Review up.
The first thing to note despite the flaws/inaccuracies is I really love this watch, I think BBR have done a very good job repping it and I’m really happy with it.
The gen is 39mm diameter, this is just over 46mm. It’s 56.6mm lug to lug and as the strap flares out wears pretty big. From studying images of older BBR Excalibur’s it looks like they have taken an older model as the base and then modified it to resemble the 0817. This is why the case diameter is so much larger than the gen. You can see from the tourbillon subdial where the 50 marker is very close to the minute track on the rep but on the gen there is a gap there. Also the Swiss Made text is wrong as well as the cut outs. The cut outs should be the same size and shape and mirror each other but the one on the left is very small.
Older model (0549):
Subdial 50 marker green arrow, Swiss Made cut outs blue arrow:
Gen:
Weight:
Diameter:
Lug to Lug:
Thickness:
The strap is completely wrong, and is the same strap used on previous BBR Excalibur’s. Which is a shame as the gen strap looks really nice and the red stitching ties in nicely with the dial accents. RD’s have the strap attached the other way round as well, with the longer piece with holes in it attached to the watch at 12 o’clock where as this is usually at 6 o’clock on almost every other watch. When I first noticed this I thought maybe it was mistake from the factory but I checked it against other RD reps and gens and they all have this configuration. I’m not sure if the part of the strap with the clasp attached to it is a bit too long as when I put it on, the inner part of the clasp is on the side of my wrist near the lugs. It’s not uncomfortable just a bit strange.
The build quality is good, the winding and time setting is quite smooth. As the mainspring is visible you can see this tightening while winding. The red star inserts are a reflective metallic, like chrome but not as reflective and look really nice when they catch the light.
Hopefully this was helpful/interesting, happy to try and answer any questions.
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