rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Bought this gen. Windrider Series - Chronomat GT on Ebay about 4 years ago. Unfortunately it didn`t have the chronometer Attestation certificate from Breitling. Contacted Breitling late Nov. 07 to see if one could be obtained, They told me that the watch was originally supplied to one of their Carribean AD`s, in 2000. Ordered one from the Sydney AD, and it finally arrived today Total time 4 months+ from start to finish, cost A$ 66. So if anyone has a Gen. Breitling without full paperwork , they can be obtained. @UB7 many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 nice watch.. you must be rich!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB7 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice watch! This is very good to hear as I bought a blackbird (also before they started using COSC) and it did not come with papers. However I did bring it to my breitling AD and had my friend call breitling and ask them when it was manufactured (september 98)..I am going to contact breitling and hopefully get these papers. thanks for the great news rod! are you sure that your breitling is a BCE? im pretty sure the watch you posted a pic of is a chronomat, rather than a chronomat evolution here are my 2 gen breits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 nice watch.. you must be rich!! Just an ordinary working bloke with the mortgage paid off. This was the very first thing I bought for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice watch! This is very good to hear as I bought a blackbird (also before they started using COSC) and it did not come with papers. However I did bring it to my breitling AD and had my friend call breitling and ask them when it was manufactured (september 98)..I am going to contact breitling and hopefully get these papers. thanks for the great news rod Contact Breitling initially via, their website, quoting model and serial no. they will then contact an AD who should then contact you. It`s all very long winded, so just play along with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 For my own knowledge, what is the difference between the Chronomat and the Chronomat Evolution? Great looking gen and now papers to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdeguy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I have a Gen Chronomat Vitesse, and I am curious about this. Does your caseback have the COSC spelled out on the back or is it an early pre-COSC caseback? Mine is close to yours in manufacture date and I don't have the COSC on the caseback. I find it interesting and puzzling how they can give you a COSC cert if it was pre-cert days. I wouldn't mind having the paper, although it doesn't really matter too much to me. I've owned mine since new and it has been a great daily workhorse of a watch for the past 7 years for me... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgio Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I find it interesting and puzzling how they can give you a COSC cert if it was pre-cert +1 is the 3rd digit in the model number a "3" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I have a Gen Chronomat Vitesse, and I am curious about this. Does your caseback have the COSC spelled out on the back or is it an early pre-COSC caseback? Mine is close to yours in manufacture date and I don't have the COSC on the caseback. I find it interesting and puzzling how they can give you a COSC cert if it was pre-cert days. I wouldn't mind having the paper, although it doesn't really matter too much to me. I've owned mine since new and it has been a great daily workhorse of a watch for the past 7 years for me... Pete I have corrected the model now thanks to UB7. It does have the Chronographe Certifie Chronometre on the back and the model no. is B 13350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 For my own knowledge, what is the difference between the Chronomat and the Chronomat Evolution? Great looking gen and now papers to boot. http://www.breitlingsource.com/breitling_m...ategories.shtml This page lists all the different Breitling models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdeguy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thanks for clarifying Rodwc.! That makes sense now. Guess no paper for me! I'll live with it though since I have no plans on selling mine, its too desirable to me as its an unrepped model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodwc Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 its too desirable to me as its an unrepped model! I had never considered that fact, and is very true. The only reason for the extra paperwork, was for when I eventually , "cark it" . Then my son will know just what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I was happy buying a gen SA as the rep was lousy anyway.... I wouldn't buy a BCE or SFSO gen,the rep is to good..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 I was happy buying a gen SA as the rep was lousy anyway.... I wouldn't buy a BCE or SFSO gen,the rep is to good..... I agree. And sometimes, having the papers can only ensure that you're getting a gen and not a rep/franken. Although I do know that movements are also serialized (also numbered on the mainplate) when it undergoes COSC testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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