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 Post subject: How can you tell??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:11 pm 
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If you are not the 1st owner of a Breitling, and you forgot to ask the seller, is there a way to tell if the caseback has ever been opened. I know that Omegas' have that "red dot" thing, but does Breitling have a similar tell?

Here are the back, and front of mine just for reference. By the way, I love this watch.
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 Post subject: Re: How can you tell??
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 Post subject: Re: How can you tell??
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bnewbie wrote:
You can't tell.

Well then, I guess that about sums it up.

Thanks for the quick response.

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I have heard this about Omega before...Can someone tell me exactly what it is?

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 Post subject: Re: How can you tell??
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Its a tiny blob of red paint, which when applied would create a "bonded seal" between the case and caseback.
A bit like old times when a King would have his documents sealed with wax and embossed with a royal seal etc.

So if a 3rd party opened the caseback, the witness marks would not line up and also the seal would be broken.

Presumably its cleaned off during a service and re-applied after it.

The same "sealing" also applies to electronic and mechanical components (screws & bolts), so that the makers know if it has been tampered with.

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Thanks for the info! I knew it was something like that I just could not for the life of me remember exactly

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1952 wrote:
Its a tiny blob of red paint, which when applied would create a "bonded seal" between the case and caseback.
A bit like old times when a King would have his documents sealed with wax and embossed with a royal seal etc.

So if a 3rd party opened the caseback, the witness marks would not line up and also the seal would be broken.

Presumably its cleaned off during a service and re-applied after it.

The same "sealing" also applies to electronic and mechanical components (screws & bolts), so that the makers know if it has been tampered with.

Great info, thanks. Now the question "is it necessary". I think that it is a nifty tool for watch owners to have at their disposal.

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