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Old 13 October 2018, 03:13 AM   #1
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Has Breitling ironed out their issues with the B-01 movement?

I'm not looking to start a controversial thread, but rather get some feedback from people's experience. I love Breitling, and had a Superocean Steelfish for years.

I recently tried on a Hurricane 45 and was very intrigued by it; very cool style, interesting material, and great feel on the wrist. It's definitely a watch I might consider owning, based on how much I like the style. It uses the B-01 movement, as most already know. When I did some searching on the forums, I noticed a fair number of posts about issues with the B-01, especially chronograph related (skipping, jumping, inaccurate timing).

Now I know you hear more about the negative, rather than positive experiences, but there was one post on another forum where a poll had about 30% of people with issues with their B-01 movement.

Most of these posts are a few years old, so I'm just wondering if Breitling made any changes in the past year or two, or has fixed the problems that were being encountered. Can any B-01 owners chime in?

I also know that Breitling recently partnered with Tudor on the B-01, so maybe that had influence on the movement as well? I truthfully don't know, so just looking for some real-world owner's input.

Thanks for the help!
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Old 13 October 2018, 04:06 AM   #2
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I haven't heard of any issues with the B01 since its introduction. I think you are good to go!
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Old 13 October 2018, 05:00 AM   #3
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I have not had any issues with my B01
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Old 13 October 2018, 06:09 AM   #4
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I have not had any issues with my B01
+1. Accurate as my Rolex
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Old 13 October 2018, 07:24 AM   #5
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Just for reference, here is the poll I was referring to regarding the issues with the B-01 coming from owners. It's from 2012-2016, so it is a few years old and there may have been some updates I'm not aware of.

http://www.breitlingsource.com/phpBB...hp?f=1&t=36152
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Old 13 October 2018, 12:23 PM   #6
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I think the early issues have been resolved. No issues with my Transocean Chronograph since last year, August.
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Old 13 October 2018, 12:32 PM   #7
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I had one issue with my Chronomat less than a year after owning it. It's been 2 years and it runs perfect. Worst case scenario, you'll have a 5 year warranty if you buy new as long as you keep with the service checks.
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Old 16 October 2018, 07:56 AM   #8
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I'm on my third B01...no issues. Tough. Reliable. Accurate.
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Old 17 October 2018, 09:28 AM   #9
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Awesome, thanks for the replies! Sounds like most of the early movement flaws have been worked out. If anyone else has input, I'd love to hear it.
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Old 23 October 2018, 01:49 AM   #10
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Mine is a LE from 2010, which I sourced new in 2014. So far, no issues whatsoever.
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Old 23 October 2018, 03:17 AM   #11
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Mine is a LE from 2010, which I sourced new in 2014. So far, no issues whatsoever.
Never get tired of seeing pics of this model!
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Old 23 October 2018, 11:05 AM   #13
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Mine is a LE from 2010, which I sourced new in 2014. So far, no issues whatsoever.
Awesome, and great looking watch!
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