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Hi

It deepnds first of which navitimer you are talking about. Some have the valjoux7750 reworked movement, better spiral, engraved rotor with breitling name on it, fausse côte de geneve but not rotor improvement. Others have the eta 2892-a2 with Breitling Chronometrie module.
I have debatted with my watchmaker of teh worth of these movements, the 7750 is just a middle of the range of movement. Even reworked a 7750 is a 7750. The 2892-a2 remains a modular chronograph much more fragile than an integrated chrono movement.
My opinion (which is shared by many experienced watchmakers as well as people who collect quality watches but who don't buy marketing) is that these Breitling movements are offfering nothing new in terms of technology and are far to the Omega and Rolex standards in terms of quality, reliability and precision. Plus a brand that can't produce a column wheel chrono movement is not a high luxury range brand.
If you need a chronograph then go for the aquaterra chrono
http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=294&no_cache=1
or the speedy broad arrow
http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=300
They are both superior to the breitling on all aspects and far cheaper.
But there is a better watch that is a diving chrono and that may fit better to your taste the omega 300m diver chronometer
http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=286&no_cache=1
http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=286&no_cache=1
available in steel or titanium, it has a column wheel chrono movment with pushers operable 300m under water.
About the P0, it is has a great movement with 50 hours of power reserve. Its design is based on the seamster 300.
The Bond GMT has the movement that is found in the Deville Coax GMT a very good movement taht has made its proofs.
Now about Rolex movements, they are thicker than their competitors and are used to take the ugliest beatings. They are superior to any Breitling or Omega movements. The construction of a Rolex movement has always a goal which is to make the movment the most bulletproof as possible and be the most accurate as possible .My uncle has a 1971 seadweller that works flawlessly. He used to shoot with a 458 winch mag, playing golf, playing tennis and doing other physically intense activities and the watch didn't stop or whatever. I remember of a friend who had a rolex and who played badmington like a brute, his watch never failed.
Rolex is a world apart in horology. You pay a very very high price but the watch will last all your life. Same is for Omegas. But I don't recall people using an Omega that harshly. The weak point of Rolex is their bracelet if it is not an oyster model.
The Rolex will always grow in value, it has an inhouse movement which has microstella balance and which gives nearly the same precision than a coaxial if not better.

hope that helped.

regards

georges