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| Author: | cruvon [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | 806 with 809 caseback |
Was this all original? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281083799779 ... 920wt_1037 |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 806 with 809 caseback |
we've seen a suprising number of these mismarked casebacks; no real explanation - human error at Breitling, maybe ? very nice piece, btw. |
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| Author: | saabreit [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 806 with 809 caseback |
Here the dial is amazingly fresh - genuine but fresh . It could be an aftermarket modification ? Clearly, what I tell is not based on real informations, just from the speculation register . Technically, transforming a Cosmonaute into a Navitimer just needs to replace 2 wheels on the Venus 178, and the dial . Quickly read the hour on a Cosmonaute is not " instinctive" , so I can imagine that at overhaul occasion some customers got their Cosmonaute refurbished and turned into a Navitimer for the extra cost of an aftermarket dial +2 wheels. It would be interesting to study if there is a correspondance of wrong back stamping and replaced dial ? |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 806 with 809 caseback |
Thanks for the explanations guys. Irrespective of whatever happened to this watch, even genuinely, makes it loose its collectability for me. Now if we had a batch of examples to prove the 806 with 809 caseback theory, then that would be proof enough of authenticity. |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 806 with 809 caseback |
cruvon wrote: Thanks for the explanations guys. Irrespective of whatever happened to this watch, even genuinely, makes it loose its collectability for me. Now if we had a batch of examples to prove the 806 with 809 caseback theory, then that would be proof enough of authenticity. as I said, seen maybe half a dozen or so, though iirc they were all from the mid 60s, would have to go through my records. as it is almost impossible to mount a caseback on a watch it wasn't built for, it either was a wrongly marked production batch (something we all now accept for those 1953 Navitimers w/ late 1950s characteristics) or Phil's explanation might be on the spot |
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