giorgio

I'm going to agree with Italiano17771. I have 2 BCE's and I think they are the best rep hands down. I've had people almost fall over when I take it off my wrist to show them.

It probably is gen. But if someone posted pics of a later model of that quality (i.e. fuzzy pics, no paperwork, serial not visible) it would be shot down in a sec. I'm just saying from those pics, there's no way to ascertain that the watch is actually genuine (you can't even tell if the subdials have hands) People just assume that since there's no known rep that it's gen, but this stuff does get repped outside of Asia.

I blew up the pic and cleaned it 'til I could see the model number - B13048 - which is correct for this watch, so it's probably real.

Looks like a very gen Breitling datewheel on the Auto.

I agree, and in all likeliness it is gen. But absent paperwork and unknown origins call for erring on the side of caution and assuming it's fake until you get proof that it's genuine.

Well, I definitely would like to see a pic of your Asian Blackbird then..............

Mines not perfect (i.e. the caseback engraving - but people don't check "vintage" Breitlings with the same scrutiny as current models)

BUT - it is about 38-39mm

it does have the correct 20 mm lugs

it does have the "bowl" shaped screw in caseback

it is the correct "cigar" shape

profile looks right on, pushers look to be in the right place

Got a task from a friend of mine who was wondering wheter these watches were authentic or not. I am not a Breitling expert at all, so could any of you guys please help me?

I wouldn't buy that one. Too many South Americans putting vintage dials on eta movements and stuffing them into asian cases (I have an asian blackbird rep and have considered doing this myself)

The quartz is a real model that has never been repped afaik. I wouldn't pay $400 for it.

Breitling put out a lot of junk in the '70s and '80s

I like it, but I probably would have put the Ferrari sticker on top like this:

It looked kinda dumb becasue i KNOW its a new model and it didnt feel right at all.

I'm kind of thinking along those lines. If you know it's a recent model, then it doesn't look vintage, just broken (in my opinion)

In all fairness, you did write dad's rather than dads.

Dad's = dad is

dads = posession of dad

er...

Dad's = dad is/posession of dad

dads = plural (more than one dad)

back in the 80's i bought a b.c. rich warlock & it sounded horrible , i even replaced the dam pick ups with semor duncans & when i took the guitar apart i found out that the dam body was plywood ! after that i never bought another plywood guitar .

I used to want a warlock, but I got over it. I didn't think they'd be plywood though (I always wondered what "basswood" was)

I go through 1 board a season I dont find any need for another one...I have a burton custom from 06 w/ burton freestyle bindings which I absolutely love - I have a winter condo up in Stratton, Vermont during the winter i'm there every weekend, its one of my favorite places to be! Been riding since I was 13 I have never skied in my life Thats 3 things we have in common ~ watches, guitars, snowboarding! This thread is making me curious I want to play a rep guitar to see how it sounds...Are they substantially lighter than gens, made out of lower quality woods i assume? visually they look prety freakin real...

The rep guitar is a little thinner and a bit lighter, but sounds pretty decent (it's solid mahogany). But it's really old (but barely played - as evident in the pics) and inaccurate (the headstock doesn't have the trademark "moustache" shape

For Boards I have a Sims fader 155, Sims Vice 156, a Sims absolute 161 (sold), A technine Gas Mask, and my first sims freestyle - all on Flow (pro FS on the technine, carbon on the fader, pro 11 on the vice). I switch it up for soft snow/hard pack.

That's why I'm happy with a one-pickup guitar and NI Guitar Rig. I'm not good enough to need to spend any more money than that.

With me it's a disease. Guitars, watches, I own 5 snowboards, and I'm not the greatest snowboarder - and snowboards are expensive and I wouldn't dare trust a rep even if they made them.

oh yea ! i just hope its a solid body guitar then i can get a good sound out of it ..

but if its plywood then im f*cked i would end up as wall art

My sears guitar is plywood, and the feedback is out of this world, even with the Noise gate on it catches the "g-string" (lol, he said g-string) and starts wailing. Makes your ears bleed.

hey gio would love to hear some of your shred man ! post it up ..

I would, but I just watched some of your clips, and I'm afraid I can't compete. Besides I don't have a line to get it into the computer, but then again, I only ever played rhythm (i.e. a couple of scales and mostly power chords) so it would be totally unimpressive.

Yes, but it'd sound great!

I have EMG's in my LP, the stock LP pickups in my rep LP, Stock pickups in my Fernandes Explorer (I still can't find that model, but it's too old to be fake I think- 1988) and through the Line 6, there's not much of a diff on the low end (the Fernandes is a little flatter, probably 'cause of the Floyd Rose, and the EMG's are pretty hot) Even my Sears unbranded strat clone (my first guitar) doesn't sound too bad for Metal/rhythm - it's all in the effects

to each there own, IMO the PRS is the coolest guitar of all time, who cares what other people think - what do you think people would say about you playing a nice PRS with the dragon inlay down the neck??? i think thats pretty metal, right?

That is a LOUD guitar! You better be REALLY, REALLY good if you walk on stage with that thing strapped on!

id say if you have lots of $$$$ laying around doing nada , then buy gen PRS or anyother gen guitar , but if your like me , watching my budget then $300-$400 on a evh or prs rep guitar could be a good deal , & you can mod it for another 2-300 bucks

Buy rep, add gen parts, repeat... sounds like this can be applied to almost anything. You goona start the Replica Guitar Forum 2005Submariner? I'll sign up, lol!

Poseur.

I have 5 (BCE 1st gen, BCE ultimate, Tag Carerra, Breitling Super Avenger, Rolex Daytona) So far, so good... (the chrono on the daytona is rough, but I don't use it)

gorgio - spend the extra bucks and get the PRS, trust me you will be very happy you did

I've always wanted a PRS, but it didn't "fit" the image (I went from punk in high school to death metal) I'm not about to spend $3K on a guitar as a wall ornament, but $300-400 is pretty good.

I can't wait 'till you get your EVH and post some pics. I'm thinking about getting a PRS 24 or maybe an Ibanez Jem to hang on my wall.

No prob. I hope it works out. I came across it and wanted to try it, but then I found the guitars, and thought "$400 for a new watch, or a new guitar?". Then I got cold feet about sending them my money. If you do go for it, let us know how it goes - they have some watches on there that are out of production (Breitling SeaWolf rep).

real? I want that in yellow

By the way, that's not a 22.

You'll be fine with the A7750. Negative reports are from the old slow beat version, but even then there are lots of people who never had a problem with it (I have the super avenger and it keeps perfect time after over a year). The "guys" sell the swiss version for over $1000 - not worth it for a rep, in my opinion.

Sorry, I got my winder from ebay a couple of years ago and he's no longer a seller. I remember getting screwed by customs though (in Canada) because the guy sent it UPS (they hate Canadians) so it ended up costing me an extra $100 (it was $200 before customs). Just the box goes for about $50 or less for one that holds 20 watches.

There are a few Kramer 5150's on DHGate.com for about $300-350 shipped. I've never bought anything on there, but it's supposed to be like ebay (i.e. 3rd party company) and they take Paypal.

ebay has tonnes of these really cheap, especially if you don't want a winder.