"Super" Navitimer?

[m4rcus]

With all of the "super" reps that are out today...does anyone have the low down on when or if a "super" Navitimer (with double sided AR) is planned?

[andreww]

I would suggest having your own AR done. I've seen many posts about the poor quality of rep AR.

[b16a2]

As above. The existing Navitiemr is a very accurate watch. Have the crystal AR coated by someone who is offering the serivce, and you will have somethng that is the equivalent of our current line up of the so called 'super reps'

[m4rcus]

Thanks guys. If that's the case what model would you recommend as a base to start mods on? I really like the tir-compax (I think that's what it is called...3-6-9 subdial arraignment) and the ~42 mm size Navi.

Please help...I've been into the AD so many times just to stare at this particular one. I'm afraid of what I might do if I don't find something to satisfy my growing lust for this watch. My fiance would kill me if I ended up taking the plunge on another gen.

-- m4rcus

[LordRasta]

My fiance would kill me if I ended up taking the plunge on another gen.

Nah she'll just maim you. Now when she becomes "Mrs." then thats another story.

[b16a2]

The trip compax is a beautiful looking Navitimer, but you will have to bear in mind it has the datewheel a few mm below the date window due to the extra gears in the movement to move the seconds to the 9 subdial.

With the 12,9,6 dial Navitimer, the datewheel sits nice and flush with the date window. You also get a datewheel from Lello to make the font more accurate to the genuine.

I have a two tone black dial with Leather strap and I love it. Search in the Breitling section for posts by Andreww, as he has posted a few pictures of his tri-compax Navitimer. Although this is the older version, they are largely the same as the current navitimer, only small differences, so it will give you a good idea of this version.

[brsmith1]

The trip compax is a beautiful looking Navitimer, but you will have to bear in mind it has the datewheel a few mm below the date window due to the extra gears in the movement to move the seconds to the 9 subdial.

With the 12,9,6 dial Navitimer, the datewheel sits nice and flush with the date window. You also get a datewheel from Lello to make the font more accurate to the genuine.

I have a two tone black dial with Leather strap and I love it. Search in the Breitling section for posts by Andreww, as he has posted a few pictures of his tri-compax Navitimer. Although this is the older version, they are largely the same as the current navitimer, only small differences, so it will give you a good idea of this version.

Hey, did you get AR done on your black Navi? It no, still "love it" with lack of AR? I love the black gen, but have been leaning towards white rep, but the World version. What are your thoughts based on your watch? Black safe with no AR compared to white? Or if you have gotten AR done, what did you pay? $55? or about?

thanks

[b16a2]

Hey, did you get AR done on your black Navi? It no, still "love it" with lack of AR? I love the black gen, but have been leaning towards white rep, but the World version. What are your thoughts based on your watch? Black safe with no AR compared to white? Or if you have gotten AR done, what did you pay? $55? or about?

thanks

It is currently on its way back from having had an AR coating. Without the AR coating the Navitimer really suffers if you have witnessed a genuine, there are a lot of reflections, so for the extra $55 dollars (if you use k222 in EU, or $40 if you use Chieftang in USA), I would recommend having it done.

I love the Navitimer World. Slightly larger than the regular Navtimer, and has a real pilots look to it. It does also uffer from a slightly sunken datewheel, the reason for this I am not sure, I assume it is because the movement is very slightly modified to incorporate a GMT hand (this is just an educated guess)

If you go for the white dial, reflections appear to a lesser extent on the crystal than on a black dial. So if you were to buy a white dial, its not as necessary to get an AR coating applied, however, I would still have it done anyway, as it will make a difference.

[Guest watchbuff]

When they get the datewheel right, then I'll get one the AR is the least of the misses.

[anton]

I have a World. Curiously, both the gen and rep use basically the same movement, yet the DW on the rep is recessed (like a tri-compax) yet on the gen it's not. Well, maybe it's that we've got a 7750 on one hand and a 7754 on the other.

The recessed DW became such an eyesore for me that I removed the GMT gears. Now I've got a flush DW, but no GMT function.

[andreww]

Unfortunately the recessed datewheel on the tricompax version will likely never be remedied, but I pray that the next generation of Navis will have correct, center facing single digits. I seriously avoid wearing mine from the 1st to the 9th of every month

[chrgod]

I have a World. Curiously, both the gen and rep use basically the same movement, yet the DW on the rep is recessed (like a tri-compax) yet on the gen it's not. Well, maybe it's that we've got a 7750 on one hand and a 7754 on the other.

The recessed DW became such an eyesore for me that I removed the GMT gears. Now I've got a flush DW, but no GMT function.

How can you get a flush datewheel by moving the GMT-gears? I had the understanding that the recessed datewheel was caused by the extra gears moving the 30-minutes chrono counter from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock??

[andreww]

The GMT is a 6-9-12 layout. The datewheel is recessed to make room for the GMT module.

[chrgod]

The GMT is a 6-9-12 layout. The datewheel is recessed to make room for the GMT module.

Ah...Of course, thanks!