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 Post subject: Top Time 810
PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:28 am 
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I have a working Top Time 810, hardly been worn but no case or paperwork so I am trying to find out more about this lovely watch.

Would appreciate if someone can give me more information on it. Does it look like it's been repaired with different hands?

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 Post subject: Re: Top Time 810
PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:19 am 
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It looks perfectly correct and nice.



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 Post subject: Re: Top Time 810
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Yours is a rarer but correct variant. The hands are painted white, and goes correctly with the black dial (one luminescent mark at 12) and a case with curved lugs, not straight.


https://www.breitling.com/gb-en/heritage/top-time/


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buddman wrote:
Yours is a rarer but correct variant. The hands are painted white, and goes correctly with the black dial (one luminescent mark at 12) and a case with curved lugs, not straight.


https://www.breitling.com/gb-en/heritage/top-time/


So for insurance purposes what sort of figure am i looking at.


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:23 am 
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Given that insurance is normally a jump higher than the actual value, I’d suggest £4K €5k $6k


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buddman wrote:
Given that insurance is normally a jump higher than the actual value, I’d suggest £4K €5k $6k


Thanks for that, is it worth getting it professionally cleaned?
Also I noticed a slight scratch on the watch face, you can see it in the photo but i find it very hard to see it in natural light. IS this something that can be polished out or is it best just to leave it as it is.?

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It looks clean enough to me and not much to be done about the scratch. Just leave it.



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buddman wrote:
Given that insurance is normally a jump higher than the actual value, I’d suggest £4K €5k $6k


I have had it valued online at £3500 so your figure of £4K for insurance looks good to me, thanks for all your help on this watch.

Now I have a decision, keep it or sell ?


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