Discontinued Breitling accessories - new warranty procedure

[rw16610]

Well, I called some local AD's and found out the new "warranty" credit card style item is effective in the US and Canada. This is the one that has some sort of QR code on it, tied to Blockchain that gives all of the information on the piece you would never normally get or would have in paper form.

If the Breitling boutique in Toronto was correct he basically said all you get now is the watch, the box, and this new card. I'm assuming it also still includes an instruction booklet and other things depending on geographic region. He did confirm though you'll no longer get an actual COSC certificate. Albeit lacking compared to the much more detailed versions issues upon request years ago it's still sad.

Luckily for me as a collector I've got the aforementioned items to remember the era with.



The next images are from the Breitling website, but it doesn't show what else is given with a new purchase.





Several brands are going this route with the Blockchain technology. Apparently it will make preowned verification a bit easier and provide detailed info, maybe even on service history some day.

What are your thoughts on this?

[muckymark]

Interesting, I believe this could help to stop counterfeiting while also giving piece of mind for service history. Although I’m assuming only a certified Breitling AD can update the info.

[rw16610]

Oct 21, 2020 19:01:03 GMT -6 muckymark said:

Interesting, I believe this could help to stop counterfeiting while also giving piece of mind for service history. Although I’m assuming only a certified Breitling AD can update the info.

Yeah, you're right about that I believe. Either them or HQ in Switzerland.

The local AD's also told me they sent back all of the e-Warranty cards and programmers.


Image from Google

I like the concept of having a full watch history and the possibility for transfer of ownership, etc in time but will truly be sad if what I was told is true.

It's nice getting the watches or items out and going through them. An online COSC certificate doesn't do it for me.

[Baco Noir]

Oct 21, 2020 19:14:40 GMT -6 rw16610 said:

Oct 21, 2020 19:01:03 GMT -6 muckymark said:

Interesting, I believe this could help to stop counterfeiting while also giving piece of mind for service history. Although I’m assuming only a certified Breitling AD can update the info.

Yeah, you're right about that I believe. Either them or HQ in Switzerland.

The local AD's also told me they sent back all of the e-Warranty cards and programmers.


Image from Google

I like the concept of having a full watch history and the possibility for transfer of ownership, etc in time but will truly be sad if what I was told is true.

It's nice getting the watches or items out and going through them. An online COSC certificate doesn't do it for me.

That is the warranty card Laurie and I got about 7 years ago when we bought new his/hers Breitlings for our 50th birthdays. It looks electronic and I wondered if the “digital” info on the screen disappears with time. One of these days I’ll have to pull out the cards and see if the info is still there.

[rw16610]

Baco Noir I was trying hard to have Breitling confirm that but they were unable to.

They did say these started being issued in 2012.A lot of them had issues and were sent back for warranty repair (ironically).

This image from Google shows what happens when the screen gets pressed.