I tried on the SA in black but it is way too big of a face for my small wrist and it has a quartz movement where I am totally stuck on the automatic movements.

All they said they can do is let my try on a regular Blackbird with the diver pro 2 deployment strap to verify size and fitment then take a non refundable 50% deposit to get one sent from a store across the country which at that point commits me to buying it regardless. This is a big leap for me on a watch I can't even see in person before the purchase.

The SA has an automatic movement, the Breitling 13 caliber.
If it's black watches you prefer but would like one smaller in size than the SA and more in line with that of the Blackbird, you might consider the Avenger Skyland Blacksteel, released as a LE of 2000. You're not likely to find one at an AD any longer but they pop up quite regularly on ebay and go for a lot less than the new Blackbird BS price. Just a thought and perhaps another option for you.

There are authorized dealers who will give you a defined period of time to evaluate a purchase and offer a full refund if you don't like it, assuming you don't go wearing the watch. This is to accommodate customers who are not local and have to order "blind," receiving the watch through the mail. For dealers who cater to "long distance" clients, it would obviously hinder their business substantially if they didn't offer some way of mitigating risk. I would suggest you go back to your AD and tell them if they can't offer a similar accommodation, you will take your business to a dealer who will. The primary advantage of going with a local AD is the ability to see and try on models before buying; if your dealer can't offer that, they can't distinguish themselves from any number of other ADs in the country competing for your business. That may not persuade them, but at least you've stood up for yourself and let them know their policies don't cut it. And if you really want to have fun, once you get the watch from someone else, you can take it the into the local AD to have the bracelet adjusted, just so they can see the business they didn't get.

They told me if it was any non Limited Edition Ling, they could get it shipped to them without a deposit with no problem.

My AD is normally very good about that, but they only had 2 in the system and both were cross country from me. They told me if it was any non Limited Edition Ling, they could get it shipped to them without a deposit with no problem.

I wonder how the blacksteel really is, I mean does it really improve durability and is it scratchproof?

Why I ask is cause I am considering a blackbird blacksteel. But I wonder if its really scratchproof, if not you will really notice wear alot sooner. If you see the lighter color metal through the scratch on the blacksteel you notice it alot more.

Anyone has any experience with stuff like this?

Search will help you.

DLC is extremely scratch resistant, but because it is a surface coating dings can cause the metal to show through. Also, it will eventually wear in high rub areas - edges of buckes for example.