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Being a Breitling fan I can claim ignorance of the Rolex brand if it isn't, whereas the Rolex experts like yourself...well that's a different matter It's like you say either a superfranken, or a gen. If it is a franken it certainly is a good one! Wear it well!

That's a really nice sub, I may be completely off the mark here but that looks gen to me?

The IWC GST is quite probably the best rep we have seen, the Costeau and 3717 were also very good, the 3714 Portuguese ranking in there too, but with the dodgy movement.

A welcome to the forum from another UK member!

haha Come on people, you know not to post here

I do apologise I read your post completely wrong. As far as I can ascertain, the Noob Explorer was deemed by By-tor to be the best out of the box Rollie available. The WM9 is within spitting distance of being perfect (or near as damn it) I would go for whatever style you prefer best rather than what is more accurate.

Depends on your budget.... The WM9 (PT's as reviewed by By-tor) has the potential to be virtually indistinguishable from the real deal, and out of the box is very very good. However, the Noob, for the money is probably the best Sub in terms of accuracy/price. If you want the best, then buy the WM9.

Great review By-tor. It's going to be very difficult choosing between this and the Euromariner!

Ah Pug how could we forget the..they be stealing my bucket I had to do a double take of my post then haha

There is indeed, but as with all the current SMP's it suffers from the usual flaws. Nice watch nonetheless

That is simply beautiful! Wouldn't be able to tell it apart from the real deal!

Im not an expert on the Pam movements by anymeans, but it does look like a genuine E series mvoement. However, as you have mentioned the yellow writing looks a little sub-par!

From the pics the AR looks pretty decent. I would just replace the datewheels personally, it will tranform the watch completely!

Shundi's avatar certainly is good for some eye candy Tom Hawkes.....it brings a smile to my face everytime I see it!!

With the Navitimers you wind it when the crown is in (for normal use and wear) However, do it very very slowly and carefully, as winding the crown regularly will eventually ruin some of the gears in the movement.

I have seen a rep of the old blue ltd ed, it's not all that good though; The newer Planet Ocean has been repped (from Casino Royale) and is pretty good; I am yet to see a rep of the newer black dialed SMP ltd ed, and the newer Quantum of Solcae PO, which in my opinion is fugly!

If one of them is Spectrum Coatings don't send your crystal there, you'd be very lucky to get it back!

If you look at the top of the Breitling forum, there is an extensive review of this watch by Andreww.

Looks like a pretty good SMP you have there!

I echo the sentiments of the above posts...not a good idea. How about giving it another year before going over there? You could do a European 180days trip this year, then leave the US of A until next year when you are old enough to enjoy the benefits that come with being 21.

Welcome back to the addiction!

Hey Fidestro, I know you have realised it's gen now, but just thought I'd point out the lume dot at 3 'tell'; On the gen, its is very nicely formed, in full, and there is a slight gap between it and the date window On the V1 - it is half a lume dot On the v2 - full lume dot, a bit 'blobby', and no clear gap between it and the datewindow.

It's a gen, the fourth picture is slightly blurred given the impression of misplaced lume dots. 1) I havent seen one in person but I have heard they are of very good quality 2) Yes same weight - uses auto chrono movement - remember the Breitling Calibre 13 movement is based on a 7750, so the weight will be the same (within grams) 3) They might be a hair different in length (I think the so called V1's were slightly too long) but the V2's certainly dont look any different to me. Even the V1's you wouldnt notice on the wrist, its only obvious in macro/really close up pictures 4) The biggest giveaway is the lume dot's V1 has half a lume dot at 3, the V2 generally comes with slightly misplaced ones. It would take a very close inspection of this watch to tell it from the gen. Even if you had them side by side, it would take someone who knows what theyre looking for.

People should definitely show gens here if they have them. Having a gen watch and being a bragging arogant git don't go hand in hand, as is evident by all the gen owners here. Whenever I have seen gen items posted it has always been in good faith and taste....never 'look at my super expensive watch, bet you wish you had one' etc etc. I think if people take offence to seeing a gen here it says more about them, than the OP. At the end of the day a watch is a watch, rep or gen. If a member has a gen, post it. I sure know that I love seeing Robbies UN, Laz's Stephens and By-tors Rollies, V's Pams, Dtan's Big Pilot.....the list goes on!

The white dial would certainly be the rarest, but I would go for the black, I think it suits the look of the watch more.