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| Author: | swish77 [ Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Breitling Navitimer 809 Feedback |
New to vintage Breitling Navitimer 809s, but saw this watch in person and really liked it. It's a 130XXX serial number (1969). Looking to get some feedback on the tritium lume on the dial, especially on the numbers. It's not as crisp as some others I see online, but I see worse too. It's a little wobbly in places, although that could just be from the common tritium shrinkage and aging over the decades. I just want to make sure it hasn't been relumed. I saw it under a blacklight and the tritium looks consistent and matches the hands. Also, anyone know whether the small chrono hands look original? Any other feedback also welcome. Thanks. |
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| Author: | liebs520 [ Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Navitimer 809 Feedback |
Hi there! I’m not a lume expert at all so I’ll let the pros weigh in, though if the watch has been stored away a while, maybe that very bright color is legit? Seems to match the hands which is nice. The subdial hands look good to me. The running seconds and chrono minutes hands are a little narrower, and the 12-hour subdial hand is wider, which is correct. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | swish77 [ Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Navitimer 809 Feedback |
liebs520 wrote: Hi there! I’m not a lume expert at all so I’ll let the pros weigh in, though if the watch has been stored away a while, maybe that very bright color is legit? Seems to match the hands which is nice. The subdial hands look good to me. The running seconds and chrono minutes hands are a little narrower, and the 12-hour subdial hand is wider, which is correct. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks! Yeah, the lume is what I need to confirm. I'm confident it's original, based on UV reaction and other examples I see online, but would love to get some more feedback. |
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| Author: | dgercp [ Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Navitimer 809 Feedback |
Wobbly lume not an issue with original lume. Hands may be repainted but otherwise all looks fine. Enjoy it. |
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