The Breitling Watch Blog

Here’s a video that’s been long overdue.. one of Breitling’s more popular models, the Breitling SuperOcean. A classic diver that has been compared to the Rolex Submariner and Omega Seamaster time and time again, but offers the benefits of a significantly improved depth rating over the other two.

The SuperOcean is a great watch. I hope you enjoy the review. Some quick stats:

Movement: Breitling 17
Power Reserve: 42 Hours
Water Resistance: 1500m
Diameter: 42mm
Thickness: 15mm
Weight: 99.7g

Video:

I just posted a video of my Doxa GMT SUB750T Sharkhunter watch. A very unique 44mm watch from Swiss watchmaker Doxa. This is a very cool diver’s watch with a unique look. The Writer Cliver Cussler made this watch famous by outfitting his character Dirk Pitt with the Doxa watch during his adventures throughout his series of books.

I have some photos as well as a video review for you guys to check out… here is a nice pic of the dial:

The watch, though somewhat awkward and vintage in it’s look, is actually quite cool. Though I was a complete naysayer as far as the look is concerned, I quite liked its uniqueness when I first got it. The beads of rice bracelet you can see below is probably the only part of the watch I do not like. It looks like they have a more modern bracelet on their higher end 5000 models.

As you can see, the watch looks pretty good on the wrist, and has quite a decent presence on a wrist just under 7″ like mine:

And here is the video, and hope you enjoy it!

I have picked up a few Panerai’s lately, as I have gotten into the “Panerai Craze”. One of them is this beautiful yet simple PAM114. I recently put up a video review on Youtube, and would also like to share it with you guys here. 44mm Luminor case, white dial, with a exhibition caseback. Very nice base Panerai.

As I rediscover my love for Panerai, it is through the PAM 250, which is quite a sporty looking Panny. The PAM250 Chrono Daylight looks quite a bit more modern than the Historic line offerings from Panerai. Very different than the Base models which Panerai is known for.

On the brushed stainless steel bezel is a Tachymeter scale, which goes further to create the somewhat sportier look of the watch. Pushers are discreetly integrated into the 44mm watch case and look very good, however my only complaint is that the lower pusher is difficult to push due to the Crown Lever covering it partially.

The shot above shows the quick change date mechnism that can be adjusted by pushing a pin into it. The instructions state that you can use the corner of the provided screwdriver, but I found that it did not go deep enough when I used mine. The Dial is a matte black which is typical of Panerai… very simple when compared to the likes of brands such as Breitling or Zenith. One nice feature of this dial is the luminous numbers on the subdials.

The second hand for the chronograph on this watch is interesting. While the rest of the hands are a matte black with Lume on them, the second hand for the chrono is a shiny silver metal color, in contrast the the brushed stainless that the rest of the watch has. I do not know why Panerai did that, but it seems an odd choice… having said that.. it does not seem too out of place.

As you can see, the strap is held in with the usual Panerai screw pins. The strap provided with this model is the Black Croco on Deployant, with an extra Rubber strap.

I feel that the size fits my sub 7″ wrist perfectly, and highly recommend this watch to anyone interested in a slightly more complicated Panerai, that isn’t necessarily interested in their historic models.

I recently posted a new Video review of the Breitling for Bentley Motors T watch with a black dial. Almost identical to the regular Motors, this watch has a different engine turned bezel and a two-tone polished and brushed finish to the case and bracelet. Oddly, this bracelet costs slightly more than the fully polished one on the Breitling for Bentley Motors.

Enjoy the video

I posted a Video review of the Cartier Roadster a couple weeks back, but did not get a chance to post it on here as I have been busy moving! Now that I have started settling back in I am catching up a bit on the posts. This Cartier Roadster was a surprisingly nice watch, and I liked it a lot more than I thought it would. My dad likes this Cartier so much that he has it right now and has been wearing it for the last couple weeks.

The Cartier Roadster has very good attention to detail in the case design and a very innovative bracelet attachment system. A user commented on the video that you have to be careful when wearing the watch, and not to wear it to a club as it can come off. I don’t doubt it.. if the mechanism fails it would go flying! But otherwise it is a great watch.. I don’t think it is a huge concern as it seems quite secure - but as always, YMMV. Enjoy.

My good friend Norman aka “Nubo” has posted a great review on the hunky chunky Marathon CSAR. Marathon is a Canadian company that produces products for military and other such entities. The Marathon CSAR is a huge watch, 47mm in diameter, and looks almost as big as a Breitling Super Avenger, but much more tool watch in character. Almost like a big Fortis. Enjoy Norman’s review!

Here’s a video review of a Breitling Super Avenger White dial that I did. This is the first generation of Super Avenger… it went through one change with the Pro II and larger Applied Wings logo, and next years model will lose the arabics and have trapezoidal indices instead.

The Super Avenger is a hulking watch and after some consideration, I decided that it is not the watch for me. Too big, though maybe one day I will wish I had one again!