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Mortys
 Post subject: Breitling 108
PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:21 am 
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Hi all,

Wondering if anybody has one of these rare breitlings of 1975.
Does anybody know howmany of these ever produced? Any info is appreciated!

Thnks in advance.

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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:04 am 
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there are no records of production quantities, but these are quite rare indeed.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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WatchFred wrote:
there are no records of production quantities, but these are quite rare indeed.


Do you have any Fred?

They look really awesome, i am totally in love.


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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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There has been once a lot of rare birds of breitling offered all together on ebay, somebody has got them all i am afraid ;)
http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayIS ... 8949094295


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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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these are the last(?) part of the Geweniger stock uncovered in 1996; OWJ have been selling these over the years; many of us have watches from that stock
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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I really like the 108 since i saw it for the first time, but never saw one for sell...
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I guess i should have been born decade earlier, probably then i would not have missed it ;)


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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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Dom87 wrote:
I really like the 108 since i saw it for the first time, but never saw one for sell...

Locked somewhere and will never come out to be hunted i am afraid



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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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Never seen one real, only in the rare birds ebay batch . Not sure a quartz version existed too ?
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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I think the quartz version is the 9108, but 48mm case, also the ref. 188 is 48mm and i only saw the 188 one time...
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Never seen one real, only in the rare birds ebay batch . Not sure a quartz version existed too ?


Yes there exist also the quartz version. Image


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yes, the 9108 did exist ;)

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irl; one of the very frew Quartz I own, nice watch.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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Though both versions are really awesome, but if i go hunting, i will go for the mechanical version. But fred i will accept the quatz version too if you insist
Nice watch fred!


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There is a 9108 quartz version for sale on the 'bay.


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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 108
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I am not found of quartz neither of the spiegelei range , but the dark blue dial of this one is an eyecatcher .
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