I have seen this on ebay. I love beaded or rice-bead bezels Navitimer AOPA.
Is this for real? Thanks for your advise!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... Track=true
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| Author: | Henry [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:40 am ] |
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I have seen this on ebay. I love beaded or rice-bead bezels Navitimer AOPA. Is this for real? Thanks for your advise!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... Track=true |
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| Author: | Sharkmouth [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:27 am ] |
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There are others on here with infinitely more knowledge than me but if I've been learning my lessons correctly, I think this is a 2nd generation AOPA Navitimer from around 1960-1963 with a Venus 178 movement. Others can give their opinions if the hands/dial/case match but it's certainly a good looking watch. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:30 am ] |
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My, my Sharky we are coming along aren't we!!! 
Absolutely correct on the apparent era of the watch - we started seeing silver subdials around 1959 / 60 and we aren't goinf to see an all black sliderule and rice bezel after about 1963. I would like a serial number to help confirm that. The hour / minute hands suggest later in that window, but could always be a service replacement as well. The only glaring omission as far as I'm concerned is the lack of a movement photo - the price isn't a bargain by any stretch, and I'd want to be sure that there is a Venus 178 beating away in there! |
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