Bike Mike

I think this all goes right back to those people (I won't call them members because a member is someone who contributes/shares to the knowledge wealth of a group) who come to this forum only to find a reps. Make it mechanically sound as possible or a super rep, just all to impress their friends and we never hear from them. Z, I had a similar experience with someone that want their watch serviced on his time and not mine...He even went as far as saying how you were unresponsive to his e-mails, yet failed to read that you were not taken on anymore business...Told him to "Pound Sand" and never heard from him. Very rude indeed!

Pro Diver II is a Deployment and will not fit this buckle. Any strap that is 20mm at the buckle will fit this tang.

Nope. Should just be able to walk into a AD and tell them what you want no questions asked.

R, You should really clean that Ti up! It looks a little dirty...how about high polish?

Yes it is Calfskin in ( ) after Leather. Regardless, Croco is way more. Most of the straps sites you will see Croco being X2+ more then that of leather. Here: B-Ling MSRP

I did. $400 is for leather on a deployment. You said Croc, when refering to your Ebay post. Whole different animal that costs twice+++ as much. Leather + Deploment = $400 Croc + Deployment = $720

Due to the recent demand... Attached is the 2009 Breitling AD MSRP Price List for their Straps/Bracelets/Etc. I will get 2010 prices up as soon as I have them.

Gen Breitling Croc and Deployment is $720 USD from a AD. $480 for the Croco strap and $240 for the Deployment. So $450 slightly used or used once is a good price.

2009 Price for the Ocean Racer with Clasp is MSRP $400 USD. I do not have the 2010 price list yet. As of right now, Breitling is not offering the clasp by itself. I have been working w/ my AD and BUSA to get just the OR rubber straps less deployment w/out success.

Not to come off a an a$$, but I assume you have no experience in the servicing of a watch by your question? If you use D5 or 910 in place of DX, you are just going to end up sending oil throughout the watch causing more harm then good. DX and Jismaa as not oils, in the sense of the term. Each lubricant in a watch servers a special functions and there are reasons why each type is used and how much of it is used. Sometimes, and you only know those "sometimes" through experience, you can exchange what types of oils you use and where to help with friction issues. Sometimes it take a mixture to get the results you need, but again this comes with spending may hours under a loop.

Absolutely not! A very well versed watchmaker that has been around for a while could handle it...as they require a even finer degree of attention to make them run properly. I have had the chance to look at them under a loop, but yet to take one apart. Going to let my instructor work on it first, before I attempt. You have to remember, before the rep/low cost Tourbillion movements, anyone that owned a Gen would just sent it back to the manufacture for service paying $10K+ I am sure.

Let me guess

The rep deployments suck! They are not curved enough so fit very uncomfortable and have poor retention. I have bent mine to be more like the Gen, but still, they are just not comfortable. You would not think this is some thing that would be hard to get right. After going trough many reps and after market ones, and was never impressed. Broke down and bought the $240 Gen. and never looked back. Have bought 2 more since.

What do you mean by more info? Yes the Navi World (GMT) is a 46mm case.

Hard to tell by looking at pics, but sounds like some thing could be going wrong in or around the widning gears/clutches. Everything looks intact. Needs to go to a watchsmith.

When is the rep version of this coming out?

Second one from the left a is from a AVI. AVI's were built in the 50's-60's. This AVI dial is from the early 60's. The dial all the way to the right is for a Chrono Sextant. Running seconds @ 6 using Breitlings hybrid Mechanical/Quartz model. The black dials with the 3 & 6 subdials and window at 9 is a Navitimer - Spatiographe dial (2nd group shot, left hand side).

Uh the atrocities! This watch looks disproportionate in every way!

I like it as well...the 41mm size is a bit to small for my liking. The bezel I could live with on some days, but the pearl is just wrong! The Slate and Blue colors are dead sexy!

These are the new Cockpit and Cockpit Chrono replacements that were announced at Basel this year. There is also a smaller models as well as a Galactic Ladies model replacing the Lady cockpit. They replace the 09 model line up with the B01 styled bezel, case and dial. Still using ETA movements as Breitling is slow to span their modular B1 movement across their line. Pricing falls inline with the current model line. Still not liking B getting away from the styling they are known for.

Oh yes!

Nice! Congrats. Black Leather w/ white stitching or a Pro Diver is money on this piece.

Nice! So much faster on my puter now!

Hockey is still going on? I will be damned! Lost all track of it after the Wings meltdown.

Whatever it is I am liking it as I do not have the stupid box over my post/reply window that I did before. What ever was done, don't touch it!