Breitling Chrono Avenger M1

Breitling.com 2010 Adds Technical Data and Configurator
Breitling has launched a new website and it features a complete profile, including technical data, for all of their new models introduced this year. Breitling also unveils a new configurator that lets you select from menus of available cases, dials, bracelets and straps so you can configure a Breitling to suit your taste. You can share your creation with friends, or e-mail it to your sales associate for more information. To take a test drive, click the graphic below or visit Breitling and click Configurator.

introduction and a question
first off, i'm returning to the watch community after a 3+ year hiatus (had a major life event that sidetracked me from a lot of activities). Anyway, it didn't take 30 minutes of browsing on one of the sales boards to fully awaken the old addiction.One watch i always intended to pickup was a 42mm Planet Ocean and for some reason never got around to it. I've been noticing them on the sales boards, and a couple with notations they had come back from a warranty svc. I didn't think much about it till i was talking to someone this afternoon, a hobby watchmaker who seemed intelligent enough but he indicated the Cal 2500 co-axial movements have issues - is there any truth to this?I've had a few Omegas and love them, as well as the svc folks at Omega Switzerland.If this question opens old wounds or it's an issue that going to get folks blood pressure up, my apologies in advance - that's not my intent. Just want to know before i pull the trigger on one.BTW, reading the review on the new blue PO

A time for thought.
My friend GLADIATOR aka Adam, received an email from his great mentor, the man who had sold Adam (and taught him so much) his greatest watches. The 'English Gentleman' had disappeared for a while, for health reasons, thankfully he has recovered and taking off where he had left Adam some 10 months ago.As part of this process, Adam took time to explain what he had purchased and where it fitted in his collection, which 'The English Gentleman' had already known very well.A mentor always takes times to listen, before jumping in with new advice.Anyway within this process of back and forth email (with pictures), Adam received the following very strong 'criticism':Quote 'English Gentleman.'Your back-set Harwood is another gem. These are very rare indeed. In almost thirty years, I have owned maybe three or four at most. I have a firm policy of never naming my customers, but I sold a identical watch to yours roughly three years ago to >. Unfortunately, the poor chap died of a heart attack ab

My 105.012...What do you think?
Bunch of pics from my phone today. Thanks for looking, Gerard

Weighing a Rolex (Part II?) to verify authenticity
While trying to figure out if a 1985 Rolex DateJust (model 16013) with Jubilee bracelet is (1) real and (2) legit, I saw the How much does it weigh? thread here but, alas, it is closed.I'm convinced it is real, based on numerous sites' information about this model/date Rolex. In pursuit of total verification of that I weighed the watch on a kitchen scale that seems to be fairly accurate and got 104 grams across multiple weighings.So...for those of you in the know of such things, does this make sense? The above-mentioned thread has a range of weights for different watches and this SEEMS to be in the ball park; I wasn't able to find a thread (minimal searching) about this particular model's weight.Any feedback w.r.t. this weight is appreciated.