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Huttfuzz
PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:38 pm 
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Hey guys, just received this in the mail half an hour ago. Bought this one on ebay for cheap. Obviously this watch was a real BEATER and needs some attention. But don't worry, it was all in the description so no harm done.

When i say beater, you look at it and you think it was the watch of a guy doing a turn in Iraq, seriously. The main thing is that the crown falls off. Amazingly, crystal and AR looks intact. Date of manufacture is 4th week of 2007... :poke:

It will go to AD and Breitling tommorow for a complete overhaul so i hope to get it back before the end of the summer. I'll post picture Old/New when it comes back!

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I also have a nice brown calf strap on deployment waiting to share it's time between this and my CSO. :lingsrock:

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price guide you payed for such a watch. . . . . Will it be worth it presuming a breitling overhaul will cost around 300gbp???

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Ya sounds good. looking forward to seeing end results of overhaul. I think, like you say, you got a bargain..Ware it well.
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Definite bargain. You can sell it to me after the overhaul :D
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I hope it comes out good from the overhaul. I heard only good stories from BUSA and BUK but from Grigoros in Canada, didn't hear anything.

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It doesn't actually look that bad, really. The crown falling off definitely needs to be fixed, and *maybe* a new bezel if you are a perfectionist. But really, a simple cleaning and polishing would probably do a world of good.

As a reference, a pre-owned Colt GMT in nearly as-new condition goes for around $1200. With some minor wear they go down to about $1000. So for the price, you have a cosmetic budget of a little over $400. Good luck!

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nice watch for the price you paid, i think it i worth to ovehaul!

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