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sawgolf4me
PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:20 pm 
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Did Breitling make dials where the hands were vertically oriented like the ones below? I haven't seen many (if any) like this one is showing.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-US
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sawgolf4me wrote:
Did Breitling make dials where the hands were vertically oriented like the ones below? I haven't seen many (if any) like this one is showing.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-US


You mean the subdials?

Not sure, I've got no experience with Breitlings that early. Hopefully the vintage guys will be able to help you here.
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Breitling did make several models in the 12and6 configuration, based on the Venus 170.
this one has a correct model number (ref.178), caseback seems a bit strange, unconvinced.
Do not have Richter with me, but lugs seem wrong for a 178.


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Don't have Richter in the office either, but have never seen a 178 with that case or caseback. Also not convinced about the movement or the dial to be honest. Nothing original here for me.
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The size is a good indicator it's a fake. The early B's, with few exceptions, never were much over 36mm at their largest.
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I've never seen ribbon style lugs for a ref. 178.

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This one seems a little closet to what I've seen before. Although it looks like the Breitling isn't centered on the dial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320958588845?ss ... 1423.l2649
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sawgolf4me wrote:
This one seems a little closet to what I've seen before. Although it looks like the Breitling isn't centered on the dial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320958588845?ss ... 1423.l2649



That one looks fine.
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Roffensian wrote:
sawgolf4me wrote:
This one seems a little closet to what I've seen before. Although it looks like the Breitling isn't centered on the dial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320958588845?ss ... 1423.l2649


That one looks fine.


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