watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 So a few months back you'll remember i posted these pics... Well I've now had the dial fitted to one of Josh's V2 BCEs. It looks pretty good. Maybe a little less 'red' than how the dial looked out of the watch, maybe the crystal is causing that. I'm really not happy with the bracelet at all, I find it quite uncomfortable. Attempts to get the bracelet off have also failed me.. I think the spring bars are really tight. So I might have to drop it back to a watchmaker to assist there. I'm also not really sure what strap I want to fit to it. Any ideas? Here's some pics: Viewing these pics again, they have come up looking much deeper red than how it really looks. It's certainly not a subtle combo at all! Maybe a simple black calf on deployant would suffice... or maybe Breitling rubber strap old Pro Diver? What you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniz21 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 first of all i think you need a breitling datefont it looks realykinda cool, and yes i would also go for a breitling black calfor an ocean racer strap, or the normal black pro diver... looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 A Breitling bracelet, uncomforatble? First time I have ever heard that. Of course, I can see that being true for the rep bracelet as they do not have the curvature at teh clasp that the gens do... You can;t do too much with a red dial. Either black calf or that red hornback you have...too bad Breitling stopped production of the red Ocean Racer. The dial color is hot though! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDDUDE Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 That is a bold and very hot watch, WG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I really like it. It's very refreshing to see different colors sometimes. I agree about the Breitling datefont. Install the dw and it's perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Looking good WG. As ByTor said, it's nice to see something different. What about something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks for the comments guys. I think I'll go the Breitling Pro Diver actually, It'll dull the red down a bit and add some versatility to the watch. As for the date font. I dont have anyone locally to install it for me, so I'll probably leave the watch as is. The guy that fitted the dial wasn't happy about working on a replica, so he's out of the question for more mods. The bracelet doesn't curve to my wrist.. the links are quite flat and it gets disjointed when on. Also the clasp doesnt close tightly and overall its a bit clunky. Maybe I got a dodgy one??? I'm happy with it how it is. I have 2 gens that get 99% of wrist time anyways.. I pop this on every now and then for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 How about the one in the middle guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDDUDE Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 That's the one, WG... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) I just spent 40mins getting the bracelet off! I need new springbars, any idea where i can pick up the right ones? So in a bit of a red mood now..... and with my 48 Edited July 10, 2010 by watchgal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKDDUDE Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I would be so proud if my GF created that BCE WG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Red Hot Watch.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Nice! I was wondering when you were going to post some pics... as you suggested several months ago that you would Congrats! New spring bars can be bought at your local watch place, or mall kiosk. They might charge you around $2 each. Now, if you need these spring bars for your strap, you can just pick up 2 22mm, it will be just fine. If you are going to use them on the ss bracelet, you may need to try them on before buying because they may/may not fit depends on how much the pins retract. I like all my v2/v3 bracelets. They are very nice. I'm surprised to hear that you don't like yours. However, upon closer looking at your photos, it suggests me you might actually have a v1/v4 BCE (I think definitely not a v2/v3). Your bezel looks like coming from a v1/v4 BCE. The bezel makers on a v1/v4 BCE are deeper (this is the nice) but they are a little bit closer to the outer edge of the bezel than gen or v2/v3. The pearl also doesn't look like from v2/v3. To verify this, you can check to see yours have visible crown tube (the threads are visible when you unscrew the crown on a v1/v4) See if the case underneath of the two pushers nice and straight or curved (on v2/v3 it's curved). I think v1 BCE has 60 click bezel and v4 has 120 click. If yours has 120 click, it will puzzle me because on a v4 the date wheel should have correct font. If it's 60 click one, it's quite possible the BCE is a v1, which makes much sense about the asian date wheel font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Your watch case and dw look like it's the same watch as this one for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Nice! I was wondering when you were going to post some pics... as you suggested several months ago that you would Congrats! New spring bars can be bought at your local watch place, or mall kiosk. They might charge you around $2 each. Now, if you need these spring bars for your strap, you can just pick up 2 22mm, it will be just fine. If you are going to use them on the ss bracelet, you may need to try them on before buying because