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was at my local AD this morning and was really drawn to the blue dial Superocean Chrono... dial really catches the light -- like the steelfish...nice size, weight and wear...the case is terrific - love the crown and chrono pushers... don't particularly like the bezel numbers, tho...why they didn't go with the steelfish style is beyond me... wondering why we haven't seen this one repped...really sharp - and would be a relatively easy replication... thoughts/comments?... R-

this was an easy one for today...

congrats, Nik...all the best to you and your bride... Rob

very cool...

Happy Thanksgiving, RWG!... loosening up my belt and letting the strap out a notch...

just replied to your pm... sorry - was a short week with T-day...and was buried... @Pete --> thanks, my friend...

what?!...no lume shot?... i like both natos for variety...

i like it, chief... agree on dial font(s)...like the depth of the dial...wondering if the xtal is thickkkkkk... R-

mine is now office-friendly...not that i prefer it this way... it represents a cross between work and play... a walk down nostalgic Avatar Lane...

really gorgeous gen...wear it well, craig... as for the rep setup, i'm thinking a code yellow dial and handset parts order with a dealer, would freshen up those tired, black/blue/gray avengers....

from personal experience and countless hours of reading/reviewing member posts and pix, there are many COMBINATION of steelfish...factories often shift various components around to make replicas...if you read the various steelfish posts like Dovo's and BT's, you will see many differences... in general, most asian models do not have ar...and most swiss fish do have ar...but there are exceptions - as Dovo's post reveals...variation in cases exist - as Cougaree mentions - with asian cases generally not able to accept swiss or gen dials...some cases thicker than others...etc, etc...and yes - some asian fish also have swiss cases...yup - no rhyme or reason; but explainable that factories use whatever they have in stock... movements on swiss can be 2824-2 nickel plated, 2824-2 gold plated, and 2836-2...it's important to check out dial details and overall features to know what you are getting...i tend to find that the older/earlier release models are the best featured...also, you need to keep in mind that dealers sell "swiss" steelfish with eta stamped movements...some are actually clone movements that are identifiable by various movement components; taking a trained eye to spot...but some are definitely genuine... last intelligence on the best swiss fish is that they are discontinued and not available from the dealers...and yes - they show them on their sites - but that does not mean they are in stock and/or have the same specs as advertised... best to learn all you can and buy from a reliable member and/or dealer... R-

yikes!!!!... my apologies, craig...i thought this WAS the rep...and was thinking it looked pretty gooooooooood... seriously - congrats on this piece...and love the 777 serial number... nothing like a gen!...

nice catch...

i have a black dial swiss steelfish that i'm planning to sell... it has a genuine eta 2824-2 movement...pm me if interested...R

looks great, Craig... how close is the yellow of the hands with the yellow of the numbers/markers on the rehaut?... thanks for sharing!... R-

S - sorry to hear the news...you - and your family - are in my prayers... holler if you need anything or an ear to listen... R-

well done, Pete... thanks for sharing -- and wear it well...R

thanks for the profile pix, rsal!... very sharp watches... R

thanks, Guys... i appreciate the info and am glad that this isn't a big deal...i'll wait until a service is needed (current movement was supposedly serviced when i got it) and then have it looked at/fixed... R-

class act, my friend!...

hey Wei!...thanks...i tried what you said above and to no avail...the crown pushes in ever so slightly and it rotates fine counterclockwise...but once i screw it down, it "winds"... would like to know if a short stem is the issue?...and/or if i can cause any problems with it in this state?...

profile shot = side shot...showing the crown and case edge...would like to see the case side edge and how the crystal sits over the bezel...and the crown, of course...

thanks...can i get a profile shot of the Chrono-matic...one of the Breits that gets overlooked in the Navi line...unique setup and a terrific dial... is the AR on the Chrono-matic as strong as the chrono avenger and super avenger?... i also modded my orig post to ask for some more pix of your gen chrono avenger...i have a gen blue dial franken...nothing like the gen dials... R

whoa....excellent collection... when i saw the post name - i thought Mike was using his camcorder again and misposted into this forum versus the Realmen Wear Garters forum... love that Chrono-matic!!...i just picked up the handwind (venus/seagull/lemania/etc) rep - which is actually very nice - but lacks the date, of course...the sliderule aligns on the rep, too...anyhow - back to the gen...does the crystal sit a little higher than the bezel and is slightly rounded on the gen?...the ar looks to be pretty good on it, too... my favorite breitling - the chrono avenger!!...would like to see some more pix of this one... thanks for sharing...R