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Author:  gdw310 [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:30 pm ]
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Hello,

Shopping in New York City, I stumbled across this vintage breitling. I honestly don't know much about it, and the salesmen didn't offer much info. I can't find anything online that has lugs like that.

Thanks,
Gdw

Author:  Dracha [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:13 pm ]
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not a breitling, its fake

Author:  gdw310 [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:14 pm ]
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Really!? dodged a big expensive bullet.

Author:  davedc74 [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:16 pm ]
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Really.

Author:  gdw310 [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:17 pm ]
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How can you tell if you don't mind me asking....

Author:  Dracha [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:06 pm ]
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gdw310 wrote:
How can you tell if you don't mind me asking....


because it doesnt resemble anything breitling ever made ?

Author:  WatchFred [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:19 pm ]
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total fabrication, no similarities to any vintage Breitling model.

Rene, could that be one of the mid 1980s re-issues ?

Author:  Dracha [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:38 pm ]
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WatchFred wrote:

Rene, could that be one of the mid 1980s re-issues ?


absolutely not

Author:  vintage [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:22 am ]
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Looks a lot like a ref 795. I don't think I'd discount it completely without a look at the back. Might be just a redial.

Image

Author:  WatchFred [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:46 am ]
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Paul might be right!

Author:  Dracha [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:57 am ]
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Highly doubt it , lugs look completely different

Author:  WatchFred [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:17 am ]
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agree, René, but we see several examples of "incorrect" or imprecise drawings in the early catalogs, would love to see a caseback shot, this is a "high grade" case, not your typical Fakeling

Author:  vintage [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:57 am ]
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There were a lot of these style cases in the late 1940's to early 1950's and there are often small case differences and dial differences within the same reference number. Could be production changes, different suppliers, or the inaccuracy of catalog pics, but usually a glimpse at the back or inside will clear things up.

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