Breguet

Hi all,

Just to keep you informed the beloved Breguet 5817 has gone to hospital  for a heart assesment.

They are going to check it's circulation.

My A.D asked, as it is under warrenty, ....do I want a report.....to which I said... yes please.. so I will let you know the outcome.

Anyone else got any news on stuck rotors on this model?

kindest regards,

Jack

 

 

...Jack, keep us informed about the health of the patient, the medical bulletin AND the time that the whole operation will take... I wonder about the last... My Chronoswiss Opus is 3 moths in the operation room, just for a change of a simple part of the case...
hope for the best!!!!
Best regards
Tassos

Hin Tassos,

I will keep you informed...... and in the mean time I am using my 5707 as my daily wearer, and this is good because it is a beautiful watch and needs to enjoy some sunshine.

Take care,

Jack

 

My pair of 5817 are working fine after 3+ years and 7+ months, respectively, but my 5707 has been sent to hospital in Switzerland for several months. The hour hand didn't "click" when adjusting it for setting the date. Perhaps I had been adjusting the hour hand too often for setting the date. I shall put the 5707 in a winder in future.

Regards,
Vince

Hi Vince,

Thanks for your input.

My 5707 has been sitting in the safe for the last couple of years and only used on special occasions...however the last few weeks I have enjoyed  the different dial and only time will tell if it has a practical problem.

In regards to  a winder, I always worried about having a watch working when it was not being used and wondered about the wear and tear that would occure and I spoke with Breguet's  tech's and asked about winders.

They advised that they would feel comfortable with a winder on a watch for about 2 or 3 days per month.

After hearing that, I don't bother to use my 4 watch winder, and left my watches to sit until needed.  It might end up on E-bay one day if ever I get time to post the add.

I feel I should pass that info on to you, as I feel a watch not used will get less wear and tear than a watch grinding away on a winder unnecessarily.

Mind you if you swap watches every few days a winder would save a lot of effort as it takes a while to set up a 5707 with the date, time and UTC or GMT, depending on where you live.

That is the great thing about a Daytona...no date...no UTC...just wind and set and away you go.

kindest regards,

Jack

Hi Jack,

 

I am pleased to hear that they offered you a report on the repairs required. I have noticed that some brands will not do this for watches under warranty, even when they have to go back to Switzerland for the repairs. Personally, I love to know what has gone wrong and it is even better when they return the watch to you with the parts that needed replacement.

 

Is your Marine going back to Breguet in Switzerland, or being repaired by Swatch in Australia?

 

Regards

 

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

First they will send it to Melbourne and the Doctors there will do a case study...maybe that should be an internal exanimation...and if they feel that it needs to be seen by a specialist...and needs to go to Switzerland then they will do a Medivac airlift to Switzerland.

I expect it will take a while as the AD said that all watch companies are short of experienced senior doctors....but, I don't mind though as I have been using my 5707 and am falling in love with it all over again.....I just have to wear my reading bifocals to appreciate the dial.

Kindest regards,

Jack