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PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:43 am 
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110852073337
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none I can see beside the Breitling logo engraved inside the caseback, probably added later.
just bear in mind the very nice 897s are only 35mm in diameter, so quite small by today's standards.
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Caseback engraving is definitely later. Dial logo looks a bit 'fat' ?????
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Roffensian wrote:
Caseback engraving is definitely later. Dial logo looks a bit 'fat' ?????


it seems to be, Roff. That watch is listed here on this site, viewtopic.php?f=3&t=38633.
at a very close look the "r" also seems a bit strange and the logo very bold.


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Looks like someone has 'freshened' the Breitling name on the dial and the crown is definitely wrong.
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All the printing on the dial seems very fresh, but the dial does show age. Can someone "age" a freshly printed dial? Can someone print over an existing dial without missing the mark?
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