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Good morning to all.

I have been aware of vintage Breitlings for a while now, but the vast majority of information seems to focus on the Navitimer.

The introduction of the SuperOcean Heritage has picqued my interest in early SuperOceans. Which watches are the SOH's based on? Where can one find more info on the early SO's? What is the market availability and what is the pricing like? How far back do the pre-Chronomatic SO's go? Are they all powered by the Venus 175?

Is there a good source for early SO pictures, adverts or catalogues?

Please fill me in. I am having a lot of trouble trying to educate myself about the early SO and I would REALLY like to know more.

Thanks,

John Kennedy

Did you see this stream http://breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1637

I did. That's the kind of watch that I am looking for more information. Also the non-chrono versions.

John

I don't recall too much information on them in the Benno Richter book, but will take another look. The one in the other thread was one of the early ones and they were produced until at least the mid 70s.

I'll take a look and see if I can find anyhting else out.

In terms of whether they all used the Venus 175, obviously the non chronograph's would use a different movement and it was fairly typical to use different base movements even in the same model at that time, so probably not.

The web may be a better source of information if you can find any reputable esamples - obviously life would be easier if you wanted info on an 806

The Vintage SO is developed for professional Divers !!!
The old SO was not the bestseller from Breitling That´s the basement that the concentration for the Aviation-Watches like Chronomat, Navitimer!
The edition was very small from the old SO it is not easy to find one!
In 15 Years i saw only one.

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Micha
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