2004 Super Ocean Chrono- A1334011
Hello All- I am looking at buying this watch as a graduation present for my god son. He is a pilot and will be graduating with a degree in Professional Flight Management from Auburn University, we are very proud of him!!Anyway- I have a small collection of watches, but do not have any experience with Breitlings and would like any in put from those of you in the know on the brand.I am looking at purchasing it from Crown and Caliber the asking price is $2,600 UShttps://.crownandcaliber/buy/...34011-erp48416Any thoughts would be very much appreciated---

Thinking of flipping PO8900. What? I know.
So I picked up a new PO 8900 last October. It's a great piece, and the things I didn't care for on the 8500 (flipped) were corrected in my mind. I was excited to get it. Fast forward a few months, I unexpectedly picked up a DSSD-Blue. The thing has hardly left my wrist. The 8900 is by no means a slouch, but it just doesn't come near the D-Blue for me. The 8900 now spends most days sitting in a spot on the winder. I hate having watches I won't wear. I'm debating on flipping it (along with my Tudor North Flag towards a subc date or maybe black dial Explorer II to wear on those days I don't want something as big as the D-blue or sporty dressy as the GMTIIc. I have my pepsi, but I don't want to wear it in more harsh environments for various reasons. I'm torn though as I think it's a wonderful offering from Omega, but sits in the shadows of the JC. A part of me will miss it, but the other part will hate myself for just letting it sit there. If I flip it, I'll be losing some diversity in th

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Here are two of the three I just received. The tan calf S Line got most of the long weekend wear, but I switched to the seal skin for today: