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Ahh, you have rapport with one I see. So he's chummy and honest then. But I can tell you that I have never had a salesperson disagree with me, unless of course they like losing the sale and having no food on the table.

Thanks Rod, I didn't even know this existed. So you've tried it before? Does it get enough torque without slipping? Looks simple and if it works well, then it's genius. Okay, I just ordered one. Why not, at that price.

Salespeople pick up on customer biases and play whatever side sells, and they will always agree with you or make up statistics that sound favorable to convince a customer that they are a "keen observer with superior tastes". I've been a salesperson many times, and it's all psychology. When you say they agreed with you, then you must have already laid out your preferences. They just played upon it. Go visit some more AD's and tell them you dislike the rubber and extol the virtues of the bracelet, and they'll sing another tune to you. I guarantee it.

I heard this theory from someone else as well. Almost makes you wonder why there is always a "tell" when they have a gen as a sample and have computer aided precision machining available.

Got this reply about the bracelet below. No bracelets available as spares now on the other Breitlings....so....we'll see. No reply yet on the hour dot at 12 and 3 o'clock. Looks like V1 "tells" that won't get fixed until V2. Still pretty darn good though. _________________________________________ Hi Alan, Bracelet .. Likely in about 2 months. yes.. I will be able to sell the bracelets as spare. joshua

I bought a watch tool set and the case remover tool doesn't slide wide enough for the case back on my Breitling Chronomat Evolution. Could somebody post a link to an inexpensive tool I can order, that will do the job on this watch with the least hassle? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I can live with the date window, but 2 months longer for the bracelet? C'mon, for real?

So either color window works then.

Oh, that is so ill right there. Me gots to have it.

Just got mine in today. Same black dial w/ silver subs. The bezel sits about 1mm below the case mount where the crystal begins, not flush. If you count the angle at which the case rises for the convex crystal, then yeah it's about 1.5mm. Looks good to me. What doesn't look good is... Why the hell can't these guys stop using their fingers to touch the hour markers and hands? I've got fingerprint marks on 3 of the hour markers. Must have been a monday assembly because the bezel markers 30 and 45 were reversed. I didn't catch it at first, but after resizing the bracelet and comparing pics, I was like "what the hell?". No biggie, just unscrew and switch. They never can seem to get the darn applied wings logo to line up with the letter T in BREITLING, like the gen. This is my third EVO and they have all been off to the right a little. This one fortunately not so much. Nice smudges on a couple of days on the datewheel. I won't show this watch off on the 1st of the month, it's got speckles. The dial isn't cut clean around the sub-dials on mine. You can see spotted bleed of the silver subs around the edges. Okay, so enough nit picking, it's a huge improvement over the last V2 graphite I bought. This is hands down the best EVO out of the box. The date wheel is FANTASTIC. It looks GEN from up to as close as a 10 inches away before you start to see little questionable details. I still don't think it looks as perfect as the Baume and Mercier Riviera XXL Black Dial on bracelet that I got. I can wear that one in the daylight with confidence. This EVO, I can't show too close. It'll be my night time watch.

Combine them and use the rubber duck method. Duct tape is just a bad idea.

Give him a couple of days and have some patience. This isn't like buying from Amazon.com. I'm currently waiting on Angus too. He takes a few days to reply sometimes.

Not that I don't like it, but I think most people may glance at it and think it's something you can pick up at a discount sporting goods store. It doesn't have the luxury $$$ watch appearance to the untrained. I may pick up a rose gold though.

Got mine in today. Is it just me or does everybody have an issue with the day date alignment being way off. I can't seem to fine adjust them both to stay straight. Either the day is straight or the date, but never both. It looks bad because it is so crooked. One rubber bracelet arrived with a crack around the pin area. I'm going to talk to the dealer about it. After the great review of a good copy, I'm sorry to say that I feel a little bit disappointed with the one I received.

Ok, so are there two sets of SUN on all of these date wheels? One upside down and one normal?

Top notch review! Ordered one from Angus today. I hope it's as well put together as yours and can survive the summertime of swimming at the beach and pool. I think the bracelet will transform this watch. Hope they get on it soon.

What did you expect from the Ham boner of Remulak. Too much hops, barley and smoke in the cabeza.

The hour markers look off. Fatter on the rep.

I'm assuming this one has the same loose bezel as the Arktos 092 "Ultimate" that I own. That's really the only complaint I have. If you tap the bezel it makes a cheap metal clinking sound that cheapens it. I'm just curious if any other owners can chime in on their experience with the watch. Some kind of review w/ pictures would be even better. I don't see a whole lot on this watch when searching; more so with the 092. I'm actually thinking of selling my 092 for the 186 instead.

Nice pics. I just finished ordering one for myself.

Wow, what a buzz killer. You need some happy juice.

A very handsome watch. Hey Skyland fans, did you see Jos Nana just said it was do-a-ble Sign me up on the waiting list.

With all the obscure brands that are being repped recently, it surprises me that they aren't jumping on this model given the brisk Breitling sales. Give the fans what they want.

Revisiting this.... So does anybody who talks to collectors know if there are any plans or rumors about the Skyland getting repped in '08?

Thanks The Zigmeister. Sounds like I need a pro to help me out. How can I contact you to inquire about getting some services done?