Rob1

Bump to see if there is any news of this watch being repped. Saw one in the flesh for the first time yesterday. A large, imposing watch. I'd love to get one

I got one and I'm very pleased with it. It runs very well, gaining about a second a day, with no problems whatsoever. I've had the crystal double-AR coated (it comes with a light AR coat), relumed and the subdial hands painted black. It's my favourite watch now.

Forgot to mention, the watch is my most accurate timekeeper. Well within COSC regulations, gaining about a second a day.

The Zigmeister relumed it and painted the subdial hands black. He also removed the light AR coating that the crystal had, so that Chieftang could get it double AR coated. The watch is now back with me after this work and to my eyes looks stunning! The double AR makes a big difference. I wear on with the high quality croco-leather deployant strap that Joshua and others sell. It's my favourite watch, although I do tend to alternate it with my Chopard or my Ferrari 008 - but today is a Navitimer day

Mine has a slightly domed crystal just like my Steelfish which is also slightly domed, but unlike the Bentley GT I have which has a perfectly flat crystal. I've had my Navitimer double AR coated, relumed and the subdial hands painted black. It looks stunning!

I think the clasp is very good, and it's very comfortable on my wrist

It was my watch that The Zigmeister looked at. The main reason for sending it to him was for a full service and relume - with that much lume real estate this thing now lights up a room if it has just been recharged! I'm not sure that the 'choppy' seconds hand was changed much by The Zigmeister - it's still noticeable if you look closely, but then so were the seconds hands on the two gens that I've looked at. To be perfectly honest I don't care whether people think this is a gen or a fake, but if this is a big concern of your's its probably best to save up your pennies and go for the real thing. I do know that this is the only watch I own that complete strangers have complimented me about, and I love to look at it as it's such a wonderful design.

That's good news

Were there any problems with Navitimer crystals in Run 3?

Thanks for the comments guys, most helpful.

Has anyone compared how the AR coating on the current Ferrari reps (the 008 in particular) compare with gen watches? I'm trying to decide whether I should go for AR coating on my rep. Although it is obvious that the Ferrari has fairly good AR it isn't in the same league as the (ultimate) Chopard and nowhere near as good as the Steelfish. Is the AR on the gen especially strong?

It's a fabulous watch, and the only rep that I own which has received compliments from total strangers. It's very distinctive, sporty and elegant, all at the same time.

No, the white face GT XL also comes with a display back. I tried one on in an AD recently - really couldn't tell any significant difference between my rep and the gen

I bought the rollerball version of this pen. Very nice, but the gen replacement cartridges don't fit my version. They are very close, but slightly too long. I might try to shorten it a bit with a knife to see if I can squeeze it in.

Won't that Navitimer have the sunken datewheel? For me that's an obvious problem which is why I went for the Serie Speciale with subdials at 12,9, 6 and no sunken datewheel.

Two crystals for me in the next available double-AR run. Thanks very much!

I've been waiting for a 42mm B&R watch to appear, like many other people I guess. Joshua has just stuck one up on his website, a BR 03-97 model, with date and a power reserve. I can't see this model on the B&R website - is it a fantasy watch?

I'll keep looking, but no luck so far. I forgot to mention the movement is a gen eta 7750. Keeps excellent time (gains less than one second a day). It's probably my favourite watch, and I can't wait to get it back with its mods

My Serie Speciale is already brushed (it was a special edition from Joshua), and is currently getting double AR coated, relumed and the subdial hands painted black.

So I heard. It's a striking watch, but maybe not to everyone's taste?

Can the bezel on the Steelfish be removed to allow access to the pearl from underneath?

We've got a Steelfish super-rep, so continuing that theme what about a Swordfish?

Nope, that one's a keeper!

One day I will, but I have a couple of other watches that I'd like to get serviced/re-lumed first. Might have to sell a few of my cheaper reps to afford The Zigmeister's fees, but that will be OK as I've come to the view that a small number of well serviced 'super-reps' is a much better idea than a display case full of cheaper watches with dry movements.

Yes, both watches have eta movements. When I got them I was very impressed with the quality of the lume (my first experience of the 'super-reps'), but then when I got the re-lumed watch back from The Zigmeister I was amazed by how bright the lume was! Not only is it brighter, but the glow also lasts more or less all night.