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  8. I Wonder

    in The Breitling Area

    Posted

    Hi Gtanak,

    So how much price diff are we looking at?

    Having bought several reps from Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing etc... my advice is stick to asian movements. You can never verify that the movement is swiss eta like they claim and you will be charged almost 5-10x the price of a normal chinese rep. Its called AAA grade. I have been told crap like the price higher if its Korean, Hongkong, Japanese, Swiss movement in that order... Also note that when buying reps, whatever you see displayed is always crap. The slightly decent stuff is kept in aluminium boxes and the even higher grade is kept either behind a false wall or even a false ceiling where you have to climb a ladder to enter Rep heaven. But be prepared to pay, if you see the works and buy nothing.... get ready to run really fast.

    Lastly, know your watches and prices. Go with pictures etc, they have the usual catalogues for every brand imaginable but that's only a front pic. Enjoy! and do post some pics. Oh yah, if your watch dies 5 minutes after working away... forget about getting a replacement cos in their records... you never bought nothing from them!

    G

  14. Chronomat B01

    in The Breitling Area

    Posted · Edited by fijiman

    I decided to go with B01 inspite of the infamous sunken DW and mixed comments about it's look. I went with burgundy roman numerals and rubber strap. I think it gives it a dressy look yet rugged with the rubber strap. Plus I like the unconventional color.

    First Impression

    The AR is pretty decent. The blue tint does not show unless held in certain position.

    The numbers of the bezels are very close to the gen. However, gen has rounded corners whereas this one has squared corners. It is barely noticeble unless you see it at a 6" distance and you are a "RWGfied"

    The weight is heavy! It feels like a rock on your wrist which is what makes breitling a breitling. I think they did a good job with it.

    The pearl is very impressive. They were able to nail it. Compared to other Breits, this one is very close to gen.

    Beware

    The infamous sunken DW. Yes, it is there but once you get over that fact, it's acceptable. Plus, it is not noticeable when you where. No one is going to stare at the datewheel to figure out if its gen or rep.

    The white markers on dail (yellow circle) are not same as gen. In gen, every second marker it thicker than rest.

    The 3,6,9 lumes are slightly smaller than gen (I think). In gen those lumes are same size as 12 o'clock lume.

    I didn't get a chance to take marco photos yet. I'll do that this weekend, however, here are couple to compare with gen.

    Enjoy! B)

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  20. Chronomat B01 out

    in The Breitling Area

    Posted

    Hi RLudLowe, that was a rhetorical question... I'm with you on this... it would be hardly noticeable.

    Quite frankly, most people can't spot the $20 Rolex fakes they sell on Canal street - they probably don't even know if the B01 is supposed to have a datewheel or not let alone how deep it's supposed to be set.

    And even if you know, you have to look pretty closely to see it. You'd look pretty stupid staring at some guy's watch on the bus trying to see if the DW is at the correct depth.

    This is just "the guys" wanting everything perfect. On the street it makes no diff at all.

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