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Marcus Hanke
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Thanks for your kind comment!

Regarding a comparison of the Breitling with the UN, I can only offer some more general observations. In my opinion, the Breitling finish on hands and dial is on a similar level as that on the UN. The latter has the more complex dial, due to the stamped structure, which makes it more difficult to have a clean print. The brown-orange Breitling has a lacquered dial, whereas the black and blue variants receive their colours by a galvanisation process.

The casework is more complex, and overall of finer quality on the UN. Especially the Breitling lugs are very sharp on their undersides, the straight outlines are easier to handle in production. The UN movement is technically a bit more interesting, due to its unique configuration with power reserve and small second, based on the ETA 2892, while the Breitling is based on the ETA 2824. However, the most recent batches of the Breitlings are said to be already equipped with the copies of the 2824 produced inhouse by Breitling (patent protection of the 2824 has ended).

Timing of the Breitling is good. Yet I have to state that I am not really interested in the seconds, but am satisfied if the watch is off by less than a minute per week. Normally, the Breitling needs at least two weeks until reaching this value.

Regards,
Marcus