importr Posted September 26, 2010 Report Posted September 26, 2010 Over on Breitlingsource.... It's thankfully remained largely unchanged and traditional to the classic Navi layout and colour scheme: 43mm case display back BO1 date font Applied Wings logo on dial Red chrono seconds hand LE number on case side Looks good, and i would love to own one. But in reality, I wonder if the rep makers will use this as their basis for a new rep? (without the display back, non LE)
importr Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Posted September 27, 2010 Notice how the date wheel appears to be sunken? - due to the 2-layer dial! I wonder if the gen owners will be complaining about the sunken date! :lol
hackR Posted September 27, 2010 Report Posted September 27, 2010 very sharp...i did a double-take, too, on the sunken datewheel...would like to see some more pix of this piece... absolutely love the dial and the size...perfectly executed - but would like to see that datewheel better... what's the price?... R-
importr Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Posted September 27, 2010 Since its a whole new watch, I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar to the Chronomat B01 in price. So that would be approx $6750? It'll probably retain the 22mm strap too. The problem that i see is that it'll become a less attainable watch for most people. At the end of the day, its a Navitimer, and I'm not sure if I would be happy to pay that much for it compared to what else is available at that price...
krpster Posted September 27, 2010 Report Posted September 27, 2010 Love it! Look at the detail around the hub of the rotor near the bearing. Cool...Sunken date does look odd though. Going to have to dig around for more pictures of that one.
Eton Posted September 27, 2010 Report Posted September 27, 2010 Yeah, I noticed the sunken date, that's not cool at all IMO. If you're right Importr...I would pass on paying that much, personally...but that's just me! Looks good though, the red accents remind me of the Bentley models and the display back is sweet!
andreww Posted September 27, 2010 Report Posted September 27, 2010 Waiting to see some clearer pics of this one, but my first impression is a little bit of disappointment. The new date font is just terrible, and it does not match the fonts on the sliderule at all. The extra large date window and rotated single digit fonts were a hallmark of the Navi and will be seriously missed. On the bright side the dial looks nice, applied wings are nice, and the display back is tremendous. The negative is that we will be getting a Navi rep with yet another sunken datewheel and very inaccurate back side.
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