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Right iv just come into some money, and im going to treat myself,iv got the choice down to a Bentley 6.75,(black face,black leather deployant),Blancpain 50 fathoms,or a Pam 243.
Cons to me of each watch...
Bentley......Got to be the most faked watch ever!
Blancpain...Price...!!!
Pam 243....Iv already had one..

I would apprieciate any other ideas,min of 45mm.....

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Wouldn't worry too much about the fakes out there. Obviously if you go through official channels, you'll not have a problem with authenticity.

There are fakes of almost every watch out there, some not convincing, some very good. You'll know yours is genuine and get a lot of pleasure from it and enthusiasts like yourself will spot a real one.

If you can afford it, buy it and enjoy it

very true,i must admit im swaying towards the Bentley,always fancied one,more than likely the 6.75,although the Motors T looks nice as well....

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Personally I'd say go for the Blancpain out of those. It's a definite step up in terms of movement (5 day in-house), and if the cost is the "only" off-putting reason, it might be worth saving up for a little bit longer.

Having said that, I really do love the Bentley models - I've owned 4 in the past (2 Motors, a 6.75 and a Le Mans), and I'm down to 2 now - Motors and 6.75 - so I can assure you that they are fantastic pieces.

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Driver8

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Go the Bentley - even the so called "good fakes" are easy to spot for people who have a real one. Besides, making a decision on a watch based on the number of fakes would rule out lots of great watches.

I can't really agree with Driver 8's comment about the Blancpain movement - Breitling movements, perhaps more so the Bentlies, are such refined, reliable and sturdy beasts that it doesn't seem right to view their lack of true "in-house" status as being an issue.

Collectively, amoungst all the companies which incorporate ETA ebauches, there must have been at least two orders of magnitude more R&D spent over the years on the refinement of such movements than anything Blancpain (as great as they are) has come up with.

While it wouldn't be my personal choice, I would go with the Blancpain out of the three,

It's the clear standout in terms of quality and uniqueness as far as I'm concerned.

Iv been trawling through various watches,and found a few more,i think iv opened a can of worms for myself now!!!,might sell my house live in a tent and buy all the watches i want.....
anyway 2 more possibilities..
IWC aquatimer deep2.(like hens teeth to get hold of)
Anomino professionale chrono...(lot of money for a name im not sure about yet)

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