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I was wondering if anyone has seen, or owns a Breitling Bentley Le Mans. I have several questions, such as, what are the 4 different face colors, were they available with different bracelet/strap combinations, and what was the pricing in 2004?
Thank you,

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As far as I remember, there where only 3 colours: blue, black and silver.
I only received two pieces (blue and black), which sold quite fast. The difference to the motors was a 24hours display. The subdials where normal chronograph dials. (running second, chrono minutes and chrono hours) Pricing in Austria was € 5770,- incl. 20% VAT. The model was limited to 1000 pcs.

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Thomas

Just a quick update on this post as I missed it at the time. There were apparently 4 dial colour variants on the Bentley Le Mans - black, blue, white(i.e. silver) and green. As Alien said they were limited to 1000 in total with apparently 250 made in each of the four colours. I've only ever seen 4 in the flesh - 2 blue, 1 black and 1 white - so I can't vouch for the green dial first-hand. Personally (and while I don't generally like green dials) I think that one would be very interesting and quite an apt choice as the 2003 Le mans winning car was predominantly green....

All colours are very hard to get hold of for sensible money. Ebay has a couple currently ranging from £3750 to £4750. That's a lot of cash for a 4 year old watch. And once you factor in the inevitable full Breitling service (around £400 + any refurbishment) you could be looking at over £5K.

But then again, it's one of the most exclusive Limited Editions that you will find..... and a damn fine looking piece!

(I still kick myself as I failed to bid on a mint black dial Le Mans that I saw on eBay about 6 months ago - the guy selling it was based about 50 miles from my house, and it eventually sold for just £2850. Gutted! )

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Currently there are 2 on eBay right now: a white dial and a blue dial. The blue dial just ended yeserday but I am sure it will get relisted. I think they were going for $6600 for the blue and $7995 for the white.

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Yeah I saw those two. The blue looks OK, but at least $600 over what I'd consider and the white is MASSIVELY overpriced, especially as it looks far from mint.

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Driver8 - The blue one has been relisted and price has been dropped to $6200, so it is getting close to your $6000 limit. Maybe if it doesn't sell again, the seller might drop it down again....

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