maker was Leon Breitling. His granson took over the business in 1914. The watch was worn by German Pilots in world war 1 and The famous German pilot The Red Barron. Manfred Von Richthofen. In 1942 it was the first watch to have a chronograph. By 1952 Breitling  now started manufacturing aircraft cockpit couters.

Over the last 50 years Breitling has proved to be one of the worlds top watch manufacturers. Unfortunatly since 1980, the replicas and fake watches were also being produced. The major problem is that they are VERY good. The most popular fakes are the Fighter, Crosswind, Navitimer, Aviator and Sports divers watch.

This is a Genuine Breitling.

This is a good fake Breitling mens watch.

The above fake is really good. A high ranking Police offcier with NYPD had this watch for 2 years and assumed it was genuine.

1. On a Genuine Breitling the window for the date is large and eats into the second and minute markers, The fakes like above do not.

2. Original Breitling's do not have raised sub dials.

3.The inner bezel on the fake does not blend seemlessly into the dial, You can see a black ring on the picture above. The genuine watches do not have this.

4.Breilting  and wings logo are embrossed on genuine watches, On the fakes they are Stamped on.

5. On a Breitling fighter watch the finish is completley brushed. On the fake its a gloss finish.

6. The back case. The original has markings on the underside, Normally 4 -6 letters and number on the 2 closest links, The fakes do not.

Here is the dead give away. On an Original Breitling, look at the very center pin that holds the minute, hour and second hand. It should all be the same color, normally silver. The fakes all have a black pin.

If you have a Breitling watch, congratulations, they are great watches. If you have a fake, that's a shame, but its still a good quality watch. They are now made in China and Japan. The watches from Japan are very good quality. The owner of the fake above is still happy with his watch. Yes disappointed, but unless you know what to look for no one will know. Although the Replica watches as they are now called are very good, I would never buy one. If you are thinking about getting a new watch, just beware.

The dimensions are the same, weight is the same, and the Chrono function on the fake does work. Antique Breitlings are normally genuine. Willy Breitling ran the company until 1969. In 1970 Breitling started producing Quartz watches, and then the fakes started flooding the market. In the late 1980's Breitling went back to producing great mechanical watches once again.

If you are buying on eBay, ONLY pay with PayPal. If it is a fake, you can file a dispute, return your watch, give PayPal your tracking details and get a FULL refund. You can get some very good deals on eBay. Please do not be put off, just try and follow some of the above.

I also recommend you buy A Movement in Time with Breitling & Rolex. It's the best guide published that shows you how to avoid buying fake Breitling watches and includes the full history of Breitling.

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