been after a two tone breitling chrono 44m for a while now but the only one that's fits the bill is one from BLS factory. I've never heard of them before. Has anybody bought a breitling from them? If so would love your opinions on quality etc.
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BLS factory (Breitling)
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I recently bought in M2M this brand new unworn B01 Navitimer, a BLS that originated from JTime TD on here ...................
For the price point IMHO it is absolutely superb, movement comes up excellent on Timegrapher, and at this level of rep no need to upgrade the Bracelet it comes with, since it is way better quality than the bracelets that come on the cheaper reps.
HTH
For the price point IMHO it is absolutely superb, movement comes up excellent on Timegrapher, and at this level of rep no need to upgrade the Bracelet it comes with, since it is way better quality than the bracelets that come on the cheaper reps.
HTH
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Its a beautiful watch. Thanks for the info its really helpful. Out of interest do you know the weight of watch/bracelet compared to gen?I recently bought in M2M this brand new unworn B01 Navitimer, a BLS that originated from JTime TD on here ...................
For the price point IMHO it is absolutely superb, movement comes up excellent on Timegrapher, and at this level of rep no need to upgrade the Bracelet it comes with, since it is way better quality than the bracelets that come on the cheaper reps.
HTH
No since I don't have a gen to hand, but what I can say is I've had many reps, lots of chronos, and it certainly "feels" like an OK weight to me. What I have found with cheaper reps is the "tinny" clasps and hollow end links used on the bracelets of the cheapies let them down weight wise.
Out of 4 recent purchases in December, cheapie Sub and cheapie F1 I have replaced the bracelets, the better Breitling and Daytona watches had the better clasps and end links and did not need bracelet replacement, also these better quality bracelets just "feel" better in hand and whilst wearing.
So, in conclusion the Breitling from BLS certainly doesn't need any improving bearing in mind price paid and real world handling / wearing
I am a noobie here, but have had many replicas since the early 2000's, fact is the reps have seriously improved in quality since then, and I can see that the difference in quality versus what I call cheapies to mid range (i.e £100 - £200, then £300 - £500 watches), the looks are fine, but the money mostly seems to be saved by using cheaper Movements and Bracelets
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Thanks for the info mate. I bought a cheap tag formula one last year the had the cheap "tinny" links disappointed me slightly which is why I'm a bit ocd about links/weightNo since I don't have a gen to hand, but what I can say is I've had many reps, lots of chronos, and it certainly "feels" like an OK weight to me. What I have found with cheaper reps is the "tinny" clasps and hollow end links used on the bracelets of the cheapies let them down weight wise.
Out of 4 recent purchases in December, cheapie Sub and cheapie F1 I have replaced the bracelets, the better Breitling and Daytona watches had the better clasps and end links and did not need bracelet replacement, also these better quality bracelets just "feel" better in hand and whilst wearing.
So, in conclusion the Breitling from BLS certainly doesn't need any improving bearing in mind price paid and real world handling / wearing
I am a noobie here, but have had many replicas since the early 2000's, fact is the reps have seriously improved in quality since then, and I can see that the difference in quality versus what I call cheapies to mid range (i.e £100 - £200, then £300 - £500 watches), the looks are fine, but the money mostly seems to be saved by using cheaper Movements and Bracelets
having said that it was cheap so you get what you pay for i suppose. Again thank for the info mate & Happy New year!
Happy new year to you too buddy
I bought cheapie rep Tag F1 CAZ1011 it's a nice rep, and so far no one has spotted the obvious naked eye flaw, which is that it has the Date Window slightly lower than the 4 O'Clock, due to slightly lower Sub Dials at 3 and 9, which is because it has a Seiko Mvt
That said, it is a really nice watch, I love it and since changing the Bracelet, (which required a bit of very careful dremel work on the end links curved shape), but for what it and the new Bracelet owes me it was certainly a really good buy, keeps perfect time being Seiko, and I'm well happy with it.
In fact since joining RWI and buying from TD and M2M on here I am happy with all my Transactions with the UK sellers
I bought cheapie rep Tag F1 CAZ1011 it's a nice rep, and so far no one has spotted the obvious naked eye flaw, which is that it has the Date Window slightly lower than the 4 O'Clock, due to slightly lower Sub Dials at 3 and 9, which is because it has a Seiko Mvt
That said, it is a really nice watch, I love it and since changing the Bracelet, (which required a bit of very careful dremel work on the end links curved shape), but for what it and the new Bracelet owes me it was certainly a really good buy, keeps perfect time being Seiko, and I'm well happy with it.
In fact since joining RWI and buying from TD and M2M on here I am happy with all my Transactions with the UK sellers