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summerpurchase
 Post subject: A 797 and an 806
PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:48 pm 
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Some more for consideration:
Thanks a bunch in advance! One of these days I'll have my first Breitling (need to order the Richter book as well)

797
http://bit.ly/1lCImyS

806
http://bit.ly/1lmDk7h

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:54 pm 
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Pass on the 806.

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
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You guys are awesome - very fortunate to have knowledge like this online.

Side Note: Just ordered the Richter book!

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
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Forgot one:

769
http://bit.ly/1k0tIBO

Anything worthwhile there?

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
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summerpurchase wrote:
Forgot one:

769
http://bit.ly/1k0tIBO

Anything worthwhile there?

Real and nice.

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:36 am 
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rick wrote:
summerpurchase wrote:
Forgot one:

769
http://bit.ly/1k0tIBO

Anything worthwhile there?

Real and nice.

:yeahthat
very nice.
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WatchFred wrote:
rick wrote:
summerpurchase wrote:
Forgot one:

769
http://bit.ly/1k0tIBO

Anything worthwhile there?

Real and nice.

:yeahthat
very nice.



Isnt that sliderule ring redone ?

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 Post subject: Re: A 797 and an 806
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proves that a quick look isn't enough - Renè is right and I should be ashamed.

very decent work & probably not recent, I assume, but it IS redone.
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This 769 is very nice . Apart the more than probably redone sliderule , we can notice the early SN - 491676 . Official factory figures start from 1944 with SN 563659 , and earliest Chronomat probably appeared in 1941 . This one was issued in 1942 or maybe early 1943 .
See the strange hand engravings , Wakmann Watch Swiss inside back + Wakmann Watch 17 jewels on chrono bridge / Swiss on mainplate. They have been made with a needle electric pen , an industrial tool which was existing but not so common at the period .
Icko Wakmann established in New York in 1943 , then founded Wakmann Watch of USA and became the Breitling distributor in the USA until the late 70s.
I speculate that this watch would be one from few pionier parts of the story !
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