van_damme1988 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi. I have placed an order for Breitling Superocean 42 Abyss Yellow two weeks ago. Purchase was flawless, everything went fine and package has arrived three days ago. When i received the watch i was amazed by its quality. I can tell you, it was love at first sight So I have spent a little while searching for some gen shots to make a little rep-gen comparison. DIAL: Dial looks pretty good to me. It is not perfect, so there can be found minor flaws compared to gen. Edges of the numbers on the dial are sharper on the gen. Reps have the edges bit rounded. BREITLING script on the reps looks to be written with different font. It looks like Arial or something like that has been used. And maybe the font is a bit thicker than it should be. Yellow color is really close, but is not gen like. Gens use colors that are a little bit more saturated or darker, it is closer to orange. But there is only slight difference between these colours. Numbers on the bezel are also sharper on the gen. Hands (hour and minute) seem to be more rounded on gen. Rep are more flat. But these really are minor flaws as we are looking at both watches under macro shots and these are not noticable by the eyes. On the other hand date wheel or script is the same as gen. Bezel is rubberized, lume is well applied (but not that shiny). Other things such as triangle, bezel teeth, markers, BREITLING logo look perfect. All in all dial is great and minor flaws are accepted. It is like 95% gen This is the same thing shoot from a side. You can nottice the small color difference here. STRAP: Caoutchouc strap is one of the best thing on these watches. It is great. It is light, comfortable to wear and matches gen - same material, same design, same script and details. This piece is so well made, that if I would be gen owner, I would not buy gen strap from my AD. I would deffinitely buy this one! CASEBACK: Caseback is absolutely beautiful. Engravings are correct and also correctly placed. Only minor flaw can be, that the engravings on gen are bit deeper. But overall, caseback is perfect. No cons. LEFT SIDE: SO42 look very good from the side. He escape valve looks fine, case looks to have small noticable differences, nothing big. BUT what concerns me, are those screws on the side of bezel! They are incorrectly placed. All the gens have these screwed at 15 and 45 and each 10 mins between. Rep (at least my particular piece) have screws at 60 and 30 and then 10 mins. This means that each screw on the rep should have been placed 5 mins later I have been searching through TD sites and it looks like these reps come with two types of bezel. One that matches gen screwing and the other one, placed 5 mins later (or earlier . So watch out. RIGHT SIDE You see? No crown at 15.... But crown and B logo looks fine. Maybe on the picture the gen crown looks bit larger, but in reality it is the same thing. Slight differences can be caused be the fact, that my shots were made by a mobile phone CONCLUSION: Aside from the flaws these reps are must have. They are so well made, that they look very luxurious and expensive. I can tell you, with these on your wrist, nobody is going to ask you whether they are gen or not. Quality is awesome and i love them. The best thing about these Superocean is their size. For people with small wrists these fit just perfect. They have its own design, which many may not like. I love them, because they are perfet juice of elegance and sporty design and i feel comfortable to wear these on daily basis as my main dress watch. Some things may be improved in the future for V2 like correctly placed screws, better lume, correct BREITLING script on the dial and make sharper numbers. On the other hand, nobody is going to study your watch while you have them on your wrist with microscope. When properly serviced they will do great job and run +3 secs a day like mine (yes, within COSC standarts Breitling Superocean 42 are one of the watches, I would recommend to everyone. GREAT watch. OK. And now some porn: Thanks for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 good work, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuphav Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 makes me really want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmac Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Nice posting. I have had a couple of these in the past and they are a nice solid watch. I do remember that the bezel looked more gen like though. I do not think they had the concentric circle look to the black rubber surface. It looks stunning on a gen bracelet, but not eay to find at a reasonable price. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vintagerep Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 That's stunning looks a little big for my wrists though , but a great looking watch I do like a good breitling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Excellent pictorial. Thanks for taking the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatchDoc6 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Porn. Total Watch Porn. Jomashop has the gen listed for 1700 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaturtles Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Porn. Total Watch Porn. Jomashop has the gen listed for 1700 today. I saw that! Great price on Gen, but the rep here is looking really nice too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuphav Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thank you very much! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianedge Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks to you I just order one.. lol It's such a great watch for causal weekend wear. Great post my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_damme1988 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks to you I just order one.. lol It's such a great watch for causal weekend wear. Great post my friend! Good choice. Wear it well. I wear these on a daily basis now as it feels great on the wrist. Sporty and elegant and for me - it solves the problem with writing on the keyboard at work. With my UN MMDC i was constantly hitting the table with its bezel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianedge Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 What trusted seller did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_damme1988 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Trusty Andrew is a real gentleman to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 New to the forum how do I reach Andrew? If he can pm me thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determine Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Nice review. The yellow may look different do to lighting or camera settings, so it may be closer then it appears. Thanks for a great job showing that beauty. Blessings D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Stunning watch! Nice review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Error Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks for this! Really a beauty. And I really want one... PH 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
405356momo Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 BCE look like the same finish AAA rep I got a gen in black and the dial is so clouse I do not si the 3000$ dif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbenz Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 One of the better rep IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlilley01 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Am I right in thinking that there is only one factory making these, so all dealers have the same one? I'm sure I read that somewhere a wile back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bclaud Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Excellent work! Nice replica but has more flaws than I thought before read your post. I am the only one who see the case is different on rep? Take a look at side pictures, rep case looks thinner than gen... And lugs and crown guard are different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quaresma7 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) I love this rep, mine with seagull st-21 and diver pro gen Edited February 25, 2013 by quaresma7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmike Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I've been looking at this watch all week I love the band. Great review I good luck with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramviksrille Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Am I correct assuming there are no rep bracelet for this watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummania Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 No rep bracelet ever made for this size (20mm) with correct 131a endlinks unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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