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Just had my new aero delivered yesterday, and didn't realize there were quite a few differences to the dials.

I thought it was just the pinstripes and addition of numbers....... but.......

if you look very carefully.... the font on the 12, 3, 6 & 9 polished arabics is slightly different too. As well as losing the small baton markers behind the 3 and 6
Chapter ring is different also.

Still very happy though.

24hr inner chapter ring too, much prefer the baton dial though.

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Darren
Rolex 16660, 16600, 16610LV, 116400GV, Tudor 70170, Breitling A13322 and a few others

I think I'm with you on that as a 60/40 biased. Although the newer dial is growing on me. Because of the patterning on the dial, it looks a dark charcoal grey in most lights.

Hi Murphy,

Under the 11, 12 & 1 in the top picture, is that the continuation of the pin strip on the edge of the digital dispaly, or is it just the photo angle? Looks like there is some form of dial distotion at that junction. Is it just me or the picture?

Regards

Jim

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Jim

"You have Control".

It's just the edges of the concentric circles shown better in this pic taken today

I use my Aerospace(s) 'as intended' whilst flying, and I'm no fan of fussy dials as the can detract and distract. I prefer the dial on my older Rep. minutes to that on the Avantage - I find the numerals a bit too fussy, but they have grown on me a bit. They are a bit too shiny though. However, of all my 'Professional' variants, the best dial was on my old Chronospace which had plain numerals.

As for the newer Aerospace Avantage version dial, I quite like the 5 minute numerals as opposed to the baton markers, but don like the pin-striping, though the 3,6, 9 and 12 numerals are slightly less fussy and curvey which I prefer ... Wonder if BUK would sell me an upgrade dial if I sent it in for a service?

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Have
2019 B55 Exospace on Titanium bracelet
2014 SuperAvenger II Military LE
Had
2013 Avenger Seawolf SS yellow Arabic dial
2010 Aerospace Avantage black dial & Co-pilot
2007 Aerospace Repetition Minutes
2003 Superocean
2001 Chronospace

Prefer the baton dial but much prefer the font of the cardinal arabics on the new dial.

Oh, but loose the pinstripes and bring back the 24 hour chapter ring Breitling.

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Have
B-1 Black Dial+UTC
Emergency Black+UTC

HAD
B1Vulcan+UTC
B2 Black+UTC
C.A. M1-Team SEB in the Volvo Ocean Race+UTC
Emergency Ti -Yellow+UTC
Mission -Black
Old Navitimer -RAFAT

Ooooooh you don't want much

Yep, I see the radial lines. Beautiful version. Both are great in my opinion. Enjoy your purchase, its a great watch.

JIm

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Jim

"You have Control".

Yeah pick bugger me . Great watch in any form.

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Have
B-1 Black Dial+UTC
Emergency Black+UTC

HAD
B1Vulcan+UTC
B2 Black+UTC
C.A. M1-Team SEB in the Volvo Ocean Race+UTC
Emergency Ti -Yellow+UTC
Mission -Black
Old Navitimer -RAFAT

The verbiage on the dial varies as well.
My previous Aero had "Chronometre Certifie".



My current one has "Chronometre Aerospace".

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