Breitling Navitimer or Speedmaster Pro

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Which would you choose and why.

Thank you

[GB-man]

I have an emotional attachment to my navitimer because it was a gift and it will always be in my collection. I am biased.

That said, it is really hard to turn down a speedy, even though I do not own one.

If the navi has the in house movement, then I say coin toss. If not, I would lean towards the speedy. Navitimer will garner more attention if that bothers you.

Both excellent choices.

edit: Lets take it a step further...

Omega: simple classic design, below the radar, very good movement verdict:the iconic chronograph

Breitling: Busier classic design, wrist presence, recently in house movement Verdict: A beautiful chrono with rich history

[sierra11b]

Well the 3570.50 NOW comes with a lot of goodies and new box now but MSRP is $700... the ref number has also changed this year. It also comes with a new screw adjust bracelet but I never seemed to have a problem with the old pins.

If you act now you can likely get a 2014 3570.50 for around $3300-3500 after discount without all this extra nonsense. It now comes with a cool box (as opposed to the red boxes which are crap), a loupe with a tachy (cool gimmick), and a couple straps including the NASA strap I think. It's cool but not $700 cool IMHO. You can buy the goodies set separate anyway.

[asadtiger]

I am an absolute Speedy fan and trust me you will not be disappointed..and I am also a fan of the new box set, I may be in the minority in this regard...but the in-house Navitimer does compete very well with the speedy and is not a bad choice on its own, but the in-house one is much pricier than the Speedy, and I like the speedy more anyway, so Speedy would be my choice...happy hunting

[Presa canary]

Which navi and which speedy were you considering

[mrhy]

I have owned both,still have the speedy,more bullet proof.

[stockae92]

flip a coin, i can't do this one, and good luck :)

[Mastergreenhand]

Tough choice. I have a Speedy and love it

[htc8p]

they are both iconic chronographs so it would be nice to have them both.

i dont think this should be much of a factor but it may be worthy to note

the basic navitimer is inhouse: b01 and automatic
the speedmaster still has the same movement and manual wind

quality wise i think they are the same. i would lean towards the speedmaster because it looks cleaner and doesnt look too big.

[redsubmarine]

whenever the question is "...or Speedmaster Pro"

the answer is pretty much always "Speedmaster Pro"

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by sierra11b

Well the 3570.50 NOW comes with a lot of goodies and new box now but MSRP is $700... the ref number has also changed this year. It also comes with a new screw adjust bracelet but I never seemed to have a problem with the old pins.

If you act now you can likely get a 2014 3570.50 for around $3300-3500 after discount without all this extra nonsense. It now comes with a cool box (as opposed to the red boxes which are crap), a loupe with a tachy (cool gimmick), and a couple straps including the NASA strap I think. It's cool but not $700 cool IMHO. You can buy the goodies set separate anyway.

My thoughts exactly.