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B50 Cockpit
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- 23/11/13
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Arrived today and not bad. Overall pretty good for under 3 figures each. Bracelets needed about 10 trips each through the ultrasonic and then some Rock N Roll lube as they were pretty dirty. I thought I wild like the black dial the best, but the white is rather nice as well.
I ordered one. This will have to do until they offer a better version. But for $71 with $3 discount why not. Any one know the size of the strap? Is it 22mm? I want to order a rubber one from buystrap instead the metal one.
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Arrived today and not bad. Overall pretty good for under 3 figures each. Bracelets needed about 10 trips each through the ultrasonic and then some Rock N Roll lube as they were pretty dirty. I thought I wild like the black dial the best, but the white is rather nice as well.
Is the strap a 22mm?
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- 12/3/18
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- 23/10/06
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I had 2 (now 1) of these, and they are great value for money. Although for UK buyers in 2021, we now have to pay extra tax from DH Gate and Aliexpress.
I digress.... I felt that after wearing the all steel one, it was just too heavy... Being steel instead of titanium. So I sold it.
But the black one was quite reminiscent of the gen B50 Night Mission that I used to have.
I decide to mod it. Its not quite finished, it desperately needs double AR.
I filled in the bezel markings with matte silver which has worn off in some parts so I need to add another layer.
I modded the dial by reluming the numbers (tricky!) and hands, painted the hands grey, added the 3 6 9 numbers from a donor watch, the wings and triangle @12 were removed before the dial was lacquered with satin acrylic spray.
I added a gen rubber strap that I had spare, mated to one of those "best quality" clasps in pvd. Without the bracelet, it is much more comfortable to wear, in my opinion...
I digress.... I felt that after wearing the all steel one, it was just too heavy... Being steel instead of titanium. So I sold it.
But the black one was quite reminiscent of the gen B50 Night Mission that I used to have.
I decide to mod it. Its not quite finished, it desperately needs double AR.
I filled in the bezel markings with matte silver which has worn off in some parts so I need to add another layer.
I modded the dial by reluming the numbers (tricky!) and hands, painted the hands grey, added the 3 6 9 numbers from a donor watch, the wings and triangle @12 were removed before the dial was lacquered with satin acrylic spray.
I added a gen rubber strap that I had spare, mated to one of those "best quality" clasps in pvd. Without the bracelet, it is much more comfortable to wear, in my opinion...
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I had 2 (now 1) of these, and they are great value for money. Although for UK buyers in 2021, we now have to pay extra tax from DH Gate and Aliexpress.
I digress.... I felt that after wearing the all steel one, it was just too heavy... Being steel instead of titanium. So I sold it.
But the black one was quite reminiscent of the gen B50 Night Mission that I used to have.
I decide to mod it. Its not quite finished, it desperately needs double AR.
I filled in the bezel markings with matte silver which has worn off in some parts so I need to add another layer.
I modded the dial by reluming the numbers and hands, painted the hands grey, added the 3 6 9 numbers from a donor watch, and lacquered it all with satin acrylic.
I added a gen rubber strap that I had spare, mated to one of those "best quality" clasps in pvd. Without the bracelet, it is much more comfortable to wear, in my opinion...
Ok make few more and let us know the price and when we can get it. Lol I ordered mine and ordered a Rubber strap to replace the metal one. I wish they duplicated the titanium body.
- 23/10/06
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lol - if i did make & sell these, they wouldn't be a bargain!
Yeah they would be really good in titanium, but the pushers on the left - and the wrong bracelet still exist as flaws.
Yeah they would be really good in titanium, but the pushers on the left - and the wrong bracelet still exist as flaws.
- 12/3/18
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Way cool bro, nice work!
Can you explain how you painted the hands, specifically was there any pretreatment necessary? I assume the original lume was removed first but paint usually doesn't stick well to polished finishes. I've painted some GMT hands but just painted overtop the original color.
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Thanks dude.
The hands were blue as supplied by the seller. It was supposed to be the "connected" model hands. So I had a pre painted base to start with!
I Lumed over the existing lume, so that I had a white base to start with. I find that thinned down enamel sticks really well to most surfaces. Which is what I always used for colouring opaque hands.
Sometimes I use clear smoke acrylic (tamiya hobby paint) for giving polished hands a darker colour. The end result isn't always great though!
The hands were blue as supplied by the seller. It was supposed to be the "connected" model hands. So I had a pre painted base to start with!
I Lumed over the existing lume, so that I had a white base to start with. I find that thinned down enamel sticks really well to most surfaces. Which is what I always used for colouring opaque hands.
Sometimes I use clear smoke acrylic (tamiya hobby paint) for giving polished hands a darker colour. The end result isn't always great though!
Honestly most people would even know about the extra pushers. With regular folk they dont even know which is fake or real. Only us watch nerds care for that. Its only the ones who truly know the brand and or the model. Had a friend whos into AP Gen look at my Marina Militare Panerai Homage and he though it was Panerai. He knew the look but nothing else. His brother had the Emergency 2 which is my dream watch. B50 is getting around $3k usd now for used. Which isnt bad but I just cannot spend even that much for a quartz. I think their prices should be $1500-$2500 new not the $6-8k. But thats my opinion which I know Breitling doesnt agree. Im just hoping soon a TD will offer a rep soon.