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Eric, how can you see the case is refinished?
Thanks

no service dials I know of have the boxed 10

service dials that are currently available have "red accents"
a boxed 10 sliderule requires a boxed 10 dial.

"currently available" panda, Kurt ?

WatchFred wrote:

"currently available" panda, Kurt ?

According to my source (and you know who it is), both versions currently available.
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2). Strap/Bracelet/Box/Paperwork aside, how much does a Service Dial replacement effect the value of same? I'm in the vintage guitar bidness, and the rule of thumb is "Refin=~50% DEVALUATION". I personally can't see quite so deep a devaluation in the Breitling World, but I'm curious as to what the experts think and have seen...

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Any serious watch collectors will say that it kills the collectible value completely, I for once - would never even think of buying a watch with such a dial.

Kurt Bhttp://www.kurt-b.com

Author:	budfurg [ Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:08 pm ]
Post subject:	Breitling 806 Service Dials
This is probably a noob dumb question, but do all Breitling 806 service dials have the red triangle markers and the boxed 10? Were there ever original dials with these red markings?

Author:	WatchFred [ Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
no service dials I know of have the boxed 10 service dials that are currently available have "red accents" a boxed 10 sliderule requires a boxed 10 dial.

Author:	Eric_navi [ Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
+1 Service dial attached. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Author:	budfurg [ Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Thanks guys for the speedy response.

Author:	Eric_navi [ Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Here's another service dial example. This is a very new dial from a Breitling service. Refinished case as well. From https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/391405114730 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Author:	nicolas07 [ Fri Mar 25, 2016 1:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Eric, how can you see the case is refinished? Thanks

Author:	Eric_navi [ Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
nicolas07 wrote: Eric, how can you see the case is refinished? Thanks primarily because it says it on the service receipt of the listing. It's an excellent job. if you had it side by side in real life next to an unpolished example you'd be able to tell... The diameter of the lugs is likely a touch smaller... And I have a feeling the brushed finish on this case may be a little more aggressive than the original... But can't make that call from these pics Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Author:	TheGanzman [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:01 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Coupla questions regarding Breitling 806 Service Dial (and hands/case refinished) offerings: 1). Has anyone here seen a "small subregister" 806 Service Dial? It seems that in my (admittedly brief) online research, that no one has seen one of these; thoughts/examples? 2). Strap/Bracelet/Box/Paperwork aside, how much does a Service Dial replacement effect the value of same? I'm in the vintage guitar bidness, and the rule of thumb is "Refin=~50% DEVALUATION". I personally can't see quite so deep a devaluation in the Breitling World, but I'm curious as to what the experts think and have seen... Myself, I find a certain "added value" to owning an 806 WITH a Service Dial - said watch could be worn with a higher degree of impunity & less worry, LOL! In the past, I've owned two Rolex 6538 "Big Crown" models (until THEY just got too expensive to wear on a daily basis), one with a Service Dial, and one (that was later found to have been relumed BY Rolex NYC) with newer C3 lume; in both cases, the watches were worth ~2/3's the value of an untouched watch. Thanks in advance for your consideration!

Author:	Kurt B [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:03 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
WatchFred wrote: no service dials I know of have the boxed 10 service dials that are currently available have "red accents" a boxed 10 sliderule requires a boxed 10 dial. None "red accents" service dials. Kurt B http://www.kurt-b.com

Author:	WatchFred [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:28 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
"currently available" panda, Kurt ?

Author:	Kurt B [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
WatchFred wrote: "currently available" panda, Kurt ? According to my source (and you know who it is), both versions currently available. Kurt b http://www.kurt-b.com

Author:	WatchFred [ Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:41 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Kurt B wrote: WatchFred wrote: "currently available" panda, Kurt ? According to my source (and you know who it is), both versions currently available. [/url] thanks Kurt, had thought the "Creative Panda" was long gone.

Author:	TheGanzman [ Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Anyone on my questions above?

Author:	Kurt B [ Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:33 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Quote: 2). Strap/Bracelet/Box/Paperwork aside, how much does a Service Dial replacement effect the value of same? I'm in the vintage guitar bidness, and the rule of thumb is "Refin=~50% DEVALUATION". I personally can't see quite so deep a devaluation in the Breitling World, but I'm curious as to what the experts think and have seen... Any serious watch collectors will say that it kills the collectible value completely, I for once - would never even think of buying a watch with such a dial. Kurt Bhttp://www.kurt-b.com

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Author:	TheGanzman [ Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Breitling 806 Service Dials
Kurt B wrote: Quote: 2). Strap/Bracelet/Box/Paperwork aside, how much does a Service Dial replacement effect the value of same? I'm in the vintage guitar bidness, and the rule of thumb is "Refin=~50% DEVALUATION". I personally can't see quite so deep a devaluation in the Breitling World, but I'm curious as to what the experts think and have seen... Any serious watch collectors will say that it kills the collectible value completely, I for once - would never even think of buying a watch with such a dial. Kurt Bhttp://www.kurt-b.com Appreciated, Kurt - And I think that anyone who scans the Vintage Breitling section of this forum for more than seven minutes realizes this about YOU - "100% ONLY"; all the rest is worthy only of the trash bin... That doesn't really answer my question, however; it's simply ONE man's preference - YOURS. It's the equivalent of me saying "I only like Blondes - ALL other women have no "value" to ME..." I'm looking for a general consensus of expert opinion as to exactly HOW MUCH - percentage wise - a GENUINE BREITLING Service Replacement Dial "devalues" a given Breitling 806 - ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL. As I said in my query - by example, in the vintage guitar business, a "refin" - of an (otherwise) all original guitar, say a Fender Stratocaster/Telecaster or a Gibson Les Paul Standard - is "devalued" ~50% by an otherwise "proper" refin. Would I buy a refinished Gibson Les Paul Standard? No; categorically NOT. Is there a "market" for refinished vintage guitars? Absolutely! Do I know what that market supports in terms of being able to "valuate" an instrument that has been refinished? Yes I do; by proxy, I'm simply looking for an equally "learned opinion" of same vis a vis the vintage Breitling 806 World - I guess I'll continue to wait for an opinion, or I won't get one...