Thinking about picking one of these up later this year, and figured I'd see if anyone has any feedback on these? Loving the vintage style, size, and especially the no date. https://www.breguet.com/en/timepieces/type-xx-xxi-xxii/3800#!2029
I'm a fan - personally if you're going for a modern model, I'd hunt out the 3803 LE - https://blog.perpetuelle.com/baselworld/breguet-type-xx-aeronavale-ref-3803/
I've owned a TYPE XX AERONAVALE TRANSATLANTIQUE FLYBACK for a few years. I liked it very much. It's about 37mm I believe. Unfortunately, my son took it and won't give it back.
I have tried one on, and quite nice. I prefer a braclet, but a strap worked well on this one. Are you looking new or used? They seem to range wide in price on used market. It is on the list: Gold Speedy Rado Captain Cook ti OR Blancpain FF modern, blue Breguet Type XX Hope to get at least one of these this year.
It’s gone off and on my acquire list for years. I never quite get there. I think parts/servicing costs scare me. Anyone have any experience with long-term maintenance?
Have tried a few variations on, definitely go for either the regular aerovanale or the transatlantique. Theyre almost identical except the transatlantique has a date, and the Aero however has a very shiny mirror polished bezel. I don't like the date, but I dislike the shiny bezel even more - it detracts a lot from the tooliness i think. Up to you though!
I had an 18ct one for a while, I was selling it for a friend who had passed away's wife. I was a bit unimpressed with the company. When the bezel wouldn't turn, they said that someone had removed the mica (?) washer and that as it was a grey market one, whatever that means, they refused to let me have one! Their pride in their product was such that rather than have an owner wear a working model, they would prefer to spite it out with him over who sold it once their production line had finished with it. I'd still be interested in theories about how the washer fell off it?? I seem to remember, we got $5100 for it:Any thoughts on: How did we do?
Here’s mine. Like @guaranteed.rohu mentioned above, I went with a like new pre-owned transatlantique date because it’s got the brushed bezel. I could not handle the bling and scratch-magnetism of the Aeronvale polished bezel. Feedback: love the watch. Doesn’t quite scratch the itch of the vintage Type XX but the wallet is sure happier. I found the bezel a bit loose and had it “fixed” under warranty. It still feels a bit loose. Despite its tool watch heritage it’s anything but.
This has been on my acquisition list for quite some time - I've never been quite ready when the deals have presented themselves.
Refused to do a warranty repair on a grey market watch, refused to let you pay for a repair to be done on a grey market watch, or refused to sell you a part so that you could do a repair yourself?
Bit of a mini write up after visiting the London boutique on Monday: https://www.time4apint.com/blog/hands-on-breguet-3800st-type-xx-aeronavale
Sorry, I missed this post, the answer is probably all three. But most importantly, how long would it take and how much could Breguet reasonably charge for a ten second repair involving prising a bezel off, slipping a washer in, and pushing the bezel back on again? When the alternative is for the manufacturer to leave a numerous thousand dollar watch in what they would call non-workable condition? Where the problem appears to be that the bezel comes off so easily that it has done so by accident and lost its washer? (Knowing the parties, I see no owner-malevolence here) I do remember that the owner did raise with the manufacturer the concept of a grey market Breguet (which was actually referred to by the manufacturer as a "non-authorised Breguet") by his asking what exactly that was? Noting that all Breguets are supposed to be identical when they come off the production line. Ultimately the manufacturer did agree. My view, FWIW is that with a newish quality watch at this price level, a bezel coming off smells of faint manufacturing defect which should not have caused that manufacturer to refuse to do a 10 second external repair. (Yes, I do know that the Model XX has been around for half a century, and the bezel could theoretically have been used so much that it wore out)
Without knowing what they mean by “grey market” in the context of your watch, it’s hard to provide sensible comment. On the question of “how long would it take, how much could they charge?” - I’d assume they’d want to have a watchmaker assess the watch first to workout exactly what was going on, and then charge for work as required. Remember, they have to guarantee any work they undertake, so it’s hardly ever a case of “just doing XYZ”.