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Hi.I'm new here.I apologize for my English.I would like to know further news about the chronograph.I believe that case and movement(Valjoux69) are original. Instead not original the old reprinted dial and the hands relumed. Thanks.

No opinions? Thank you.

Looks very good to me.

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truly rare bird

Probably another example of adding too much information as I bet the dial was plain (no Breitling) originally. Hard for the uneducated to sell an old watch as a Breitling unless it says Breitling on it somewhere.

hands also look a bit too long

As we know I do not claim to be knowledgeable but I like the script on that watch.

that

but where is the ref number ?

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

before the use of ref #s....again, I know nothing, but I think this watch is kosher.

I think once you had it in your hands and looked at that dial through a loupe you would see it's been redone. Of course by that time you'd own it and it would be too late.

way!!!! before refs ?

before refs ? then why does it have a ref in the catalog ?

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

In the catalog is this indication.In my opinion the cracked dial can be partially retouched(counters) or totally redone.The case and serial are Breitling for me.IMHO

Never seen "Stay Bright" on the inside of the backcase before?

"Staybrite" was the normal indication on the steel casebacks before 1940.Pics of two Montbrillant(one the first,363.xxx,with Valjoux 69)
and Breitling