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| Author: | Cfellow [ Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Breitling Premier 777 |
Please help me verify this Premier Ref.777 as I think it the patina on the dial is looking absolutely stunning. The seller said it has been recently serviced, so I guess the pushers and crown are service replacements, but I am not sure about the hands in general - never seen them in this combination before. Attachment: Bildschirmfoto 2016-04-18 um 08.44.08.png Attachment: Bildschirmfoto 2016-04-18 um 08.48.52.png Attachment: Bildschirmfoto 2016-04-18 um 08.43.55.png Attachment: Bildschirmfoto 2016-04-18 um 08.49.12.png Cheers, Cfellow |
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| Author: | Cfellow [ Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
correct & nice patina. yes, crown is a replacement, but that's minor |
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| Author: | dgercp [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
Fred, are all theose blue hands original? |
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| Author: | vintage [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
dgercp wrote: Fred, are all theose blue hands original? It's unusual to see the 'tails' on the sub register hands and sweep second hand on a 777. I can't make out what the serial number is so can't make out if it's really an early piece. The case seems in much better condition than the dial. |
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| Author: | Cfellow [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
David, the main hands look ok to me; agree w/ Paul the subdial tails might be off, but we are splitting hairs here I think ? one of the better mid 40s examples even if the case might have had a little work done recently. |
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| Author: | Cfellow [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
Hm, I really don't know if vintage Premiers were ever equipped with such subsecond/second hands with tails. But nevertheless, this combination "feels" authentic in flesh; and since the vintage blue of the main hands perfectly matches the blue on the second hands I tend to doubt a replacement. And if replaced, it must have happened before I was born to age that way. Here's another shot of the dial, maybe it helps to clarify: 
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| Author: | Cfellow [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
Well, thanks to all of you for your answers! |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
must withdraw my "correct", I'm afraid; seem from that better pic that it is a non-lume dial; lovely as it it, this would be utterly wrong; Breitling never combined lumed hands w/ non-lume dials. |
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| Author: | Cfellow [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
Well thanks again for your participation! I managed to get a set of non-lume hands just for my gut feeling, as I will keep the lume-hands on it. They just look better  Cheers! |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breitling Premier 777 |
so it will be "correct on demand". perfect. |
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