Bill in Sacramento wrote:
This watch is time-only, so I think the serial dates it to the 1970s.
Well duh - aren't we the smart ones for not picking up on that
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| Author: | vintage [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Prototype Chronomat |
Pretty interesting if true. No idea that they were playing around with the big case in 1965. Looks very similar to the later early 1970's Chronomat. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Breitling-NOS-188-Chronomat-Prototype-watch-Cal-12-s-c-1965-/130603885033?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item1e689921e9 |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
seems basically true, apparently some prototypes of the big case models were produced with the cal 12 base movement without the chronograph modules, cases are 1965, movements are gilded and marked CAL 12 SC, so it seems strange they were really produced before the CAL 11s, they just might have been assembled into those cases years later ? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
Interesting indeed, although the cynic in me wonders where the close ups and movement shots are. |
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| Author: | jlee5050 [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
Would this model be the one with the really huge movement bridge? I may have seen something like this before... EDIT: maybe similar to this? http://www.breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/v ... =3&t=11854 |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
jlee5050 wrote: Would this model be the one with the really huge movement bridge? I may have seen something like this before... EDIT: maybe similar to this? http://www.breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/v ... =3&t=11854 Movement likely the same, but that's the regular case. |
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| Author: | Bill in Sacramento [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
This watch is time-only, so I think the serial dates it to the 1970s. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
Bill in Sacramento wrote: This watch is time-only, so I think the serial dates it to the 1970s. Well duh - aren't we the smart ones for not picking up on that
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prototype Chronomat |
Roffensian wrote: Bill in Sacramento wrote: This watch is time-only, so I think the serial dates it to the 1970s. Well duh - aren't we the smart ones for not picking up on that 
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