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| Author: | vintage [ Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Really rare piece |
Too bad it has the wrong bezel on it and the chances of finding the proper bezel are slim. (Pg 88 Richter) http://cgi.ebay.com/Breitling-Superocean-Wrist-Watch-C1957-58_W0QQitemZ180477705411QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL?hash=item2a054f3cc3 |
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| Author: | breitling-musketeers [ Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
For this small price it's ok. |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
I've heard it said that you have as much chance of finding the winning lottery ticket in the street as you have of buying it. I'd put that about the right odds of finding the bezel for this - but you never know! The bezel is dished at an upward angle to the case, I believe it's made of bakelite. http://ninanet.net/watches/others15/Med ... tling.html Attachment: mbreitlings01.jpg
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| Author: | breitling-musketeers [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
Quote: I've heard it said that you have as much chance of finding the winning lottery ticket in the street as you have of buying it. You are right. But maybe you even find another SuperOcean with bad dial or broken movement. |
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| Author: | vintage [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
The guy bidding on it is probably the guy that has the right bezel or knows where to get it. |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
You guys are of course right. It just depends what you have to pay for it, I'll be surprised if it doesn't go up a bit more before the end of the auction. |
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| Author: | breitling-musketeers [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
Quote: The guy bidding on it is probably the guy that has the right bezel or knows where to get it. The guy has not, but it is an investment on the future. Of course it depends on the price. |
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| Author: | vintage [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
breitling-musketeers wrote: Quote: The guy bidding on it is probably the guy that has the right bezel or knows where to get it. The guy has not, but it is an investment on the future. Of course it depends on the price. I think we know who the bidder is now. 
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| Author: | malfre01 [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
| I would say so too 
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| Author: | Bill in Sacramento [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | In addition to the bezel, |
. . . it has an incorrect crown. Because of the width of the bezel, the crown needed to be extend out to be functional. Yaffle's image shows that well. I just glanced at it. Is there an image of the movement? |
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| Author: | vintage [ Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
Found this old link with some good pics. http://www.breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5181&view=previous |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
Missed this in the rather brief visits that I have been able to make in the last few days. It is a rare piece, but it's not unknown - there are pieces out there that come up every so often, and with the recent SOH pieces they seem to be coming out of the woodwork a little more. I think I would wait for a better condition one to show up - it's bound to appear in a few months. |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Really rare piece |
Quote: it has an incorrect crown. Because of the width of the bezel, the crown needed to be extend out to be functional I'm not sure about the crown itself, but for sure not all of them came with this extended crown? Attachment: superocean8.jpg As the example posted earlier shows. I have seen this extended sleeve over the crown before, but wonder if it was either a later modification by Breitling, or a third party modification. Perhaps intended to modify it into a screwdown crown or to add some further water proofing. |
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