Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 My first Breitling rep arrived today, a navitimer. Wanted one of these for a long time. It was one of the cheap ones from Watcheden. They didn't have the one I originally ordered so got my second choice. Bit of a plug here for Watcheden, this is my second purchase from them and I have no complaints at all. Communications were good and the watch arrived about a week or so after they said they shipped it. I'm happy with that. Now, the watch. For the price I paid, $88 including free shipping, I'm pretty impressed. The case looks well made, no nasty sharp bits, everything looks aligned and the bezel moves very smoothly and is not at all loose. The buttons work well (more on this later) and I was able to pull the [censored] out fairly easily to adjust the time. This is in contrast to my first watch which is VERY hard to pull the [censored] out. The face looks good, the numbers and printing are sharp and crisp and the gold Breitling wings look very realistic. Much better than I thought it would be. The leather band looks well made and even the real stitching is reasonable. Obviously I haven't had it long enough to see how accurate it is. Now, the not so good news. From what I've read the following is not unexpected in a cheap rep but still a little disappointing. The big second hand just constantly sweeps around, it does not react to the buttons in a "stopwatch" mode like you would expect a chronometer to do. The buttons act on two of the three small dials on the face. The left dial has 7 2 5 on it and the top button causes the hand to rotate clockwise around this. I have no idea at all what this function might be for. The right dial has 12 4 8 on it and the bottom button causes the hand to rotate counter clockwise around it. Bizarre! The bottom dial indicates the hour in military time, that seems reasonable. Aside from the bizarre operation of the small dials and buttons I'm pretty happy with it for only $88. I think it looks great. I'm now going to look for one where everything works like it's supposed to, if such a rep exists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Why is the word k n o b censored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbiesrock Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Why is the word k n o b censored? Because it's a naughty word Very strange operation on that Navi... If you want to step up to a 7750 - powered Navi that is the closest rep to the gen, there are a few going presently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Because it's a naughty word Very strange operation on that Navi... If you want to step up to a 7750 - powered Navi that is the closest rep to the gen, there are a few going presently I would be VERY interested in knowing where I could get hold of a good version. Feel free to PM me if you know and prefer to do it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoever Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 would you post some pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 would you post some pics? I'll take some this weekend, assuming the camera cooperates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hangon... [censored] is censored? How strange. Pics or it... happened, but we didn't get to see any pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hangon... [censored] is censored? How strange. Pics or it... happened, but we didn't get to see any pics. It's nightime here mate, close to bed time for me. Maybe when I get back from the pub on Saturday ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odourboy Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Read my thread on regarding the strange operation of the chrono on my recent cheap Rolex Daytona purchase: Sound like your Navi? By coincidence, I ordered an inexpensive Breitling Navi from Watcheden just the other day. I wanted a reliable chrono function without spending a lot of dough so I went for a quartz. Which item number did you order? Edited July 14, 2011 by odourboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baryonic Matter Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Read my thread on regarding the strange operation of the chrono on my recent cheap Rolex Daytona purchase: Sound like your Navi? By coincidence, I ordered an inexpensive Breitling Navi from Watcheden just the other day. I wanted a reliable chrono function without spending a lot of dough so I went for a quartz. Which item number did you order? Yes, yours sounds like it might have a similar movement to mine. I'll probably buy a more expensive one with a more realistic movement in it. As for which model I got, I'm not totally certain. The original one I ordered I was told was no longer available and I should send them 3 choices for a replacement. Without going back and looking at the pictures I'm not sure which choice I eventually got but it would be one of: 29770 29776 29765 I think it's probably the first one. In any case, they all probably have the dodgy movement and if you want a more realistic operation you're probably going to have to get one with a 7750 movement and they're up around the $250 to $350 mark as far as I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odourboy Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Yes, yours sounds like it might have a similar movement to mine. I'll probably buy a more expensive one with a more realistic movement in it. As for which model I got, I'm not totally certain. The original one I ordered I was told was no longer available and I should send them 3 choices for a replacement. Without going back and looking at the pictures I'm not sure which choice I eventually got but it would be one of: 29770 29776 29765 I think it's probably the first one. In any case, they all probably have the dodgy movement and if you want a more realistic operation you're probably going to have to get one with a 7750 movement and they're up around the $250 to $350 mark as far as I can see. Cool - 29776 is gone from their site now but the other two had a similar look to the one I ordered (I'd share the number but it's gone from the site too - apparently i ordered the last one they had). 29770 is an automatic and doesn't appear to have a working chrono function. 29765 is quartz, so it will have fully working chrono functionality. Another thing I like about the quartz over any of the mechanical movement incarnations of this model is that the date wheel is not sunken. Notice how the date sits up close to the window in 29765 versus it's more recessed in 29770? For $88 I can overlook the small second hand quartz tick rather than sweep. If I bond with it, I'll consider investing in a really nice rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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