OK so I’m a little slow in posting pics. The Package arrived yesterday at the office and I was on leave. However, I did open it up today and I grabbed some quick pictures just a while ago. Sorry for all the dust on the watches. I didn't intend for this set to be super nice, but it should be enough for you guys to draw your own conclusions about how accurate this watch is compared to the Gen.
Again I don’t have the Gen nor have I seen one up close, so maybe someone else who has seen the Gen up close can comment.
The rubber strap is somewhat different from my BR03-92. the buckle is thicker and more substantial. I’m not sure which is more accurate. Case thickness measures 11.42mm across the middle of the watch.
Things I’ve noticed:
The case and face screws are noticeably different from the BR03-92. I realise the BR03-92 I have is the infamous 00176 series and there is a better version out now.
The crown on the Rep BR03-88 has some resin encapsulation on the ‘&’ logo. Can someone comment if this also like that on the Gen?
Lugs. Don’t the BR03 lugs look different?
Crown is nice and easy to use. I set the watch following the B&R instructions online. Works fine. It’s not intuitive like a casio G-shock, but then a G-shock also has many more buttons. This watch has one crown and it looks very clean.
AR is good. I don’t know if it’s single or double AR but I would say it’s decent at cutting out reflections.
The dial on mine seems a bit off to the right. I initially thought it was the bezel that was off but the dial markers don’t line up with the bezel at both 12 and 6 positions so if you look you might notice this. Can this be fixed?
I will try to put up pics here. For the moment please go here:
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/4645716/1/BR03-88%20small?h=20fe96
Again I don’t have the Gen nor have I seen one up close, so maybe someone else who has seen the Gen up close can comment.
The rubber strap is somewhat different from my BR03-92. the buckle is thicker and more substantial. I’m not sure which is more accurate. Case thickness measures 11.42mm across the middle of the watch.
Things I’ve noticed:
The case and face screws are noticeably different from the BR03-92. I realise the BR03-92 I have is the infamous 00176 series and there is a better version out now.
The crown on the Rep BR03-88 has some resin encapsulation on the ‘&’ logo. Can someone comment if this also like that on the Gen?
Lugs. Don’t the BR03 lugs look different?
Crown is nice and easy to use. I set the watch following the B&R instructions online. Works fine. It’s not intuitive like a casio G-shock, but then a G-shock also has many more buttons. This watch has one crown and it looks very clean.
AR is good. I don’t know if it’s single or double AR but I would say it’s decent at cutting out reflections.
The dial on mine seems a bit off to the right. I initially thought it was the bezel that was off but the dial markers don’t line up with the bezel at both 12 and 6 positions so if you look you might notice this. Can this be fixed?
I will try to put up pics here. For the moment please go here:
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/4645716/1/BR03-88%20small?h=20fe96
