Endurance Pro or Navitimer B01

[susnet]

I'm on the verge of buying my first Breitling.

For months I've been looking at the Endurance Pro, I even tried one on in the shop. Totally wrong time of year to buy one, it's a summer watch, but that's fine.

I'm having last minute paranoia about my decision, wondering if I should go for something a bit smarter. The Endurance Pro is quite bold, with the colourful branded rubber straps.

I'm now looking at the Navitimer B01 43mm, black dial on a black leather strap.

From reading the forum, it seems the Endurance Pro is a top tier replica. Where as the I don't see the Navitimer getting that sort of praise.

Which one would you recommend as my first Breitling?

 

[TESLA760]

Buy what you like. I don't see an Endurance being a summer watch. Never quite understood that. The Navi is a whole different type of watch in my opinion. Less casual.

 

[susnet]

Buy what you like. I don't see an Endurance being a summer watch. Never quite understood that. The Navi is a whole different type of watch in my opinion. Less casual.

I like them both... But the budget doesn't stretch to both

I was going to buy the Endurance Pro in white, but then get a black strap. The white strap makes it feel more summer vibes to me.

 

[TESLA760]

I like them both... But the budget doesn't stretch to both

I was going to buy the Endurance Pro in white, but then get a black strap. The white strap makes it feel more summer vibes to me.

The Endurance would be more flexible as you can swap strap colors.

 

[aguida]

It's a matter of tastes but in my opinion the endurance looks more sporty and the b1 more classic. So it is up to you what type of feeling you want from the watch. I am very little in doubt that whichever you buy now you will get the other one later on

 

[aguida]

It's a matter of tastes but in my opinion the endurance looks more sporty and the b1 more classic. So it is up to you what type of feeling you want from the watch. I am very little in doubt that whichever you buy now you will get the other one later on

 

[susnet]

It's a matter of tastes but in my opinion the endurance looks more sporty and the b1 more classic. So it is up to you what type of feeling you want from the watch. I am very little in doubt that whichever you buy now you will get the other one later on

I think you might be right, I'll end up with both eventually!

I'm leaning towards the Endurance now and the B1 later.

 

[tkingjr]

It's a matter of tastes but in my opinion the endurance looks more sporty and the b1 more classic. So it is up to you what type of feeling you want from the watch. I am very little in doubt that whichever you buy now you will get the other one later on

Once you are hooked it never ends.

 

[Horace_Derwent]

Two different yet both excellent choices !

Style is different, but also weight is very different since the Endurance Pro is made of Breitlight, and the Rep (OF Faciory) is made of Carbon Fiber, so very very light .

And as you @susnet correctly pointed out, the Endurance Pro Rep is really a NWBIG...while the Navtimer rep is 'only ' very good.

Do not forget also the Chronomat and Superocean lines of watches, cool pieces !

 

[susnet]

Thanks guy. I've ordered the Endurance Pro, now for the wait. I'm so impatient

I don't think it will be long until I order the Navitimer, I've kinda fallen in love with it in the last few days. I'm probably going to sell one of my other watches to help fund it.

 

[Thatwatchguy]

Get them both and see which one you prefer, the other just put on M2M

 

[Rx4Time]

The endurance pro is quartz, so overall a much simpler movement vs the B01 replicas and a good choice for a entrance into replicas is my opinion.

 

[shinynewbling25]

Thanks guy. I've ordered the Endurance Pro, now for the wait. I'm so impatient

I don't think it will be long until I order the Navitimer, I've kinda fallen in love with it in the last few days. I'm probably going to sell one of my other watches to help fund it.

What color did you get? I have the red and it's great. I struggled for a good week or so trying to decide between that or the white. I just handled the white not too long ago and now I really want that one, lol.

 

[susnet]

I got the white. I can't wait to receive it!

 

[shinynewbling25]

I got the white. I can't wait to receive it!

I think you're going to like it. That crystal just disappears. Comfortable strap too. I bought the rep strap over a gen for the same price because it's more flexible to me! Those red hands are going to pop on that watch. Won't be long before you buy the Navitimer too. So different you need both. Great choice

 

[Teamjlf]

I have both and enjoy both for different reasons. There is a substantial enough amount of differentiation to justify both in your collection.

The endurance pro is NWBIG and the OF factory units are very very good. It lacks the HAQ of the gen but the functions are identical unlike may quartz reps where they use VK quartz movements and you lose the 1/10 sec function.

Enjoy !

 

[shinynewbling25]

I got the white. I can't wait to receive it!

Yes, just like @Teamjlf said its really great. And I'm going to give you some great strap options. There's a site in the US https://straphabit.com/ and I'm sure you can find similar where you are but they have gray camo, white camo and black camo that look great and on a super comfy FKM rubber strap. I couldn't find the camo straps anywhere else besides there but they really are great looking. Solid colors are 1/3 of the price on Aliexpress and are the exact same straps. Also, if you can do gen strap, green and blue econyl Breitling straps would look amazing on the white Breitling Endurance pro. I have the green one and it's the best nato I've had but damn it's expensive. The wait's going to be long but worth it. Enjoy the watch.

 

[susnet]

Thanks guys, you're making me even more excited.

That was my thinking with the white one, it will look great with a white t-shirt but will also work nicely with any colour strap.

The wait is really dragging already, I've not even had the QC pictures.

 

[susnet]

The pain of waiting for your latest watch to turn up from China. 10 days in transit, no tracking update

Could be another week or two yet.

 

[Teamjlf]

Mine still going strong and says hello