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Speaking of Asian "Big Date" movement used in Breitling reps...(specifically that uber-hideous fake tourbillon) I once overheard a seller in canal st. mention that it was a 52-week counter rather than a date counter. (I saw one that needed to be wound and it was at "39". I laughed until I heard them explain it.

Check out the Breitling for Bentley website's homepage. It has the Bentley 6.75 model as the 'running clock' but the seconds run at 9 instead of @ 3! http://anonym.to/http://www.breitlingforbentley.com/en/ Hilarious!

I have a roughly 6.5" - 6.75" wrist and I would say that even a BB doesn't look silly on me!

it ticks. i've got one.

That rule would also apply to the 6.75 as well as it is the same caliber (B44).

How convenient for them to NOT post pics of the movement... and a macro shot of the BIGGEST flaw... (recessed cannon pinion) and obviously FAKE COSC certificate (no numbers?!?!?!?!) What people will do to try to make a buck on the bay... It's people like these that ruin it for the rest of us.

I would have to say that I simply admire (envy) Ubi's collection. My only reasoning is how he master the art of piecing parts of watches to make the "perfect daytona" that IMO has a soul. I've envied it so much that I've sourced a EBEL 134 and 16520 Black dial and hands. (nearly $1.5K!) Now onto the case, crown, pushers, and bracelet. I've been thinking of using a rep 16520 as a base and disassembling the rest of it. Ubi, what are your thoughts?

Was at the AD today looking at some Breitlings. I just came across the new Windrider Blackbird and there's just something about it that makes it beautiful: Since there's already the Bentley 6.75, shouldn't the Blackbird also be plausible?

So today I purchased a Bentley Motors T from my guy down in Canal St. (same that Trusty has) with a black dial, A7750, etc. I know about the primary flaw and there are two: 60 sec. chrono instead of 30 and reversed subdials (also, the minutes register is 5, 10, and 15 and the hour register goes up to 6 hours.) Anyone who doesn't know better doesn't know the difference (which is most people anyway). What bugs me is the weight of the thing. Notice in the pic I have it side-by-side with a gen Super Avenger and when looking at the polished surfaces of the Bentley vs. the SA (the mid-links, buckle, side case) this is where the Bentley fails. And the SA just feels much heavier than the Bentley, bracelet and all. Granted, I haven't yet managed to handle a gen Motors T so I don't know of the ultimate quality issues, but IMO this rep is one for the legends. Only if they could fix the recessed datewheel then we'd be in business. And I noticed that it has AR, but a real cheap flavor of one. Oh heck, it's better than nothing, but much worse than the SA (and other Breitlings, for that matter). But with the flaws of this thing, it's a beaut to look at and even though large, it's not hideously large like a Glycine Airman. It could very well be my new favorite watch.

Hopefully it would be somewhat reliable being that it is making the 7750 do things it wasn't supposed to do. The gen 6.75 uses a 2892 (Source: Breitlingsource.com) as a base with (i believe) 2 Dubois-Depraz Kelek modules (Chronograph / Big Date) The rep is highly modified and of course, requires more torque than normal to run the chronograph in a (i'd call it) "reverse tricompax" layout and shift the big date. Since QC is normally 'touch and go', I'd say that these aren't ready yet for the long haul. I'd wish they could rep the 2894, though. That would open up a whole world. The Zigmeister, please correct me if I'm wrong so I can edit it.

Looks good to me. Only wish the modified configuration didn't cause a recessed datewheel, though.

I wear this at work because it always is a conversation topic: and I wear this during my commute to/fro because I have a strong sentimental value with it:

This is indeed gen. Tells: 41mm BB uses an ETA 2894 movement. 44mm BB uses a ETA 7750 modified by LaJoux-Perret and Hublot (HUB44). The 2894 has a 25.6mm diameter whereas the 7750 has a 30mm diameter. hence, the rotor is smaller. And there had been ZERO reps of this edition to date (to my knowledge).

