The Breitling Watch Blog » General Posts http://blog.breitlingsource.com Not only Breitling watches, here we love and discuss all watches. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:34:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Don’t Forget Daylight Savings Time Tonight! http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/10/31/dont-forget-daylight-savings-time-tonight/ http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/10/31/dont-forget-daylight-savings-time-tonight/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:52:57 +0000 The Breitling Source http://blog.breitlingsource.com/?p=1291 Tonight is Daylight savings time for those of you in regions that have it. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back 1 hour at 2am or 3am, depending on your location and custom!

]]> http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/10/31/dont-forget-daylight-savings-time-tonight/feed/ 0 Siam Paragon Watch World – Bangkok, Thailand http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/08/09/siam-paragon-watch-world-bangkok-thailand/ http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/08/09/siam-paragon-watch-world-bangkok-thailand/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:32:13 +0000 The Breitling Source http://blog.breitlingsource.com/?p=933 On my Honeymoon, ones of the stops we visited was Bangkok, Thailand. While Bangkok was not the ideal honeymoon location, we still had a great time and explored quite a bit of the city and checked out several of the malls. One of the malls that was a block away from our hotel was the Siam Paragon next to Siam Square. I’ve been told recently that this is the most expensive mall in Bangkok. I’m not surprised.

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The Siam Paragon World Watch and Jewelry 2009 Show Signs – It runs until August 15th, 2009.

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There was an abundance of Watch Retailers which were about to do a large show in the following weeks, which in fact is now underway. One of the larger dealers in the mall was PMT The Hour Glass, an incredible store that sells Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet among many others.

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Additionally there was a separate Patek Philippe dealer and Omega Dealers as well. The sheer amount of watches was mind-boggling. I wasn’t expecting this in Bangkok. Hong Kong, yes, but not Bangkok.

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There was a huge watch display out in the middle of the mall with twenty or so watch case with stuff from IWC to Harry Winston Opus models and Breitling that was simply incredible. I had a great time and would have taken more close up pics if there wasn’t three security guards hovering around the area at all times. I was getting nervous!

]]> http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/08/09/siam-paragon-watch-world-bangkok-thailand/feed/ 4 Breitlingsource Breitling Gear Giveaway! http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/08/07/breitlingsource-breitling-gear-giveaway/ http://blog.breitlingsource.com/2009/08/07/breitlingsource-breitling-gear-giveaway/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:24:21 +0000 The Breitling Source http://blog.breitlingsource.com/?p=931 I’ve decided to post a giveaway on Youtube to try and bring some of the Youtube crowd together with the Forum Crowd… given the immaturity of some of the Youtube crowd, some of you might be asking me why I could possibly want to do this. Well, the majority of the users are very cool.. its primarily the younger ones that really have no interest in the watches to begin with that try and stir up trouble.

At any rate, I really wanted to do a youtube contest to see how it would pan out. Its not crazy popular yet, but hopefully it will take off. You need to watch the video and follow all the directions in the video to win!

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I am going to write up a small summary of my experiences in Thailand and HK. Keep posted! :)

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For any questions or anything of that sort.. please try out the forums if you have not used it before:
http://breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/

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The watches come in PVD and Stainless steel configurations, and start at $325. Sapphire Crystals, 316L Stainless Steel and Japanese Miyota Automatic movements are just some of the features.

I was asked if I had any interest reviewing one of the watches, but we haven’t ironed out any details yet. Perhaps soon we will feature a Review! For now all you get are pics.

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Website:
http://www.halioswatches.com

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Jewelery Robberies are on the rise, even in fair Vancouver where I reside. This is unfortunate, and as people get desparate, such things will continue to happen. Keep these things in mind when considering an online purchase, especially without box and papers for some of these watches.

Original Article:
http://cbs3.com/local/Shots.Fired.Center.2.1031519.html

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Enter the new Chronoswiss Chronoscope CM – a Regulator layout, with Mono-pusher Chronograph movement, based on the good ol Enicar that they love so much over there. Caliber C125 movement, and case measures a healthy 42.5mm in diameter! Finally a classic looking Chronoswiss with a big case. The timemaster was big enough, but the dial was not to my liking.

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The watch is available in both Rose Gold and Stainless steel variations, and like most Chronoswiss watches has a Sapphire display back. At any rate, the movement is a unique modification by Chronoswiss, and the size is great. Combined with the unique and quintessentially Chronoswiss dial, this watch will be on my short-list.

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