wheaton26 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 hi guys, i have similar questions into the dealer, but wanted the experts to weigh in. watchstation posted these pics (see below) of the blacksteel with fixed lume dot at 3, but he is still recognizing it as a v1? can someone verify if this is the v2 we've been anticipating from our regular dealers or is this just the v1 with fixed dot? also, do you think the price of $285 is fair? any suggestions would be helpful as my finger is on the paypal button right now. thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 so what do you do with no help from the experts in three hours ... you pull the trigger! lol. it should be in my hands next week. then i'll be the expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_s Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) not that i am an expert, but thats the v1 alright. half lume dot at 3 fixed, but still pvd coating. i am looking to get a skyland just now too, a black steel on ocean racer strap is a tempting combo, but the v2 does appear to look much nicer in black Edited September 27, 2008 by rob_s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 It looks a little too black i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 thats definitely version 1....i would certainly wait for version 2...the finish looks almost exact compared to the gen. you can see a big difference from the pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 so what do you do with no help from the experts in three hours ... you pull the trigger! lol. it should be in my hands next week. then i'll be the expert. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Remember...this is a pretty limited release, so the odds of anyone, even at an AD who has seen one will be rare. The odds of anyone outside of a true Breitling expert knowing the differences between the gen and the V1 rep are really rare. The odds of anyone picking out the colour difference without a side by side comparison, in varying light conditions in the real world (i.e. different from non-colour corrected monitors in the internet world) are really really rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 You can always try to tone down the finish of the V1 with a cape cod. I did this with one of my davidsen PVDs and the color went from a chalky black to a slightly sheen gun metal grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 The version 2 is still about a month away I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I got a Swiss movement waiting for V2. V1 looks great too. But I would definitely give Ubi's suggestion a go. It even worked nicely on the original Chrono Avenger rep lightening up the ti closer to gen. We will never know why but I always wondered why the rep oxidizes faster. I guess we can chalk that one up to lower quality metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Looks spray painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breitling&omega Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 hey guys. I'm a newbie here to he forum. I read over and over about the "lume" dot at 3 being the most easily recognizable factor in the rep. Could someone kindly explain what is the lume dot? Are you all refering to the lumenescent dot at 3 o'clock not being properly aligned as I believe I see a white circle drawn used to guide the white dot? Can someone please take the time to educate me? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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