breezethrusd Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 I just purchased a gen navitimer from ebay. I got a great deal on it and am excited that it finally arrived. I do have some issues with it however. 1. Authenticity - I made an appointment with a jeweler for next week to have the watch checked out for authenticity. With my mediocre knowledge of reps, I feel like this is a genuine navitimer, but I would still appreciate some reassurance. I have attached some pics and would love everyones opinion. Are there any specific details or areas of the watch I should look into to make sure its genuine? I do not have a case back opener. 2. The date wheel is not working. When the crown is pulled out halfway, the date wheel does not advance. All other functions are working including chronometer functions. It seems to me like the crown is slightly misaligned (looks to be a bit off axis when spinning). Is this a common issue? Is it a relatively easy fix or something that will cost hundreds? If it is a very expensive issue, I may consider returning the watch, 3. The leather band is worn, I would say it has 60% of its life left. The thing that is really bothering me is the stitching on the band. It turned into a yellowish/brown color. What is the best agent that I could use to clean/restore this leather band? Or is it past the stage of restoration? Thanks for any advice or input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grew Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 99.999% positive that's not a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezethrusd Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Looks like good old soap + water did the trick to clean the stitching on the strap Now my only issue is the date wheel that doesn't function Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkat Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 That looks gen to me, that date wheel was not available for reps and the reps came only with 7750 which had a sunken date. Not sure about the mechanical issues you're having, someone else hopefully chimes in! Good job cleaning up the strap, looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Contact member MD2020 in regard to date wheel issue and maybe have him service movement. Wear in good health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 That movement does not have a quickset date. The date is not supposed to advance with the crown in position 2. The only way to advance the date is to roll the time over midnight. You can usually get it to advance by rolling back to 8PM and then forward to 2AM a bunch of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Nothing wrong with that gen but the date is set a little differently on these ones mate ; You have to manually advance the time between 8:00 and just after midnight (date-change) and turn it back to before 8:00 and repeat this for each day you want to advance. If the date is at 2 and you want to go to 1, you have to do this 30 times... Edit: Sneed beat me to it Edited May 2, 2013 by bwhitesox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezethrusd Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Thanks guys you were right about the date wheel :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Great watch! Looks like a genuine to me, wear it in good health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy1481 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Looks awesome... my super franken says hello!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuDro Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Nice pick up of a classic Breitling...I'm kind of jealous...I need to add a Navitimer to my collection as my BB is getting lonely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monito1975 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Nice Franken WSG. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daytona1984 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 everything has been said.... gen + no quick set... great watch! one of my favorite breitlings :-) wear it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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