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 Post subject: Crown for 765 AVI
PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:44 am 
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Hello,
Have some of you an idea of where I could find a crown for a 1965 765 AVI, to replace the completely unauthentic one already on the watch ?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:36 am 
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BreitBees wrote:
Hello,
Have some of you an idea of where I could find a crown for a 1965 765 AVI, to replace the completely unauthentic one already on the watch ?
Thanks


eBay I suspect. I would think same size as a Navi would do (6.8m or so). Note that most of the crowns on eBay are not correct - there should be 32 teeth in the crown.

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 Post subject: Re: Crown for 765 AVI
PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:27 pm 
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Thanks, Dave.
I tried EBay, unsuccessfully... But I was looking for a crown for 765 specifically.
I’ll try with crown for Navitimer.
Any reference of the same period would fit ? (806, 809)


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:36 pm 
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BreitBees wrote:
Thanks, Dave.
I tried EBay, unsuccessfully... But I was looking for a crown for 765 specifically.
I’ll try with crown for Navitimer.
Any reference of the same period would fit ? (806, 809)


I should think so. Same movement and case size almost the same too.

It does take a while to find correct crowns these days. Here are a couple. Might want to check the tap size which I think is 11.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Breitling-Re ... SwNotdmy-C

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Breitling-Er ... SwNotdmy-C


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Thanks again !
Does it alter the « value » of the watch to change the crown for non completely authentic ?


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BreitBees wrote:
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Does it alter the « value » of the watch to change the crown for non completely authentic ?


If these fit I’m not sure you’d be able to tell. I can’t imagine a crown would affect value unless it was very specific for a watch, or it was horrid.


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