notguilty

its an amazing rep,build and overall finish is superb.feels expensive when u hold it.here r some pics of my black dial..

Right here is my input............

Breitling Chronomat white dial, is quite possibly the best replica that has been produced so far. The two flaws being the dial font is not quite as thick as the genuine, and the lume isn't as bright. It really is that good. You would only know it's a repp if you knew to look for those two specific things. If you want a fairly 'blingy' watch, go for the white dial on a bracelet. If you want to tone it down a bit, buy a brown strap with it, and it converts it into one of the most classy watches I have seen.

On the other hand, the Navitimer is in my opinion one of the best looking dress watches when on a leather strap, and also one of the best looking sports watches on a strap (I am biased, I like Breitling's haha) If you want an accurate one, buy the serie speciale with black dial. Get the chrono hands coloured black, replace the date wheel with an ETA one (it will improve the look of the font slightly) and send the crystal for an Anti Reflective (AR) coating (the purple hue and what makes the crystal disappear)

I can't advise on which one to go for,as I have both and couldn't choose between them. However, for out of the box accuracy, the Breitling Chronomat wins everytime.

b16a2,

i agree! the black dial serie speciale is a gorgeous watch.i painted the subdial hands black and am going to partake in the next AR run.i tried to get my watchsmith to replace the date wheel from a quartz navi i have but he wouldnt do it

some pics...

hmmm $70 for a single crystal from outside the US seems a little steep to me.would the price drop if more people signed up? also what about cheaper international shipping options? i am cool with regular unregistered mail since its just a crystal....

and my watch apparently came with 'light AR coating' but i cant even see a hint of it.if i posted a pic would someone here be able to tell if there is any AR on it?

chieftang thank you for answering my noob questions.i am in and waiting patiently for the next round.

very stiff,which is good.it looks 10 times better in person.it feels like a very expensive strap and makes the watch look much better than any other strap ive tried.

here are some pics of the rep strap that i mentioned...

i was very close to getting the same one as andreww,but changed my mind at the last moment and went for the 12-9-6 instead.im very happy that i did...better date and the subdials look more busy than the tricompax.

That date in the picture above is better than most. Looks much more like the ETA datefont than the usual asian one!

Thats what I was getting at.Font is a lot closer to the gen than all the others.Single digit is well centred.Datewheel is really close to the dial.You dont see this often on Navis.

come on guys,dont u agree the date looks great?

i just thought id bring this thread back up for the newly joined navi fans who havent surfed thru the old threads.

this thread needs a bump,look at the date on this beauty...wow

amazing frigging job guys! all them watches look amazing,like as if there is no crystal!

anyway im definitely interested for the 2nd round of this AR adventure as im sure many are.

i have a few noob questions...

will the AR on the outer side come off if it makes contact with water? i mean i read it was durable but how durable?

will it fade over time?

thanks!

dude,if u r looking for something very accurate,then go for the black dial serie speciale with 12-9-6 configuration.this has the new 28k hi beat 7750.the date depth is not an issue like the 3-6-9,only the font.if u scout around u can find one with a font a lot closer to the gen than most.

plus a few of the dealers are now selling a rep strap that is thick,stiff with fat white stitching and with the accurate markings just like the gen strap.it also says 'model depose/manufacture en suisse' on the deployment. i love mine and i will post pics soon.

once u have this strap on, the only real giveaway that ur watch is a rep is the polished case but nobody is really gonna notice cept for us repheads.and once u have that brushed....

a lot of the GT reps ive seen have the date misaligned.

i reported it as well.i hope these people know how to do a pp chargeback!

congratulations!

now lets see a pic

http://cgi.ebay.com/Breitling-for-Bentley-...1QQcmdZViewItem

This needs to be reported!!!!

Does anyone have knowledge of how to?

you can report it here:

https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Si...p;pageType=1655

great comparison Colin,well done.

total idiot for sure.

u shoulda seen the bay during xmas, there were reps going for 3 - 4k

there was 1 guy selling abt 3 to 4 GT reps per week each averaging 3k

god both r horrible! dont ppl do thier research? daayumn

at least these guys r giving hints that its a rep...

what pisses me off are fakes being passed on as "1000% AUTHENTIC!!"

like this one :

http://cgi.ebay.com/Breitling-for-Bentley-...1QQcmdZViewItem

I have the rep and I saw the original thousent times, I can say you it is ignorable.

Bear in mind my opinion is based on pictures and Ive never actually handled the GT personally so I'll take your word for it. But what abt the date? I have seen some reps with the date font horribly misaligned.Like this particular one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BREITLING-BENTLEY-CRON...1QQcmdZViewItem

I heard someone say the Day changes at 2 instead of 12 so that might be the cause of this.But day in red and date in blue is not acceptable by any means right? heheh

Regards

notguilty

Ive downloaded abt a hundred pics of the GT in my hard drive & there is not a single one which doesnt make me feel the rehaut is 'ignorable' I find it makes the dial look much smaller.And since this is the smaller 44mm Bentley it makes it even smaller.

Lets hope this rep is popular enough for the factories to continue and improve it!

i have four 6.75s, all highly inaccurate and with crap movements.there is no proper 6.75 rep with a a7750 thats been made as of yet.i reckon its cos of the big date...

cool! please post a pic of it when u get it back.if i had my bentley then id have sent for my crystal to be ARed as well.i totally love the bentley series of all the breits.unfortunately after using a 44/48mm watch u cant really use anything smaller so most other watches no longer look appealing.would love for a 6.75 rep.what color is ur dial? mine's black

i purchased the GT without knowing abt this flaw

found out abt it after the watch got shipped and it totally ruined my mood

eventually the watch was siezed by customs so i opted for the bentley 30s instead

another thing i dont like about the GT is that the subdial hands dont look black like the gens

if they do fix these 2 flaws im gonna be the first to get me a blue dial GT!

mmm that large polished case on a black leather strap + deployment is going to guarantee me many many sexytime waa waa wee waa