they may/may not fit depends on how much the pins retract. I like all my v2/v3 bracelets. They are very nice. I'm surprised to hear that you don't like yours. However, upon closer looking at your photos, it suggests me you might actually have a v1/v4 BCE (I think definitely not a v2/v3). Your bezel looks like coming from a v1/v4 BCE. The bezel makers on a v1/v4 BCE are deeper (this is the nice) but they are a little bit closer to the outer edge of the bezel than gen or v2/v3. The pearl also doesn't look like from v2/v3. To verify this, you can check to see yours have visible crown tube (the threads are visible when you unscrew the crown on a v1/v4) See if the case underneath of the two pushers nice and straight or curved (on v2/v3 it's curved). I think v1 BCE has 60 click bezel and v4 has 120 click. If yours has 120 click, it will puzzle me because on a v4 the date wheel should have correct font. If it's 60 click one, it's quite possible the BCE is a v1, which makes much sense about the asian date wheel font. hmmm I think you might be right about the V1 and that makes my blood boil. It's a 60 click bezel I just checked it. I sent Josh a bunch of emails making sure I got a V2/V3. The pushers look straight to me. I specifically told him what I was doing wiht the watch ie putting in a gen dial so I wanted an accurate date font. Being inexperienced as I am, I didn't realise. I should have posted photos of the watch I got before mod'ing it :bangin: This watch config has cost me about $550USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Does this help identify the version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szvwj Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 I know what you said about not wanting to deal with haveing a datewheel installed, but it's a shame to have a nice dial like that with the generic datewheel. If you decide to replace the datewheel...My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Does this help identify the version? Kind of. The case is not a v2/v3. With v2/v3, it seems too much metal is polished off, so underneath of the pushers has thinner metal and it is curved. I learned this from a good friend in our community who is also into BCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Thanks cougaree. I like the watch, its quite funky with the red dial and strap. I'll see how I go with it. It's probably not a big deal. Just annoys me a little that I thought I was buying one thing and got another. That's life in this world I guess - seen enough comments from other people to see it happens often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpie007 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Nice! I was wondering when you were going to post some pics... as you suggested several months ago that you would Congrats! New spring bars can be bought at your local watch place, or mall kiosk. They might charge you around $2 each. Now, if you need these spring bars for your strap, you can just pick up 2 22mm, it will be just fine. If you are going to use them on the ss bracelet, you may need to try them on before buying because they may/may not fit depends on how much the pins retract. I like all my v2/v3 bracelets. They are very nice. I'm surprised to hear that you don't like yours. However, upon closer looking at your photos, it suggests me you might actually have a v1/v4 BCE (I think definitely not a v2/v3). Your bezel looks like coming from a v1/v4 BCE. The bezel makers on a v1/v4 BCE are deeper (this is the nice) but they are a little bit closer to the outer edge of the bezel than gen or v2/v3. The pearl also doesn't look like from v2/v3. To verify this, you can check to see yours have visible crown tube (the threads are visible when you unscrew the crown on a v1/v4) See if the case underneath of the two pushers nice and straight or curved (on v2/v3 it's curved). I think v1 BCE has 60 click bezel and v4 has 120 click. If yours has 120 click, it will puzzle me because on a v4 the date wheel should have correct font. If it's 60 click one, it's quite possible the BCE is a v1, which makes much sense about the asian date wheel font. My v3 also has 60 clicks btw and has the correct datefont, really like the red dial that you have! A red Ocean racer would look cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougaree Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Nice watch Wimpie007! Versions of BCE is confusing. Wimpie007 call his v3, I actually call it a v4. This is because there are two versions of v2: v2 with asian date font and v2 with correct date font. The v2 with correct date font is v3 in my book. However, when ordering BCE, for later to be modified, one should order either a v2 or v2 with correct date font. Don't order dealer's v3 (because it's actually a v4) nor the ultimate. Watchgal, your watch is still nice. If anything, the only upgrade you would need is the dw. You might get an offer for one now already. I don't think it would cost too much to have it installed. Especially if you are going to have the hands lumed in the future, you can swap the dw then. If you later want a v2 case, you can always post WTB post here and someone might contact you for one. In fact I just got one by doing this not so long ago. Just make sure it's a v2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchgal Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thanks Cougaree, your advice has been a big help to me. For now, I'm happy with the watch so I'll just leave it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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