I don't know...I was at the Diamond district and I saw a VERY REAL Ulyssee Nardin and Patek Philippe in plastic wrapping and in a really shoddy looking bag on a display case.

if that rule holds true (ferrari; bentley; yacht-master), then since I own a super avenger, should I be some type of superhero? or what about owning the GMT-master? Do I control time? How about a JLC Master Compressor? Maybe I like to play with air! Oh and you all must have forgotten the Girard-Perregaux BMW Oracle line, the Special Editions of the Offshore (JPM, RB, Jay-Z, Alinghi) Oh and do you all think if I wore the RAID BR01-92, will people ask me if I'm a french cop vacationing in the US? I know, I'm being silly, but the thread was becoming one and the same.

This could just be my visual perception playing with my mind...but I'd have to agree with By-Tor and say it was two different watches. Simply because the position of the bezel differs between both pictures. Frontal pic shows bezel rotated to difference position (pearl @ 15 mins.) Serial pic shows bezel rotated to "30" position @ 6pm. I could be wrong, but when I snap photos, I don't like inconsistencies. sten, do you have the orig. link or more pics 2 post?

Hey experts, I was recently looking at my two chronos: HBB and ROO and noticed that for each to be a bit more "perfect", I would want to exchange each other's datewheels. HBB has a blocky numeral appearance (gen is rounded) ROO has a rounded numeral appearance (gen is blocky) Since they are both A7750's, would they both be hypothetically interchangable? And if they did, what are the odds that they'll fit right under the date windows? Thanks in advance!

Even in broad daylight? I say the datefont. I third (or fourth or fifth) the "attaboy". Very clean and simple. Great choice.

Today, I felt like the quasi-Maradona... In case you all were wondering, my wife laughed, my boss laughed, and i think the dog even laughed.

I for one, think the Big Bang was (read: was) a beautiful watch, as is the Graham Pilot, AP Offshore, and Zenith Defy Xtreme. As for this monstrosity, don't you think it looks more like this:

But then again, they're also in the business to make mucho dinero, since 98.3% of the people in these great states know little, if anything (ex. "hey, nice daylight on!"; "oh yeah, i bought it because i saw it on TV") about the quality of reps. when they know "knockoff" , they think black and white; no grey area(s) unlike here. So it wouldn't be profitable enough for the dealers there to sell a A7750 Offshore for $300 when Joe Schmoe is looking at the $100 quartz rep right below it and thinking it's essentially the same thing! I had a conversation with a browser who was at my regular dealer and he looked at a fiddy. This has the cannon pin fixed, engraved bridges, swan neck, sandwich dial; the works. My guy wanted $280 for it and the guy who wanted it wouldn't pay more than $100 for it. So he ended up buying the non-sandwich, unitas copy, recessed pin, etc. But he couldn't tell the difference.

Slay, I frequent Canal St. maybe three times a week and so far, I've only seen ONE guy sell a Big Bang. Maybe you and I are talking about the same guy. He has the Black Magic, but unfortunately it's on his wrist and will NOT sell that one. He has pure crap, higher quality 21J's and then the ETA reps.

I've always wanted to put down some money on a Signature model, but I'm afraid of people calling me a poser, or calling me crazy for spending $7K+ on a phone. Then again, those same people also would ask me why I've spent more than $6K+ on a Bell & Ross that looks like a plastic watch? (Actually, it's PVD steel) This phone is for the people who use their phones for talking and nothing else. It's like having a travelling equivalent of a home telephone. I also like the materials used, the attention put to detail, and its' craftsmanship. What manufacturer uses leather, ceramic, synthetic rubies and liquidmetal alloys to produce a phone? I know it's mindless to put this much crafting and pay this much money on a phone that is technologically obsolete, but at the same time it's aesthetically advanced for its' era. People have also ripped the VERTU phones by saying they're still glorified Nokias. Should we tell those people that their *brand of watch* is just a glorified ETA?

looks like a beaut! please PM me with details on how to acquire one of these bad boys!

i see only two glaring faults: the "B" is smaller in your SA and: the datewheel always bugs me as I don't think I could ever buy a Breitling rep. Some people have mentioned to never wear it between the 2-9 days of every month, but that comes out to maybe 1/3 of a year! i would assume that a dial could be sourced easily from the Bay, since the majority of people who buy these bad boys get the "bling" treatment. If you're ever in NYC, head up to the diamond district as I know a guy who always has spare dials for various Breitling models. Before I purchased mine (I didn't buy from him; I bought from an AD), he had a Black and NHL white dial. They run about $150.