tonton2000 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 This is an illustration of how a $888 well executed rep looks and feels like a $7000 well executed gen.............
rek001 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 Holy s**t, so you went for one from Josh. I was wondering if anyone bit at that price. Well, tell us more about it, and congrats!
azgjav Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 looks awesome! do you think that the brushed finish is as good as the other reps w brushed finish? are the strokes all nice and straight?
tonton2000 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Posted November 30, 2006 In all honesty, i can't find a fault with it. The brushed finish is done REALLY well, and it has a really good feel to it, which is quite hard to achieve. The movement has such a nice feel to it when winding, and the chrono runs super smoothly. It has a decorated rotor as well. The original has a Breitling caliber 13 movt, which is basically a decorated swiss 7750. AR coating is nice and most strikingly of all, the dial is SUPERB! I have a friend who has a watch shop in London, and he stocks brands like Breitling, Roger Dubuis, IWC etc. and he thought it was a gen until i told him. He had a genuine Breitling Chronomat Evolution on hand to compare bracelets and such with. Only comment he made was that it feels 'too new' for a model that is supposed to be quite old and discontinued.
tonton2000 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Posted November 30, 2006 BTW azgjav I your Skyracer!
By-Tor Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 Superb. Is this one of those new Serie Speciale (swiss) versions that Joshua sells... or have you built it yourself? I need to link this post to the Breitling Guide when I do the next update. Thanks for sharing, magnificient watch!!!
azgjav Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 BTW azgjav I your Skyracer! you have a really fine breitling there yourself! i'm seriously considering getting one too! wear it in good health!!
tonton2000 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Posted December 1, 2006 Superb. Is this one of those new Serie Speciale (swiss) versions that Joshua sells... or have you built it yourself? I need to link this post to the Breitling Guide when I do the next update. Thanks for sharing, magnificient watch!!! Yeah this is the swiss 7750 serie speciale Fighters edition custom version from Joshua. I just added the boxset and papers. Believe me, if you have the money, buy it, thats the best advice i can give you.
t Posted December 1, 2006 Report Posted December 1, 2006 what is the different between asia 7750 version and swiss 7750 version of this watch? only the movement? $500 more for a swiss 7750? i sell decorated 7750 for half price and poeple will tell me it is to expensive... but if josh sell it,it is GREAT?
tonton2000 Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Posted December 1, 2006 Decorated movt, custom brushed case, better dial and better AR on the crystal. But i know you are the man for watch parts tourby!
Guest Sql_pl Posted December 20, 2006 Report Posted December 20, 2006 How is the bezel on this one tonton? It seems a bit loose on my GFs 2Tone from EL. Cheers!
tonton2000 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Posted December 20, 2006 How is the bezel on this one tonton? It seems a bit loose on my GFs 2Tone from EL. Cheers! The bezel is definately not as loose as the 3,6,9 navitimer i bought from Ruby Its alot stiffer and has a better feel to it when you rotate it. The numbers on the outer bezel and inner bezel line up much better as well
andreww Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) The numbers on the outer bezel and inner bezel line up much better as well Looks bang on! Edited December 21, 2006 by andreww
DWSmoot Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 Agree that this is one of the most accurate I have seen...I have actually been considering this model from Joshua for my next rep... One question though...were'nt the subdial hands on the original gen BLACK? Gen
tonton2000 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Posted December 21, 2006 I think there may have been different variations between silver and black, but its easy to get the hands repainted black
The Red Baron Posted June 29, 2007 Report Posted June 29, 2007 I see its almost a year since you got this watch. Can I ask how its running for you? I am considering one as well. Would it be easy to add 1 or 2 links to the bracelet, I think I have exactly a 8" wrist and I've heard these are tight. I would switch to a leather band but the brushed bracelet sounds nice! I think there may have been different variations between silver and black, but its easy to get the hands repainted black
Defender110 Posted June 29, 2007 Report Posted June 29, 2007 does it have bubble sapp? or standard rep navi flat/slightly domed sapphire? i have a gen cal.13 and gen serie speciale crown. ;-)
Rob1 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 does it have bubble sapp? or standard rep navi flat/slightly domed sapphire? i have a gen cal.13 and gen serie speciale crown. ;-) Mine has a slightly domed crystal just like my Steelfish which is also slightly domed, but unlike the Bentley GT I have which has a perfectly flat crystal. I've had my Navitimer double AR coated, relumed and the subdial hands painted black. It looks stunning!
kingkitesurf Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I am not a Breitling man but I have the serie speciale as well... The Asian that is. Supernice... The flaws on the speling on the caseback don't bother me... Other slight mistakes are the silver subdial hands should be black and the 1000m etc numbers rim are to small... The watch is beautiful with the doomed crystal.
b16a2 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Posted June 30, 2007 I used to believe the subdial hands were meant to be black, but a thread a few weeks ago that both are available, so if you have a Series Speciale with silver hands, it's also accurate to the gen.
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