rollo105 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I received my Breitling Navitimer from Chris at Eurotimez today and I must say that I am bit disappointed. There are a couple of issues to address: The AR coating looks absolutely terrible. Obviously there has been a lot of dirt on the sapphire when it was coated, so the coating is full of blisters and shades. Please see attached picture. Moreover, the coating is very thick, almost as if it has been applied with a brush. Feeling with my finger over the sapphire, it is not an even surface, all the blisters are clearly felt. There is also a feeling of a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blobzor Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 imo navitimer were never really repped in a good way, so whoever you'll buy one from you'll be disapointed. I love the gen navitimer, and the bad reps of it makes me puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Dude it looks to me that the crystal still has the thin layer of protective plastic stuck to it. See if you can peel it off as this normally protects the crystal in transit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVD Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I have a gen navitimer, and the subdials do sometimes have a "goldenish" look, depending on the light. They look whiter in daylight than with artificial light. So I think that's ok. I think your navitimer does look quite nice actually. Except for the AR coating... That does indeed not look very good in your picture. On the gen the AR is really nice. In certain angles, it looks like there is no sapphire at all, it becomes "invisible". And don't worry, apart from this gen I also have some reps of course :-) I received my Breitling Navitimer from Chris at Eurotimez today and I must say that I am bit disappointed. There are a couple of issues to address: The AR coating looks absolutely terrible. Obviously there has been a lot of dirt on the sapphire when it was coated, so the coating is full of blisters and shades. Please see attached picture. Moreover, the coating is very thick, almost as if it has been applied with a brush. Feeling with my finger over the sapphire, it is not an even surface, all the blisters are clearly felt. There is also a feeling of a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollo105 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Dude it looks to me that the crystal still has the thin layer of protective plastic stuck to it. See if you can peel it off as this normally protects the crystal in transit. No, the plastic has been removed. It is as bad, or actually even worse, as it looks on the picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Naaa I guarantee you that there is still a thin layer of plastic on there.....scrape the edge with your finernail.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 It looks on your Pics that there is still a plastic Foile on the Glass A rep comes never with a Box, only when you ordered one with the watch. When you got a problem with a watch from dealer, first contact himto solve the problem. That's only fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmastah12 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hey, This cant be true!!!! That man promises QC :whistling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 That has to be a layer of plastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 On that picture there is plastic foil... if u did not remove it after u took the picture i guarantee its there ... the bubles on it show air underneath the foil... Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseman Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 That sure looks like a very thin plastic cover with "airbubbles" under it. I had an mp3-player once that I cursed since the display was really bad, looking something like your rep....until I realised that there was a protective plastic cover on it and it was quite hard to remove too... So check once more time please to see whether this is not a protective plastic coating and not a bad AR treatment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollo105 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 It looks on your Pics that there is still a plastic Foile on the Glass A rep comes never with a Box, only when you ordered one with the watch. When you got a problem with a watch from dealer, first contact himto solve the problem. That's only fair Yeah, you are right! There was two layers of plastic covering the sapphire. When I had removed the first one; I thought that was it. What can I say, the only excuse I have is that this is my first buy of a rep.... And of course I have already contacted Chris, prior to posting this thread. This is not at all to discredite Chris, it it just to ask from you guys what I should expect when buying a rep, regadless of vendor choosen. Otherwise the watch now looks great. Everything is working fine, also the chronos. The manual wind feels confident and there is no strange or scraping sound from the rotor. Moving the bezel feels great. The only thing to fix is that the watch was delvered with a croc strap, instead of the brown leather strap that I ordered. But that is an easy fix. So, overall I am ver happy with the watch! I will take som better photos to add to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza3000 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Had a 46mm Heritage on rubber strap delivered from Chris this week, was my first purchase. It arrived in a jiffy bag and in a polystyrene box, was very well wrapped. Watch is so good my friend who has two gen Breitlings wont believe it's not made of gen parts !!! There is a very minor issue with the deployment clasp which I have mailed Chris about, but the other than that it is amazing.. It does look as though Nav in your pic still has a plastic film on it to protect the glass, I would check again. EDIT : Sorry just seen your reply beat me to it ... Edited October 17, 2008 by wazza3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 And you should be glad it shipped with TWO plastic coverings. AR scratches VERY easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alphakazi Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 lol - and I was thinking.. what? finally a bad review of Chris - you should see some of the crap that comes from the other trusted dealers - Chris will definitely look after you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 And you should be glad it shipped with TWO plastic coverings. AR scratches VERY easily. Unfortunately the Navis don't have any AR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollo105 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Yes, I know.... I should be washed with a wet noodle.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Unfortunately the Navis don't have any AR The Navis have single sided AR.. and the latest batches has much improved AR than the one I got a year ago. Just a shame I have my new Navi (bought in aug) at K2222.. I would rather choose to h ave the new standard "one-side-OK-AR" than no watch at all hehe regarding the plastic on the crystal,.. pretty funny hehe - but hey, we are all new once.. - tazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmastah12 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 - tazz Looks to me that you have given up on jacub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 That is was I thought as I read your Post.... But its funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caracarnj Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 The Navis have single sided AR.. and the latest batches has much improved AR than the one I got a year ago. Just a shame I have my new Navi (bought in aug) at K2222.. I would rather choose to h ave the new standard "one-side-OK-AR" than no watch at all Hey Tazz, you are not alone. Bought my MontBrilliant in Aug too and shipped straight from Chris to Jakub. Never set my eye on it eve once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Yes, I know.... I should be washed with a wet noodle.... Nevermind... Everyone makes mistakes here, both sides, dealers and buyers... That time the fault was your own. Next time be more careful and if you are sure something not good happened to your transaction, first discuss it with the dealer and then inform us about the outcome of both the transaction and the way the problem was solved or not. Welcome to the world of rwg ... You made a really good choice dealing with Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Alls well that ends well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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