How are the watches from Watch Archive? They claim to have made a Super Rep Navitimer 1. J12 base so the 3 o'clock subdial is fully functional, but the datewheel is apparently very close to the dial like the BP.
I’m afraid that while his work on the Navitimer B01 is rather impressive, there are still a couple of obvious issues (‘tells’) on the watch. The subdials are too close to the edges, the “SWISS MADE” position is squashed, the slide rule doesn’t line up, the markings on the slide rule aren’t flushed with the dial.
Don’t get me wrong. The Navitimer is one of my top favourite watches and unfortunately the Navitimer World wears too large for my miserably small wrists.
But all that hasn’t stopped me from ordering the Navitimer 01 from him. And I’m still waiting for it.