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Look closely... Notice anything different between the pair?

Here's something to coincide... See any relation?

Hari-

Got a black dial. Should be NOS... I should have it soon. Also... Should have some new bezel screws soon too.

In the meantime... Some comparison pics. The first 4 turned out really bad- Using my wife's camera, and not used to the digital zoom/macro, so please bear with me. The rest of the pics turned out better... But that's cause I didn't use the zoom. I figure for some quick pics, these'll do

Full frontals...

With 16610

RO

Daytona

And Luminor...

Now the profiles...

Sub...

RO

Daytona

PAM

The mug shots reveal the watch to be within a reasonable size when talking case diameter. But once you get it on it's side... A completely different story. It just towers over everything.

And now... some wrist shots. Since I haven't had a chance to see how the links come apart yet, I didn't resize, but simply let dangle from my wrist. Please don't mind the laziness...

Not bad... Seems reasonable...

Stop the press

Holy jeebus. Glad this thing is made of Ti! If this case were SS, it would outweigh an anchor...

And there you also see the missing screw (doh).

Hope you enjoyed...

Cheers

R

Agree... The Mickey is the one that (oddly enough) caught my eye! I've been casually looking for an old vintage... But, somehow, it always gets pushed back to lower priority on my list of watches. Maybe I just need to buy one and be done with it

Gorgeous box. Very lavishly finished on the exterior. Where did you source this from?

Enjoy...

Randy

Sorry cosmo, but no plans to sell... At least not in the immediate future.

But, one never knows when a particularly expensive project might come up that might need funding...

Why, yes it is

Thanks, Sony! Yeah... This sucker's TALL. It's a thick, meaty case. Very hefty.

Thanks, guys. The watch looks and feels completely different. It's amazing the difference a bracelet can make! I have but one more mod I might make... That being the hands. Somewhere in one of my pars boxes, I know I have a different set of hands from an old ETA Royal Oak- The hour and seconds hand are slimmer if I recall correct. I might have to dig them out to have a look-see.

As for where the replacement bracelet originally came from? Good question. I don't recall. I've had a number of the old TW Royal Oaks that River and EL sold over a year ago, as well as a few others from King and other dealers. I don't quite recall which one this was off of...

Horatio is a chump Seriously... I think David Caruso is a bad, bad actor. I usually watch CSI Miami for the humor aspect that is known as his acting. Terrible, terrible.

All great questions, J. I'll have to take some comparo and wrist shots tonight. Looks like the wrap is coming off...

Nice job!

To my eyes, the difference can easily be seen in the photos, night & day. That was a rather nasty gap between the case & bracelet that I had not noticed before. Just another of those little details that seperate the rep from the real thing.

You must have one massive tool box to conveniently have a spare Royal Oak bracelet handy. Is it a gen bracelet?

Very nice RO!

Jet

Thanks, Jet.

I have all sorts of stuff in my parts box. Some of it is stuff that I am not even sure how it got there. And yes... Not all of it is Rolex either

The bracelet is a rep... But it is quite a bit nicer than the original that came with this watch. I'm looking at it now as I type... I love it

How big is your wrist man? I am contemplating on getting one, but like you say the sheeeeeerr size

Can you please post some wrist shot??

My wrist is 6.8"- Not huge, but man, this thing is like wearing a roll of duct tape on the wrist.

I have not sized it yet... Just staring at it sitting next to all my other watches for now...

This replica is very good .

I have recently admired a genuine among my hands, in jewelry, and I have noticed that in the genuine one there was two stupid defect of construction. You saw some void in the attach of the bracelet on the case. The bezel is not perfectly allined with the quadrant.

Yes two stupid defect on a genuine .

The replica is indeed quite nice... Overall quality is great, and excellent detail.

Interesting (but not unheard of) knowing that the genuines also carry silly faults. Guess some just get past QC....

I'm not typically a Breitling kind of guy, but after reading about the Titanium Seawolf's demise in production, I thought I'd pick one up when the chance recently presented itself, and get this- It was new from a dealer (but not from any of the usuals). I placed my order, and 3 days later, I had a bit of an overengineered package sitting on my counter top, just waiting to be opened.

I spent 10 minutes or so (the packing was really, really, really thorough), I started pulling out my goodies. And yes... The Seawolf was amongst the treats.

Now... Nothing had ever prepared me for what a behemoth this monster is. The thing is freaking huge- Not so much in diameter, but in height. The thing is enormous... And it's a good thing it's in Ti; it's still got a little heft to it, but I could not imagine if this thing were SS!

Anyhow... enough jibber jabber. On to the pics...

Overall... I'm not exactly sure this is my kind of watch. I mean... It's nice and of decent quality, but the sheer size detracts to my taste just a bit. As you can see... The wrap is still on it, as I'm giving it some thought.

