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Author:  Roffensian [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Navitimer strap pics
Well my display back Cosmo is almost here - UPS should be delivering it today so I need to go to my AD to have a genuine croc strap put on it. Looking at the Japanese Breitling site I'm leaning towards the 'gold' colour, but does anyone have any pics / recommendations for a black faced Navi on a croc?

I know that some of you will say it needs a bracelet, but my daily wearer (Cockpit) is already black faced on steel and I want a change from that.
Author:  breitlingsource [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:02 am ]
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I personally don't like the look of a Black dial on brown/tan straps very much unless it is a Panerai, so I would lean towards a black Croco. The honey brown Croc looks good on a white dial in my opinion but it does draw more attention, so might be okay. Your watch has white subdials?
Author:  Roffensian [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:41 am ]
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breitlingsource wrote:
I personally don't like the look of a Black dial on brown/tan straps very much unless it is a Panerai, so I would lean towards a black Croco. The honey brown Croc looks good on a white dial in my opinion but it does draw more attention, so might be okay. Your watch has white subdials?


I'm all about attention :wink:

Yes, the subdials are white. Heres a link to the auction pics - I will post some when I get the new strap on it - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %26fvi%3D1
Author:  Driver8 [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:18 am ]
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I'm with Admin on this one. Black croco would set your cosmo off a treat. The only "dark" dialed watch I personally think looks really good on brown leather or croco is the grey dialed CA or Skyland. Each to his own though.
Author:  bnewbie [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:15 am ]
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Black croco.
Author:  CK [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:40 am ]
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I just put a brown leather strap with deployment clasp on my black dial skyland and love it. I think it gives it a classic pilot watch look. I do agree that a light brown or honey colored strap may not look as sharp. The dark brown should look good. And the only reason I tried this is I saw it on a Panerai but didn't want to shell out the 7 Gs when a strap was just a couple hundred.

My two cents...CK
Author:  O2AFAC67 [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer strap pics
Roffensian wrote:
any pics / recommendations for a black faced Navi on a croc?...
Congratulations on a great acquisition and wear it in good health!! :!: :D Below are a few of my DB for you. I've had it on black croco also and either black calf or croco is fantastic on that piece. I also have an earlier (pre-2003) golden brown 22-18 croco I used to have on it. Whenever I really want a classic military/aviation look for it I put it on the brown Bund. Have to say my favorite is probably the black calf for it. More in line with its purpose I think. I do wear black croco on my white face Cosmo (2005 flyback) because I think it is more appropriate than calf for that piece. Anyway, enjoy your new beauty and post pics when you can...
Cheers,
Ron


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Author:  VillageIdiot [ Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:04 pm ]
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*dribble*
Author:  Roffensian [ Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:07 am ]
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Thanks Ron, amazing pics as always - now I'm even more confused :)

It'll definitely be fun visiting the AD to decide anyway

VillageIdiot wrote:
*dribble*


I'm sitting here wearing the watch now and I just can't tell you how happy I am. It still has the aftermarket strap on it, but this watch just really gets to me.

It's one of the earlier ones - serial 1183, the 17 jewel version rather than 18, and was originally sold in Bologna, Italy in 1995. It's in remarkably good condition for a 13 year old watch - a small mark on the seconds sub-dial, and may need a service, I'll see how it settles, but the case and crystals are in great condition and the bezel is as smooth as silk.

It's remarkable how a collection of little metal parts (and one delrin part) can make a grown man feel - but then you all know that......
Author:  handyman [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:29 am ]
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Woooow... The money I just spent on the Colt is enough for a while... but DAMN that one looked REALLY nice... 8)
Author:  Roffensian [ Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:25 am ]
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A quick update - I went with black croc on deployant - wondered about deployant as it's an exhibition back, but comfort one out - with my wrists the tang strap is in the last hole and jusst doesn't feel right.

It's still sitting at the AD right now for a bit of diagnosis - gaining around 3 minutes a day so a service is likely in order.
Author:  aleister [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:58 am ]
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Looking forward to see it when you get it back!

Hope it's in your hands soon enough, without the added massive bill...
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:20 am ]
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aleister wrote:
Looking forward to see it when you get it back!

Hope it's in your hands soon enough, without the added massive bill...


I have it back right now - diagnosis undetermined pending more information. The watch had been sitting without running for sometime so I expected it to take a while to settle in, just wasn't expecting that big a change. My AD is very good at not taking money unnecessarily, and they feel that it may just need to be regulated, but suggested that I wear it / run it for a while and see how it stabilises.

In the last 12 hours it's actually lost nearly a minute, so clearly it's still figuring things out. A temporary, minor problem either way - it'll only take money to fix!!

Photos may have to wait until the weekend as my evenings are rather short, but will get them up asap.
Author:  aleister [ Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:35 pm ]
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Roffensian wrote:
In the last 12 hours it's actually lost nearly a minute, so clearly it's still figuring things out. A temporary, minor problem either way - it'll only take money to fix!!


At least that would be 2 minutes in 24 hours - one minute improvement to earlier. Sounds like a fair AD you have got your hands on. Good luck with the rest of the settling!
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