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Dear Breitling fellows,
Many of us have encountered problems on their Chronomat 769 and 808 , for getting the bezel safely attached and smoothly rotating .
The original system is not intuitive and unaware watchmakers often break the very thin ring used by L.G.Breitling for this function .
We have machined a prototype on a watchmaker's lathe ( 5 trials before getting an acceptable result ) , been unsatisfied by the 3D printing results on such parts and after many efforts we have found appropriate solution, material and workshop to produce new rings without reaching spatial costs .
Many thanks to Fred for lending me a complete 808 and NOS case parts , it was helpfull to understand one of the 4 variations that we found, as my own NOS 808 parts were slightly different .
A very limited quantity ( 6+ 6) would be available shortly from 2 antique watchparts dealers .
From my side , I have just checked today on a 1946 Chronomat 769 with the 2nd version of bezel and set up the adaptations .
Due to differences in materials ( stainless steel, gold plated, massive gold ) and bezel design ( in 1 part or in 2 parts ) I have decided to launch a batch of steel lips used on 769 bezels and massive gold parts .
So until the end of April I should be able to supply specific kits , either for 808, or for 769 except the very early ones with the bezel hold by 3 radial screws.
I shall have an initial quantity of 12 sets , and be able of launching larger quantities if requested .
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