Ricardo L

high quality reps are mostly purchased from dealers in china .. or m2m .. 

Depends on what watch you are interested in getting

depends on how crazy you want to get  .. the 441 is a display case back and the movement + markings are not correct for the watch ..

great price and free shipping .. 

there is a 12 step program for you .. 

nice collection .. 

the clasp is the weakest point on this rep -- luckily thats one of the easiest things to fix on a rep.

if you get a chance post some side/side photos of the gen and rep .. i'd love to see that.

btw - does anyone know what the dial with hash marks from 0 to 100 is used for? --  i'm going to guess it has something to do with diving .. 

simple then -- buy the watch from josh then send it to mike for service and waterproofing .. you need the service anyways .. so it will be a better deal than having the dealer do the waterproofing.

where are you located .. 

you are better off getting the watch from Josh, and then having it serviced and waterproofed as part of that service with a watchsmith in your area .. 

Was sitting around having lunch at a fancy restaurants with my fancy restaurant buddies last week, 3 out of the 4 of us there are watch nuts .. though i'm the only one that collects reps, my two other buddies are happy with the gens.. so i handed the seawolf to my buddy who has a gen breitling and asked him what he though tof it.

finally he said, "glad you finally bought a gen." -- 

of course i told him it was a $400 rep of a $4000 gen .. -- he was impressed with the replica market. 

lunch was pretty good too .. 

this is one of those reps that you can wear with confidence ..

I recently purchased this watch from Andrew .. here is a link to his page

http://www.ttw888.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_137&products_id=9744

Its the V2 version of the avenger, with a swiss 2836-2 movement, and it comes with a SS bracelet.

There have been some really great reviews written of this watch lately, so I dont think i'll be breaking new ground, but rather adding to the choir.

This is my favorite rep at the moment in my collection (a few pams, a few rollies, and this beauty). -- the dial nailed so many details just right, the raised bretling logo, the numbers appear right on for me, and the crown. - this rep has very few flaws.

The mix of polished and brushed details on the case / bezel / face / hands is one of my favorite features, i keep on looking at the watch and turning my wrist to make it sparkle, the super thick crystal is also fun to watch and an angle, some reviews has poo-pooed the AR on the crystal, (i can't compare to the gen AR), but i am quite fond of the AR on the rep (again no experience with the gen from an AR perspective).

The good

  - the color is spot on, same  awesome yellow as the gen

  - bezel clicks cleanly and rotates smoothly, aligned well with the dial.

  - the weight. -- feels as beefy as the gen, there is no mistaken that you have a solid watch on when you wear this beast.

  - the bracelet (minus the clasp) its feels great, no cheap tin feel, smooth.

  - my version was waterproof from the factory, tested to 3 bar at the local watch repair shot, others have tested higher, i chose to only do 3 bars.

  - lume - when charged the lume is nice and bright and nicely applied, but since its rep lume it doesn't last very long.

The flaws:

This rep has very few flaws, and most of them you would only really notice if you set the gen next to the rep.

  - Bracelet clasp, the bracelet itself is smooth, heavy, and a really great bracelet. Until you get to the clasp, it barely latches on securely, and has the feel of very cheap tin. -- not a huge deal since its not a noticeable tell, and i love to swap out bracelets on my watches.

  - The bezel numbers, on the gen the bezel numbers are crisper, sharper. on the rep they are a bit soft on the angles. its not noticeable on its own, but when you put the gen next to the rep, its obviious that there is a difference.

  - The hash markers on the rehaut (is that the correct term) do not extend far enough, in the gen, the hash markers marked from 1 to 100 reach almost to the dial, on the rep there is more space between the dial and the hash marks.

The Meh .. 

 - the bezel came with some dirt in the bezel numbers, i haven't tried to clean it, my guess is that some elbow grease and a toothbrush should clean that up, but in the long run i dont mind having a dirty bezel.

  - movement is running about +15 sec / day or something close to that .. thats a little too off for my taste, so i'm pretty sure this guy is going to find its way over to MD2020 for a service sometimes soon to see how well he can regulate the swish 2836 (and a report on whether its really swiss or just part swiss, or not swiss at all)

About the panatime strap:

For my tastes the SS bracelet combo was way too heavy, and i wanted somethign that would contrast with the yellow dial, so i found this strap at panatime .. (i wanted to wear the watch without fear that it would come undone while swimmer in the ocean).

http://www.panatime.com/22pubayestwa.html

Its a black waterproof synthetic strap (waterproof), with yellow stitching .. -- my wife's first impression when i showed her the watch and the strap separately, was wow, why would you ruin a $4000 watch with a $10 strap... not the response i was after .. but after i installed the strap on the watch, she said it didn't look bad.. (a slight improvement).

The good thing is that i like it, when you get this strap wet, it dries fairly fast, and it is more comfortable to wear wet, than the SS bracelet. (or in hot/humid weather).

Photos submitted for you own judgement. -- I love this watch, and i suspect i'll be wearing it alot in the future.

Ben..

how do you like the watch so far..

I'm loving it.. put on the panatime strap.. Looks good with it

there are a few guides that outline the different avenger rep versions their pros and cons .. 

Nice warm Sunday morning .. Going to church, with the 111

Open it up.. Shake it upside down.. See I'd the screw falls out

Devilseam .. 

I'll take one too with buckle. .. pls PM me payment info. I'll figure out what length i need and let you know with the payment.

great looking strap.

sounds like a safari .. nice .. pics pls.

just had my rep breitling seawolf avenger tested at the local watch shop .. they tested it at 3 bars and it passed out of the box from andrew .. 

some reps are fine... some are not.

It may have been ok at more pressure but I only asked him to do 3 bars

Just got the sea wolf tested up to 3 bars.. passed

The guy at the store thought I was crazy for wanting it done

Been considering stopping by the watch-repair shop downtown today and having them test the waterproofness of the watch .. -- i'm going to hawaii after the 4th of july holiday and this is going to be my pool/ocean watch .. so i' really hoping that its ready to go out the box.

i guess i'm not rich enough to drop 5k or 10k without thinking about it .. but i can definitely buy a $300 to $500 watch without much thought .. so thats why i buy replicas .. 

wow -- just loving this watch... its got some real heft (just like the gen) .. 

thinking i'll keep in on the SS bracelet for a while ..

Ben .. 

I got my watch too -- 

yup the clasp is totally dodgy ..

Took a close look at some gen macros .. it looks like the hash marks on the rehaut the ones that go from 0 to 100, on the gen extend closer to the dial, than on the rep .. 

This is being delivered today.. Will have picas tonight