Got this offered to me for a low sum.
Worth anything?parts?
It's the only picture I have sadly.
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| Author: | Fredrik (Swe) [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Got this offered to me for a low sum. Worth anything?parts? It's the only picture I have sadly. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Hard to tell without more details. The dial looks original, but likely not salvageable. |
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| Author: | sonyman [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Roffensian wrote: Hard to tell without more details. The dial looks original, but likely not salvageable. I bet Craig could do sonething with it 
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| Author: | vintage [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Looks like a ref 178 with the wrong crown. I'd leave the dial alone and just have the rest of it restored. |
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| Author: | chronodeco [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
That's a fairly rare dial in a case that is bigger than most. I would leave the dial as is - only seen one other in 10 years. Would like to know the numbers on the back - maybe ref 179?. I have plenty of parts to fix any Venus cal 170. Good luck with this one, Craig |
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| Author: | Fredrik (Swe) [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Thanks for the input guys! here are some more pictures I just received. the watch sold "as is" would be around 300USD. I've got a trained breitling watchmaker friend who can probably help me with the service. but when it comes to hands and crown. are they "impossible/hard" to get? Or am I just wasting my money here ending up with a watch that I won't be able to use?      
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any thoughts on this tired old chrono? |
Pre '44 serial number so unsigned bridge is possible, although I don't like the finish on the bridge being different from the rst of the plates - that makes sense (sometimes) if the bridge is replaced with a signed one, but not sure about here. Nothing screaming wrong though except for the crown as Paul pointed out. Try and squeeze the $300, but not an awful price. |
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