Breitling Aeromarine Chrono Avenger
Stainless Steel fantasy version from TWP
Recently, I came second in a raffle here on RWI. The Watch Prince (A US-based dealer here on RWI) had added two quartz watches as a second prize and these were to be my bounty. However, TWP knows my feelings on quartz reps and offered me store credit in their place, which I decided to put towards a lumpy Breitling chronograph I saw he had on offer. Not knowing much about it (was it a small Super Avenger or a steel Chrono Avenger?), I spoke with my Breitling expert buddies Andreww and By-Tor, who both thought it was a Chrono Avenger fantasy version.
This turned out to be the case, and I checked the quality of the replication and saw that it was not bad at all, even if the genuine Chrono Avenger was only available in titanium. This makes it a fantasy replica, which I don't object to when it's a model that should exist, much like the Rolex GMT-LV I've got.
How close is the dial? I did this little animation to check. Gen from the Breitling site on the blue background, rep on the red.
Not bad at all, apart from it has the regular rep lume and the wrong date font.
In the next picture, I've put it next to my Steelfish to show the lack of AR and the size comparison. It's about the same size, but a lot deeper. This is a tall watch.
Case back? Looks like a regular caseback to me. Any experts want to weigh in?
The bracelet it was delivered on is the old "Professional" style (bottom on the picture below). I don't know if I'll ever wear it on this as I much prefer it on the leather I got with my Steelfish.
Here's how it looks on the wrist.
Here's your glory shot, available in 1280px wide if you click it.
Stainless Steel fantasy version from TWP
Recently, I came second in a raffle here on RWI. The Watch Prince (A US-based dealer here on RWI) had added two quartz watches as a second prize and these were to be my bounty. However, TWP knows my feelings on quartz reps and offered me store credit in their place, which I decided to put towards a lumpy Breitling chronograph I saw he had on offer. Not knowing much about it (was it a small Super Avenger or a steel Chrono Avenger?), I spoke with my Breitling expert buddies Andreww and By-Tor, who both thought it was a Chrono Avenger fantasy version.
This turned out to be the case, and I checked the quality of the replication and saw that it was not bad at all, even if the genuine Chrono Avenger was only available in titanium. This makes it a fantasy replica, which I don't object to when it's a model that should exist, much like the Rolex GMT-LV I've got.
How close is the dial? I did this little animation to check. Gen from the Breitling site on the blue background, rep on the red.
Not bad at all, apart from it has the regular rep lume and the wrong date font.
In the next picture, I've put it next to my Steelfish to show the lack of AR and the size comparison. It's about the same size, but a lot deeper. This is a tall watch.
Case back? Looks like a regular caseback to me. Any experts want to weigh in?
The bracelet it was delivered on is the old "Professional" style (bottom on the picture below). I don't know if I'll ever wear it on this as I much prefer it on the leather I got with my Steelfish.
Here's how it looks on the wrist.
Here's your glory shot, available in 1280px wide if you click it.
