***Pictorial Review*** GF Factory Superocean 44 DLC Blacksteel from Trustytime

[mike00]

Hi guys, once the summer/ spring vibes are getting in, I tend to buy a rubber strapped watch every season. Last year I had to get the blue rubber strapped Avenger II GMT.

 

 

I still have this piece above but I recently saw the new launched Superocean Blacksteel. A bit more badass looking so... here it is!

 

The nearly 3 days shipping time nowaydays is a party! The deal was smooth as always thanks to Andrew from Trustytime. He never let me down in the last 10+ years. Thumbs up!

 

Some specs from Trustytime:

 

Link to watch: BSW0355 - SuperOcean 44 BlackSteel DLC/RU Blk/Stk GF Asia 2824 [bSW0355] - $368.00 : Trusty Time Online Store, Your Trusty Watch Shop

 

GF Factory Top Edition Superocean 44 BlackSteel Limited Edition

 

MOVEMENT: Nickel Plated Asia 2824-2 Automatic, 28800bph with Decorated Rotor

CASE DIAMETER: 44mm

THICKNESS: 15mm

DIAL COLOR: Black Dial with Thick Lume Markers (With Swiss Grade SuperLume applied)

CASE MATERIAL: High Grade DLC Coating on Solid Stainless Steel 316F

**Working HE Valve at the side of case

BRACELET: High Grade Rubber Strap Ocean Style with Double Tang Buckle

FRONT GLASS: Sapphire Crystal with AR Coat (Swiss Grade)

CASE BACK: Solid case back with detailed engraving

BEZEL: Uni-Directional High Quality Ceramic Bezel

HACK MOVEMENT: Yes

CLASP TYPE: Double Tang Buckle

DATE INDICATOR: At 3:00 position (Adjusted via crown) - Date Font 1:1 like Genuine

OTHER REMARKS: Waterproofed to 30m direct from Factory

 

 

Case: First thing I noticed was the 100% superb smooth DLC'd case. It seems the HE valva is also actually working on this modell which is pretty unique if you ask me. The factory did a great job on that. Really worth mentioning.

 

Bezel: The bezel has a satin/matte/ brushed kinda finish which pops out strongly, I love the combination of the two different finishings. The numbers in the bezel are also very crisp.

 

Dial: The dial finish is really on a high level. To be honnest these GF watches are extremely close to GEN and the watch does give you this GEN feeling when handeling. What also caught my eye is the extreme smooth sweeping of the second hand. None of my watches are running that smooth and steady. Also the dial pops out very nice due to the strong AR'd crystall.

 

Strap: Butter soft with nice details like the holes and the text "Breitling'' on the back, Also I like these type of clasps!

 

For the BR nitpickers, the datewheel is not sunken so you guys will love that. I am impressed with the overall quality factories nowadays are producing. The difference between REP and GEN are getting extremely close these days. I am happy with this all black summer watch... It looks sporty. 100% satisfied!

 

 

ONCE YOU GO BLACK, YOU...... TELL ME!

 

Enjoy the pics I took.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Donerix 2.0]

You sir have become a true artist of photography.

Also a great watch BTW

[Mike on a bike]

Can not believe I/we missed these pics, great work! I went out to look at pics of gens and compare WOW this one pretty dead on IMHO but my eyes are old, tells anyone? (did not find any better pics either!)