GF Navitimer??

[The Rod]

Have a look:

https://www.trustytime02.cc/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_143&products_id=20878

seems to me the typical sunken date issue has not really been addressed...

 

[vicad]

This must be a joke.... There are navitimers models with 7750 for several years that wait to be repped and GF chose to rep one with the B01 and the issues it raises...

 

[vicad]

Further if you check the details, these are quite inaccurate.

Here is a comparison of the 'B' Logo on the last navitimer reps released recently:

GF (presumably):

KOR factory:

V9F :

 

[Thatwatchguy]

Does not look at all!

 

[Cheesemonger]

The raised B logo on the GF model looks like pancake splatter when it hits the griddle before cooking.

 

[Vric]

and let's ask $80-$100 more than usual while being there...

 

[The Rod]

Cannot be the GF we know...

 

[maximalek]

also where are nice GF standart Blue AR?

 

[vsigala]

Ok, who melted all the Breitling B logos for all these dials? Lol

 

[Madcap]

The recent releases haven't been to the previous standards tbh. And the price increases aren't helping either

 

[tkingjr]

Does anyone of our fine RWI members know how the factories make the dials ?

 

[silver7447]

vicad I agree that the B logo is a bit messy and it's frustrating that we still have the sunken datewheel, but what are your thoughts on the rest of the watch? What is the best Navitimer rep currently out there?


The obvious flaws w/ this GF model are the sunken datewheel (any homebrew solutions for this yet?), messy B logo, and a discrepancy in the case dimensions (GF lists it as 1:1 but also shows 15.5mm thickness, while the original is 14.3mm thickness).

Otherwise the slide rule tick marks go all the way to the edge w/o a gap, the subdials have the "pie plate" appearance, the chronograph is fully functional, and the logos aren't backwards on the second hand like on the recent batch from BP.

Seems that compromise is necessary somewhere, so which factory do you think is best?