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Might be... guess I'll have to read the fuc*ing manual next time...

Bad news... the crystal cracked. Right under the new cyclops... no idea why. Any ideas???

You mean it doesn't look magnified enough atm? Yes, maybe a tiny bit compared to gen pictures I saw. Anyway, it's good enough for me. I'm even not sure if I leave the cyclops on the crystal, I actually liked it better without I think...

It's called "Crystalfix UV". Got it from eBay...

Pics are here in post #19:

Here we go... I glued on a cyclops. The cyclops is from a rep GMT Iic so it's probably mineral glass. Looks OK imo! I just need an new insert because I bleached mine a bit too long... LOL

Thanks! How long do you have to put the insert in it? Mine has been soaking in there for 2 hours now - no effect at all. I seriously doubt it will work... Edit: Ouch! 15 minutes after I wrote this the insert was WHITE! Damn, that's really hard to control... I didn't see any effect for two hours and then the whole paint faded away in 15 minutes... well, I guess I have to try another bezel... Mine looks kind of "inversed" now... I'll post a pic later.

I already have UV glue now I only need a cyclops to try... I will have to polish the crystal more before installing the cyclops though. Don't want that dull look under it...

Hmmm, what kind of bleach is it you're talking about? I tried bleach you use for clothes - no effect. I don't think you can buy any other bleach here in Germany... maybe in a pharmacy... so any hint? Thanks!

Didn't take long... about 5 minutes with a Dremel, another 5 with sandpaper and 5 for polishing. Still thinking about adding a cyclops again... I probably will!

What do you guys use to bleach the inserts? Mine is way too black...

I had the same problem and sanded off the cyclops of a Clark 127. I actually like it without... look here:

OK, I sanded the cyclops off a Clark 127 and re-polished the crystal, not too much to maintain that used look (it's exaggerated on the pic due to the light). I actually like it without cyclops and will probably leave it like this...

I could use one for my 005 so I don't have to wind it manually anymore...

I've got the gen Red Abyss and I love it. Might buy the yellow rep and do my first side by side review...

Yep, it's the same here in Germany. Very popular brand. I don't like it... well, guess I'm too old...

Thanks Val! I'm not really a Breitling guy as well. I always thought the Navi is the only nice watch they ever made... Now I own two gen B'lings...

Yes, it's gen. The bracelet came with it. You can buy it on steel or rubber...

By the way: Breitling AR is the best! Apart from Chief's of course...

Well, I didn't buy a Rolex... imo they're just too expensive at the moment (yeah I know, probably they will only get more expensive...). I couldn't raise enough funds to buy a gen GMT Master. I would have had to sell too many of my watches and on second thoughts I decided I didn't want to do that. Anyway, I sold 4 reps and a Seiko I didn't wear and bought a gen Breitling Superocean II Red Abyss. Only one year old with box + papers in very good condition and on bracelet for almost half the price of a new one. Pretty good deal I think and I have to say I really love the watch. It's a great summer watch and wears extremely comfortable on the Pro II bracelet. I'm surprised that so many members here don't like the SO II - to me it's the perfect summer watch! Bad iPhone pic:

Summer watch! Despite the bad weather...

No, don't think so. Look here:

OK, I'll do that. My problem is that I've one of those Trusty 1680s with wrong cyclops alignment. I'd rather see it without cyclops than with the crooked one... @JoeyB: You said you glued another cylops to the crystal - does ofrei sell plexi/acrylic cyclopses or did you use a glass one? Does it look OK?

Thanks! So exactly the same one without cyclops doesn't exist?