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New 42mm Breitling Avenger Night Missions

shinynewbling25

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As jj69 posted a while ago there are new Breitlings. I just noticed (I'm slow) Breitling has expanded the Avenger line to some 42mm B01 Chronograph Night missions and a 3 hand Night Mission. I really like these new Avengers and have tried them on and they look great in person. Especially the ceramic Night Missions. I haven't seen the 42mm in store yet to see how they wear but the 44mm versions wore well on my 6.5 inch wrist and in black ceramic should probably wear more bold in 44 but the 42 could look good as well and might look better than 44mm on my 6.5 inch wrist. We'll see. Anyway, what's cool is there is a 3 hand model in 42mm! I think it looks great and it would be awesome if a rep came out of this. I also think the blue one is funky. I certainly wouldn't drop the coin for that in gen but in rep form I'd totally rock that watch.

The market for Breitlings is getting skimpy these days for high quality models but if a ton of Bell & Ross models, with some in ceramic (one on the way to me), have come out in the last 6 months I think there might be even more demand for these higher end ceramic Breitlings. They made the Endurance Pro which I didn't think they would do so there is always a chance. Come on rep factories....You Can Do It!!!!!!

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Those Blsf? Any idea on how good they are not cheap.
 

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There are 2 BLS factory versions floating around.

One is like the above (awful, way too thick, wrong case shape and shiny sides and pushers!? Gen is Matte fgs)

The other BLS version is much better. Thickness of those is 16.95mm which is really close to gen and also the case is matte like the gen.

The good BLS is listed on trusty.
 

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Ah you’re right, the gen is 15.1mm I didn’t realise. In that case it’s not close but still not too bad given the sunken date wheel cases are automatically 1mm thicker at least.
 

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Thanks Reaps, I did know BLS had the main ones but didn't know about the blue one and more recent versions. I checked Trusty's site but I guess that was over a couple weeks ago, lol. What draws me to these is in the gens that super, super crisp bezel and case. Excellent case finishing. The BLS versions have rounded finishes, just not there finishing wise like GF and the AR is only ok. I can live with that to try out the look of the interesting colors but the prices are just too high as well for these BLS versions. Better finishing and actual ceramic? Then I will pay that and more. The ceramic with the striations in gen is just gorgeous. Beautiful for the Night Missions. Seeing these on Trusty's site with video does make me want to maybe take a punt on the green but that price when I know it will feel like a 250.00 max piece is making me hesitate. I've been wanting this model so I might do it eventually but as @Thatwatchguy said I also miss GF quality too.
 
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shinynewbling25

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Damn @Reaps Looking at all these pictures I want one now, lol. I'm an addict. I did just buy a gen Tag on ebay so missing out on the $400+ inaccurate shiny side pvd steel blue I feel better about but now that they're on Trusty with vids I'm feeling the green chrono. Still, I want these Night Missions in ceramic. That 3 hand would be awesome and much easier to get closer to gen dimension wise.
 

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I have mixed feeling. It looks not bad. Yes, like all 7750-Breitling-Reps it has the sunken date problem. But I have seen worse. I am only a little shocked about the profile. The Avenger is a thick watch but this BLS model looks way too thick imo.

Gen and BLS ...
And the polished sides? What's with that? Just how does that happen???
 

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The chrono versions with devils and dogs are just comical IMO - just look ridiculous
 

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Well, per google it looks like the watches with pictures have legitimate squadron patches. Can't knock it too bad. If they limited to people in those squadrons that would make sense. Not really different from freakin snoopy on omegas 🤷‍♂️ .

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The BLS reps are 44mm, not the 42mm version.

I have the green dial. It's nice for a BLS rep. The pearl is way off, the bezel feels like it's made of plastic, and the spring inside the lock mechanism in the clasp broke without warning. The case is about 1mm thicker than gen, but it's thinner than any previous Avenger rep, so it's a decent rep for what it is. It is overpriced since no other factory is making them at the moment.
 
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