The ETA 2824 has been performing flawlessly, and winds buttery smooth. The crown is nice and substantial- Threads onto the tube with precision and confidence. The bezel seems a little loose, and one of the little screws from the side is missing. I'm going to see if my dealer will sell me a complete batch of replacement screws, as I can see the possibility for needing spares (I double checked all of the rest on the bezel- a few were loose, but now tightened). The bezel markings are quite nice- The '4' in '45' looks correct (open top), and the pearl is also quite decent. The case is thick and hefty; well finished, and the He Valve even appears to be somewhat functional (if you push on it, it moves back and forth). The bracelet and clasp are two items I have not examined closely as the wrap is still on them.

I have a genuine dial on it's way to me... Perhaps I will see if it fits. Who knows... I may just hang on to this one for the sheer novelty of it. For now, the jury is still out...

Thanks for looking...

R

In a previous thread, I mentioned that my new Royal Oak would be a watch I would leave untouched. No mods, no anything.

How many of you believed me?

I tried and I tried, but damn it all... I just couldn't leave it alone. Now... Such mentality has backfired in the past, resulting in disappointment, and soemtimes disaster, but this time things worked out alright.

I only made one change, and that was a swap of the bracelet. I went through one of my parts boxes, and sure enough, I had a complete Royal Oak bracelet for my watch. As luck would have it, the first link was larger on this one, and even luckier still, the end link tabs lined right up with the slots in the case lugs.

Now, this might sound like an easy job, but much to my expectation, I found that it was not (these things are never as easy as they seem to be). The holes drilled for the lug pins in the bracelet end links were positioned too far back, while the new Royal Oak case had the holes too far forward. The holes were also positioned quite close to the bottom surface of the links, so I didn't want to risk cutting through on the bottom by drilling. No, no... Only one method made sense to me, and that was the one I dreaded the most. Using a needle file and my hands, I went to work enlarging the holes. 2 hours later (1/2 hour on each link) and a bunch of cramped up fingers later, I now have a Royal Oak with a much less severe transition from the case to the bracelet...

Here is a 'before' shot...

And an equally crappy 'after' shot...

Before...

After...

Big difference, no?

The difference might not be so apparent in photos, but in person, it's a completely different watch than the one I received two days ago. Definitely a keeper in my books now

Thanks for looking...

R

CONGRATS!! Man... There is nothing quite like the feeling of being a Dad. Best feeling in the world Have fun, and be sure to spend as much time as possible with your son. They grow up faster than you can imagine

I dig the white... Definitely!

And, who knows... Perhaps we'll see a Classic Royal Oak Chronograph by year's end?

You'll want the following parts:

Triplock Crown (7mm) - P/N 24-703

Triplock Tube (7mm) - P/N 24-7030

Oooh! Me likey!!

That crystal is beyond words... Absolutely drool worth!

Good stuff! I learned something too!

I guess I'll consider myself lucky then Just purchased a brand new Ti Seawolf from a dealer that is old stock. Hooray.

The genuine is 36mm, but this one seems a bit bigger to my eye... Maybe more towards 37mm. I need to measure it...

LOL!

Sure... It could be better. But we're talking REP here! For the money... It's a great buy. Sure, there are some flaws... But what rep doesn't have flaws? Overall, it's finished quite well, considering the many different facets of the case, bezel and bracelet.

BTW... Bracelet fits me just fine... No binding, and is quite comfortable to wear...

Hard decision. Just get both...

Does it seem like the same case as the Nick Faldo? I don't have an issue with the step off with the case to bracelet on my NF.

I'm trying to think back to my old Faldos- It's been a year or so since I owned one, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. The case seems to be quite similar from memory; particularly in the way that it wears. I need to measure it, but overall, it is quite nice, and the profile is quite thin.

that would bug me too. How big is your wrist?

My wrist is 6.83" in diameter.

Is it heavy?

For it's size, it's got a very nice weight to it. It's quite substantial for case and bracelet of rather slim dimensions. I'll need to weigh it on the scale the next time I'm at the P.O.

For the first time in quite a while, I'm wearing something different than my Franken Daytona. I'm usually used to having to mod my watches, but this is one I think I'll leave alone.

The bracelet and case are well finished; nice crisp edges, clean transitions between brushed and polished surfaces, and the dial is exquisite, especially when the light catches the bezel to contrast with the iridescence of the blue dial (which appears black in certain low light conditions).

I'm thinking I need to buy a spare of this watch... And perhaps soem of the other dial colors as well...

There are some slight flaws, but the only thing that really bugs me is the transition from the case to the bracelet. There is a pretty large step there; the transition should be nice and even.

Perhaps the edges of the lugs can be slightly milled to even out the step...

Just a quick posting of the new Royal Oak. Sorry for the bad pics...

Some requested wrist shots...

A pic using the flash to highlight the blue dial...

Natural light....

Cheers,

R

P.S. I love it