I have both the brown and the black rep. While I love the brown, I think the color is a tad on the red (wine color) when compared to the GEN.
Black does look spectacular. Blue doesn't do it for me.
Silix version is a better brown, however I have had both (Silix and so called ultimate tha jandrew sells).
The printing on the dial of the Silix version is not as crisp as it should be.
That's exactly why I got the brown. It is different than enything else that I have. I am having problems finding a strap that I like on it. The rep brown croc deployant bad that comes with the watch is too light in color, is stiff due to the type of padding, and looks like a rep strap. I have put it o a tan, and a brown gen calf strap from my Super Avenger, and didn't care for those choices. I'd like to see it on a gen brown croc strap, but I'm not going to get a strap that costs 3 x more than the watch. In kepting with the theme that this is unlike anything else that I already have, I have ordered a Jurgens polished mesh bracelet for the watch. Hopefully it'll be something that looks good together.