blackbard

My gen dial does not have any red lettering whatsoever.....I believe it depends on which dial you have...

Unless you are matching the Gen, give your custom maker YOUR measurements, and he should be able to make it custom for you...Any good strapmaker can get a custom fit for you as well as match the dimensions of the gen.

Awesome work. Love the dial strap combo!

I like that strap combo much better! Just found I have a Spare Bentley Deployment...Think I need one of your Coach straps for it!

Just send me color and size and it will be in the mail!

Nice work. I just love seeing the OR deployant being integrated with other straps. Looks great. Got me thinking now.

Lots of work, but a nice custom fit and look and very few copies out there...

hey JC --

here's its little brother...

white dial old skool case ss Chrono Avenger fantasy...

Me Likey!

Looks great, JC...

Wear it well, my friend!

R-

Thanks R. It has become my daily wearer for sure...

I posted some pics of BikeMikes wonderful work on my Franken S/A. Some of you commented on the strap being too Pam-like at the buckle area.

She's wearing new shoes......:

Enjoy:

Make sure the watch is fully wound before giving up. i had a similar issue that just needed a few more shakes...

Very nice! Gen bracelet? I am seriously considering the spitfire in silver gen. One of the most beautiful and somewhat understated watches to me. Especially in gen form...

Nice!

I know they did not come from me. I was just refering the ones that came from me as they came the same day posted that you got your rep straps.

The Coach strap was NOT a rep? Wow...fooled me! Sorry my friend...could not fight the urge.

I know... you are killing me...

Go have a drink! I'm 3 deep in scotch...

Yes. *sniff*

I just felt guilty for forgetting to ship them with the rest of your stuff.

These did not come from you....

I purchased actual rep straps with two deployant buckles....

You know mine were not reps.....except for the buckle...

I guess you still think I am talking about the coach custom?

Yeah, yeah, I know....I just needed the buckles to make custom deployant straps for......

Not wearing them....

I had exactly the same experience. The sikscreen effect you talk about is actually a method of laser etching. The technology is relatively cheap and does a very precise job, but it looks nothing like machine engraving.

I came across two buckles, one etched inside and engraved clasp, and the other engraved inside and etched b wings on the clasp. Swapped parts, the engraved one is 95% to the OEM. Loke everything GEN and REP, there are obviously differences (like quality of engraving etc) that can distinguish the two. The laser etched ones are clearly not GEN-like. Also, the finishing is evident, I've found the reps are not burnished properly and have sharp edges, a GEN would never have this. I had a closing issue on mine, a simple bending and it's OK now.

The dead giveaways on eBay? When a person claims in their post that they are selling a personal GEN item for whatever semi-plausible reason, and their selling history reveals about 15 similar sales with precisely the same listing... Who buys 15 straps and realizes that 'they just aren't for me'?

Common sense prevails, some Rubber straps in particular are almost 100% like the GENs, it males sense that there's a roaring eBay trade on such items.

Authenticwatches.com is probably all real, but thei markup is absurd and well over Breitling AD retail.

Very good points. The only other issue is the tolerances as eluded to. Fit and finish are definitely different. Another note as mentioned, buy the seller before you buy the goods....Same thing applies here.....

Ok. Just received my rep straps with Deployants. Major difference on one of them is the engraving of the logo. Rep is very shallow and does not exactly have the same details as Gen. However, this same deployant has better engraving inside of the clasp and matches the Gen very closely if not the same. On the other one, the engraving is spectacular on the logo. However the engraving inside is heavy handed and too thick where it says Breitling. The engraving where is says Model Depose looks as if it was silkscreened and not stamped/engraved.

As Mike says, the curve is slightly different rep to gen. I think quality control is one of the big thing that seperates Gen from Rep and I have two rep buckles that are vastly different in quality. If I switched parts between the two buckles, I would have a very near perfect one indistinguishable from Gen and a horrible copy that would stand out a mile away!

Hope this helps!

More pics of my Gen for you.

Mike! Awesome! I need to post pics of mine to not be left out....But alas, I do not want to steal your excellent thunder!

I really like that dial!

Black bard send me a pix of your and what u want for it ... also has it been modded

I'll shoot some tonight. Only mod is a black gator strap with yellow stitching to match the dial. Lume on Pams is not that great to begin with....(i'm sure some will disagree...), and I believe it was serviced prior to my acceptance. Out of the box its just about perfect...

The Pam Ferraris are some of the most accurate out there. Mine will be up for sale soon as I just havent worn it in a long time. I prefer to allow someone else to enjoy.

They are good looking time pieces and if you want to purchase, any of the trusted dealers on this site or long time members can get you a fair deal on a good piece.

Stay away from the rattrapante models unless you like the look more than the functionality. All will come with crappy rep straps unless purchased from a member. All will/should come with deployants...see previous comment.

Good luck!

Looks gen, except the strap is nicer than Breitling OEM (just get rid of that Pam style buckle!).

As soon as I receive my O/R from over seas, I'll make this same strap but with the O/R deployant..... . The color really works well.

Great work!

The SA is going to be my next watch, when the Mrs lets me buy another one

The franken SA's are awesome, especially love the Gen dial.

How did you go about getting it waterproof? I have done it myself but with non chronos (seal He valves and grease crown and caseback)

But How do you go about doing it with chrono pushers? Do they have their own little gaskets? Especially the non screwdown types on the SA. I haven't opened my skyland so I dont know, but when I opened my Bently 6.75 it looked like the was a simple rod with no gaskets or anything.

I have not opened this one, but others have gaskets on the pushers. Mike has intimate knowledge of this one...

Thanks!

Well as far as Im concerned you have a gen SA now go clean your watch

Yes sir! Done Sir!

Marketing ....Just kidding. I have gens, so I can post pics if you have a rep to compare them to...

yes, i agree with what everyone said above. but still, what's the noticiable differences between gen and rep? what is stopping someone that is knowledgeable on these forums to buy 10 rep deployment clasps at 10$ a clasp, and selling them on ebay for 250-300$.

Ethics.