Breitling used the small subdials and the beaded bezel again after 1969.
here a Navitimer 806 E from 1971
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | 1973 Catalogue |
I was looking through the late Chuck Maddox's site and came across a few nice Breitling links. If you haven't seen the site before it is an amazing vintage resource, a sort of Alladin's cave of vintage links and info, mostly Omega and Heuer. http://www.chronomaddox.com/#heuer_tag_heuer A very nicely scanned 1973 Breitling German catalogue: http://chronomaddox.com/breitling/catal ... Half_Front AOPA Magazine, breitling Advert. http://chronomaddox.com/breitling/ad_s/ ... mer_ad.htm Preston Distributors Catalogue: http://chronomaddox.com/o_and_w/odds_an ... s.html#Top Obviously the Navi and Cosmo were on sale! |
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| Author: | Bill in Sacramento [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | There are a couple of interesting things about the Preston o |
I understood that Wakmann had an exclusive distribution contract in 1969, so it's interesting that this is an offer for direct shipment from Switzerland. I wonder how that was managed and how long it lasted. Also, the images don't show the AOPA logo, which is consistent with this "direct from Switzerland" appeal. The one image has the standard two-airplane logo, but the other two images have a more typical Breitling "B / Breitling / Geneve" marking. I wonder what arrived from Switzerland? And, the bezels look beaded. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1973 Catalogue |
That's bizarre - beaded bezel, small subs, everything points to an earlier watch. In terms of Wakmann, I suspect (but really just guessing) that there was probably some kind of royalty payment / revenue share on these. |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1973 Catalogue |
The same illustration appears in this 1969 catalogue as well. http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalog ... t_Catalog/ Attachment: P04.jpg Perhaps a stock picture? The two-airplane picture doesn't seem like a beaded bezel to me? Is this a grey market import. It makes a feature of being "a fraction of their American retail price". |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1973 Catalogue |
Same beaded bezel Navitimer image seems to be in Breitling ads from 1967. viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13088 |
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| Author: | breitlingmuseum [ Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 1973 Catalogue |
Breitling used the small subdials and the beaded bezel again after 1969. here a Navitimer 806 E from 1971
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