azgjav Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 first of all a great big thanks to angus for bringing such an awesome watch to the community and even bigger thanks to those dealers who were involved in the conception of the big bang. angus has always been a pleasure to deal with; good communication, fast shipping and bomb proof packaging. some pple might think the big bang from pt is too expensive. however, i think it's definitely worth it if u take into account the quality and the attention to detail the makers and assemblers paid on the watch. as usual i'll be reviewing the bang as a WATCH instead of a REP.. case: multiple pieces of brushed ss, polished ss and ceramic make up the case.. WOW crystal: AR coated sapphire crystal..one of the best AR so far, matches the famous pam036..not as strong as my gen breitlings tho. dial: gorgeous dial w lots of details..circular graining on the subdials and the outer rim of the dial..applied markers laser cut and v nicely brushed. some dirt on the dial but nothing i can't fix. the red used on the dial ain't striking enough, it shld be a lil flourescent.. hands: chrome hands..some light scratches seen under a 3x loupe..nothing to worry about.. strap: soft rubber strap w a very nice smell and slight tacky texture. extremely comfortable! edges of the strap is nicely finished. buckle: at least 5 pieces of metal make up the buckle. extremely comfortable, extremely easy to use, closes tight and looks awesome! the buckle has a disguised H logo which is nicely brushed.. movement: asian 7750, nicely finished w black screws and a custom engraved rotor! what more can i ask!? fit and finish: usually when i receive a (rep) watch that i like, i will take everything apart and clean, polish, rebrush, oil, sand down rough edges, change screws and springbars, etc to improve on the details and make the watch feel and look better. the big bang, however, does not need such time consuming and anal retentive treatment at all.. the pieces come together nice and tight, no unsightly gaps, no rough edges, etc..as for the finish, the brushed finish is by far the best i've seen, even better on the 194 and AP RO jumbo. matches or even better my gen breitling skyracer and steelfish. the polished finish is nice and flat w/out any irregularities. most polished surfaces will appear black when viewed straight on. polishing on the screws are just as good. as for finishing on the nooks and cranies...well, i will let the photos speak for themselves. brushed finish crown, crowntube, inner surfaces of "CG" rehaut nicely brushed look at that high quality springbar! inner surfaces of buckle nicely finished movement wristshots: comparision shots w my gens: in conclusion: judging by the quality, it is definitely well worth the money! for those who has the asian 7750 phobia, you can slap in a pearlage/CDG finished swiss 7750 or 7753 w the custom engraved rotor and you will be looking at a watch which looks and feels like it's worth $10k. do i regret spending $400 on it? NO. will the price drop while the having the same attention to detail? i don't know; if it does drop to below $300 w the same quality and attention to details, my expectations for all new reps above $250 will rise to a level on par w my expectations for a $2k grand seiko or $4k breitling.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Great review.. Nice Pics. Thank You.. -MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfischman Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Wow...excellent review and pics. You really captured the quality...it looks right at home alongside your gens. This is now on the short list. Thanks! JF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uziuzi Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks heaps for the review !!! This is very valuable !!! The description is in detail and the pics are very well made sometimes emphasizing the light reflection from the brushed parts, and sometimes showing the polished ones....i really love this review...or maybe i am biased cause i love that watch so much Can you explain your suggestion for swapping the movement to something more reliable ? Does it mean you can swap in a swiss 7750 (according to Angus its not possible) ? Sorry I am not very experienced with the mechanical part (i only know about their designs). Enjoy it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 AWESOME review! Great pics, great detail! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgjav Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 thanks guys!! uzuizi: i think the case is so awesome that having a minimally decorated asian 7750 in there is a waste. i believe u can throw in a swiss 7750 moddified w the asian's mainplate to move the subdials or can slap in a 7753 and not use the date.. it'll be awesome if they can come up w a 2893 gmt version, fantasy or not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Great review! You manage to capture the beauty of the BB. It really is something other than the "usual stuff". You have almost changed my decision of not buying this watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 your review is very very nice, and the pictures are very well taken. I might reconsider my opinion about 450$ replicas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgjav Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 more shots.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Wonderful shots. I can't wait to have mine. It was sended the 29th but It isn't still here... I hope to have mine soon. I love that watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Without doubt an excellent review and one that now has me drooling for a watch I cannot as yet afford...........but she's on the list Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Fantastic review... I was wondering how the lume on the watch was? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrain Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Loved your close ups, especially the details of the edges and brushings! Dynamite review! Can you tell us how much the watch weights in grams, and how balanced you think it is on the provided band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Great pics. Just curious, what's your wrist size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wow That is a very very nice review. Incredible details. I missed it originaly as I decided not to give that kind of price but I now wonder if I shouldn't put it on my list. Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 This is one excellent review, azgjav! Something like this must have taken quite a bit of time and effort on your part. Wonderful photo shoot! Many thanks for taking the time and sharing! RWG at its best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 azgjav, I can't make it out from the pics, but you say this has an engraved rotor ? From all the other pics that Angus et. al. have posted it looks like the writing has been applied and is actually raised from the surface of the rotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_uk Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Unbelievable that it's taken 4 months for this thread to get the recognition and praise it deserves, excellent review thanks, can't believe I didn't see it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Great review! Great pics! Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 really great review with great pics and attention o the smallest details.... the only probl is that i want one but without spending the 400$...-/300$ would be ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pv007 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 damn I love this watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj5 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Waiting to see the Rose Gold version... but that is perdy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojo Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Fantastic review. This watch is definitely growing on me! My wrist is about 6.5". Any idea if this will be OK? Panerai 44mm and Breitling Evo look fine on me as far as I am concerned, but this may be different and is hard to find in store to try out for size. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbko923 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Absolutely wonderful pics and review! I wanted to ask Azgjav or any1 else, since you have experience with attaining quality pieces that I have never seen before, how reliable is the asia 7750 movement and is there any way that some1 could help me attain 2 specific watches: Alain Silberstein and Harry Winston (see pics below). Any possible direction you would recommend? Thanks a lot, once again, beautiful watch and great review, congrats! mbko923 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hublot1 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 AMAZING pictures and review!!! I would LOVE to know the steps to remove a spec of dust from the dial PLEASE???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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