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Is this legit? I can't find any online info on the 80330 ref. no. The date is certainly too early if that's the wings logo on dial, but can't be sure. I know that before the reintroduction of the Navitimer range, Breitling confusingly (and erroneously IMHO) used to label pilot watches as Navis in the early 1980s.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1156

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very, very much doubt the watch is legit.

pics are extremely blurry, but this looks like the wings logo on the watch, which definitely did not exist in 1982.


watch looks like no late 70s Breitling I know (no Breitlings were produced in 1980, 81), Breitling called some watches "navitimer" that had no sliderule bezel in the 90s (premier, aviastar), but definitely not a non-chrono diver !

fraudulent listing, I think, but might be tough to get it off the bay, Roff will comment.

Can't tell much from that. First Aerospace was 80360 - http://www.breitlingsource.com/watch_de ... al_23.html, but never heard of 80330.

Obviously an original early 1980's quartz diver. Rare and good size watch at about 40mm. Paperwork and box are correct for that era. This one will last about 15 minutes before it will be gone. Guarantee it.

Here's another rare one from the same timeframe.

Completely forgot about that piece.

Will it really take you 15 minutes to buy it

Nope.

Congrats Paul!

congrats from me, never saw this model. when were these produced, assume those would be the first models of the "new" Breitling ?

Wow! Never heard/seen anything of this piece.

Nice find!

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The one Paul posted was for ex Yugoslavia air forces.

I thought so too at first but it turned out to be for the French Air Force. Very similar logos.

Just received the watch in this afternoon. Not a Navitimer, as I expected, but an early Breitling dive watch. It has a Breitling warranty book with it which says Navitimer on it so I guess that's where the seller got that from. Original Breitling bracelet which is a pretty rare item. It's working but could use a little tlc on the hands and a the crystal polished. Slow shutter speed on the pic which shows the sweep second hand moving.