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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:25 pm 
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Just to help the OP further for comparison with a Venus, here is a higher res pic of my Navitimer V72 from 1955

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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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Thanks, clear, helpfull picture. so that is a Valjoux movement ?
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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bravo806 wrote:
Thanks, clear, helpfull picture. so that is a Valjoux movement ?


Valjoux R72 above.

here are Venus 178, early version w/ the movement holder insert (those 3 screws that confused you) and later version w/o movement holder.
last is an example of that U-shaped V178 bridge in an early 1940s ref. 734, still unmarked, not used in Navitimers.

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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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Thanks Fred. Just so it's clear -- the movement picture I posted is a Venus 178---early version ?
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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While I'm waiting to send this Navitimer to Craig (june) ; Better to leave it unwound, or wind regularly and keep running ? It seems to run well, and keeps very good time, but no service for at least 40 yrs.
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Leave it unwound - please!
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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bravo806 wrote:
Thanks Fred. Just so it's clear -- the movement picture I posted is a Venus 178---early version ?

it is a Venus 178, case is the early version w/ movement holder insert.
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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Unwound it is--Oops. Thanks Fred, Thanks Roffensian !
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Here is mine in gold plaque style from 1952 . it is a v178 vs v72 . stunning 868 case


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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2014 11:41 am 
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Interesting watch that is

Can you do me a favor and count the beads on the bezel for me ? And yes, i am serious ;-)

I almost discarded it wanting to say 'its not from 1952 but the serial number is misprinted like many others' but this one seems to have more than 124 beads on the bezel ?

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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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my friend, even you can't tell the difference between 124 and 125 from a pic ;)
but looks to be more than the 93 beads we see in the misnumbered 806s.
very interesting, as it also has the 3-screw movement holder.

OP, please count ?

but looks like 86x.xxx, s so 55/56, 124/120 beads.
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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Well, i cant tell from this pic ;-)

But it looks like 120 , quickly counted , so different from the SS misstamped pieces with 93 beads

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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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correct for a 1956 - what this most probably is. nice piece.
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 Post subject: Re: 1955 806 navitimer
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Sorry for the delay, just count once and it is 120 bids , I will recount again but sure it is 120
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casavova0007 wrote:
Sorry for the delay, just count once and it is 120 bids , I will recount again but sure it is 120

And the serial number starts 868?
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