I posted a reply to this but it was lost into the ether.Surrey Sam wrote:Ok, bumping this to ask you horologists (is that the correct term?) for an opinion.
Currently own a TAG 4000 that I bought back in the mid 90's as my first proper watch and have been quite fond of it; using it as my daily wear for a good 15 years. Trouble is that I don't wear a watch that much nowadays and being an automatic it needs winding up every time I go to use it and I feel that the crown wheel will start to suffer because of this fact.
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Anyway the opportunity arose yesterday for me to buy a piece on a limited production run of 50 Breitling Aerospace for F15 pilots - I've provided aircrews with photos of them flying at low altitude a few times, hence the connection and let’s face it - to also make the numbers up. But I like it and suits my needs for an infrequent wear that can be just put on and go out. There is no mark up on the watch as the Squadron is just paying the Breitling production run price and dividing it out by 50 pieces, which makes it a reasonable £1850.
Any thoughts? I'm thinking of fitting a genuine black leather strap instead of the titanium one it comes with.
Watches are personal, while this isn't my bag, it is Ti so it'll feel beautiful on the wrist. I had a PO Ti Chronograph but it was stolen, I never once thought about swapping out the bracelet because it was just so light.
Any LM watch can go either way on depreciation/appreciation but it doesn't sound like you're after it for that reason, looks a good buy. Do it.
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