Breitling Chrono Avenger Ti New vs Old Case

[takashi]

The purpose of this thread is to make a comparison between Bretling Chrono Avenger Titanium Old Case and New Case. Basically I prefer the Old Case to the New case due to several things which I will highlight later on.

We will start with a few pictures of the new case. Familiarize yourself with this pictures because these are the key tell tale of the new case vs old case.

New case:
Overall view of the case. Notice the AR coating.

Notice pearl shape, location of Breitling B logo and "roundness" of the bezel marker

Take note of the number markers on the bezel especially 45. It comes with closed 4 and again more "round" appearance.

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Old case:
Overall view of the case. Notice the AR coating again and the pearl this time. It is protected by sapphire glass on the pearl which is broken.

2 Missing Bezel screws (Have 1 spare) but most importantly take note on the location of Breitling logo and case number printed on the lug.

Take note of the shape of number markers on the bezel. The "45" comes with an open 4.

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Conclusion:
As I mentioned earlier, I prefer the old case to the new one due to overall build quality. It seems that the old case has much better bezel shape, the feeling of "sharpness" and closeness to the genuine article. The new case just feel too round. Not that the new case comes without any advantages. Bezel click is much more solid on the new case and also it seems to have better AR coating on the crystal than the old case.
Most likely these 2 watches are not made in the same factory. I can't find any common parts of this 2 watches including dial, hands, movement and crystal.

 

[watchlover]

Very nice comparison! About to pull the trigger on the new one, but no more..

 

[MET-Rx]

It's amusing that the SS rep versions of the Chrono Avenger are from the old better design, but.....they are SS (hard to confuse with Ti ) Even though they are fantasy in SS, they make a cool watch in their own right.

The old Ti case Chrono Avengers and Seawolfs are very nice watches. Even better with gen dials [smilie=thumbsup.gif]

Nice comparison Taka.

 

[dangerman]

Another excellent post Taka. Many thanks for going to the trouble.

I am considering going for the Chrono Avenger but now I'm not so sure.

This info is exactly what I need to know.

 

[takashi]

MET-Rx is correct. The old case also comes in SS variant. Very heavy and big watch. Many likes it more than the bigger Super Avenger (not many can wear this watch... too big and heavy).

@dangerman: I would really advise to get the older case version. You won't be disappointed. As for the new case; get it if you really really need this watch. If not, you can pass... especially if you are spoilt by current "Super" replica watches.

 

[rmcraig]

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[b16a2]

Great comparison. Here's hoping they might start making the Chrono and the Seawolf variations of this line of Breitlings to a higher standard again!