Hello guys, I usually buy second hand but wanted to share my experience purchasing from an AD.
Joined this addicting watch hobby in 2011 and for 5 years I still didn't understand the appeal of Navitimers.
One of my first quality time piece was a Breitling Superocean and for that I was always a fan of the brand.
I have finally decided to try the Navitimer and narrowed it down to the 43mm Navitimer 01 LE with the sapphire caseback, and have been on the hunt for about a month.
I was shopping with my fiancee and randomly walked into an AD but unfortunately they didn't carry any Breitlings. To my surprise the AD was JUST pulling out all their Breitlings and still had some in stock and brought out different versions of the Navitimer for me to try!
I had not plan on buying a watch that day but the deal was too hard to refuse and ended up walking out with this:
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I'm not a fan of bracelets so I asked for a discount on a croc strap but she threw in 3 straps for free!
All in all, I ended up getting the original bracelet, 3 croc straps for way below a grey dealer!
Trying to make a decision if I should sell or trade for the original panda dial LE.
Is there something wrong with this model or did I just lucky?
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Joined this addicting watch hobby in 2011 and for 5 years I still didn't understand the appeal of Navitimers.
One of my first quality time piece was a Breitling Superocean and for that I was always a fan of the brand.
I have finally decided to try the Navitimer and narrowed it down to the 43mm Navitimer 01 LE with the sapphire caseback, and have been on the hunt for about a month.
I was shopping with my fiancee and randomly walked into an AD but unfortunately they didn't carry any Breitlings. To my surprise the AD was JUST pulling out all their Breitlings and still had some in stock and brought out different versions of the Navitimer for me to try!
I had not plan on buying a watch that day but the deal was too hard to refuse and ended up walking out with this:
I'm not a fan of bracelets so I asked for a discount on a croc strap but she threw in 3 straps for free!
All in all, I ended up getting the original bracelet, 3 croc straps for way below a grey dealer!
Trying to make a decision if I should sell or trade for the original panda dial LE.
Is there something wrong with this model or did I just lucky?
