Breitling Skyland bracelet question

[cougaree]

Guys,

I just purchased this bracelet in a pretty deal. Do you think this will fit nicely onto my Breitling Skyland rep? The downside is that it only has one end piece, so I will have to look for the other one. The bracelet seems to be gen, so if it fits, I'll be super excited.

Thanks!

[cougaree]

The bracelet is numbered

[plaifender]

Is that a gen bracelet? with those rounded screws i would've guessed not. I thought gen screws were completely flat. If you'd like help about sizing.. more info would be nice. The lugs between the skyland are 22mm.. so if this bracelet is 22mm lug width then i think you're ok. You'll also have to find endlinks. The endlinks of your bracelet don't look like a good fit with the skyland... but not sure. Good luck with it!

[cougaree]

Here are some more pictures. It's advertised as gen, so I hope it's gen. If it's not, please let me know.

[cougaree]

The lug width is indeed 22mm, but I am more worried about the arch of the end piece, whether or not it's the same as the Skyland.

[plaifender]

Not quite sure about the end pieces. The skyland bracelet looks like this:

I'm not sure about your serial numbers.. but maybe a breitling expert can chime in here...

[andreww]

Skyland endlinks are completely flat where they meet the case. If yours are slightly curved (sorry, I cant see your pics at work) then its likely from another model, possibly a steelfish?

[cougaree]

Thanks guys for the reply!

The curvature is opposite on a steel fish as on a skyland. The one I just bought looked like there was a little bit curve on the end link. Shoot... so it's probably not going to fit. Well, I'll have to find a pair of ends then.

Any thoughts where I can find them? I contacted Trusty, but since I didn't buy the watch from him, he won't sell any

[cougaree]

I just found that the bracelet was made for Breitling B-1. The serial number may mean it's made in 1999

[Agrippa]

You might want to check with Tony @ asian7750.com. He's always been perfectly happy to sell me odds and ends, regardless of whether they're for watches I've gotten from him, or not. Worth a try anyway.

[cougaree]

Thanks for the recommendation! I just contacted him, so hopefully he will get back to me soon.

Edited March 1, 2010 by cougaree

[andreww]

Having now had the chance to see your pics, this doesn't look to be a pro II at all. More a combination of a pro I & pro II. The middle links are more bevelled like a pro I. Not sure if a skyland endlink will fit. It certainly isn't an accurate bracelet for that watch.

[cougaree]

Yep, I don't think it's made for Skyland. The only thing that attracts me for having this bracelet on my Skyland is that it may be more comfortable to wear than the rep. The price I got it for is pretty good, so... I found this to be a fighter bracelet, originally made for B-1, B-2 and Colt.

http://donindiano.lanetcie.com/watches/breitling/bands/fighter_bracelet

I have seen somebody at Watchuseek mounting a Skyland bracelet onto a Breitling B-1, but I don't know what they did to the end pieces for it to fit. I'll find out in the next couple weeks. I'll keep everybody posted.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=319945