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Hello and welcome to the board.

Some fantastic watches you've had over the years. How come you never bought the Red Arrows B1? You seem to be a fan of them and B1's

Hi, the 69 was the meca quartz one, i do know of a guy who has one of the RATTRAPANTE versions, LTD to 25, confusingly, the 69 was dubbed that but has RATTRAPANTE on the dial, and the auto one has the white gold bezel and was dubbed RATTRAPANTE, both are beautiful pieces, at £12,000 though a bit steep for the auto, its one of the few watches i want that i've never seen in the flesh.

GORGEOUS RARE BEAST.

I currently have a LE MANS BLACK
B1
CA 69
NAV 50TH

swiss1 wrote:

Whoa £12K for the CA Rattrapante! :shock:

I knew they'd be a lot but didn't expect it to be quite that much. Hmmm, I guess that shows why we've never seen one in the flesh!

Anyway, welcome aboard Swiss1. :thumbsup:

And I notice you're our 3rd Le Mans owner too. Now.... just the other 997 to find! :lol:

Just incidentally what colour was your other Le Mans?

Hi, both LE MANS have been black, the first one i had was a secondhand one which was REALLY well used, i then happend across a new one in a dealer at a silly price , so i had it , so for a while i had 2 LE MANS!! I sold the used one, its previous owner had really hammered it, and kept the new one. I know two other LE MANS owners too.

I too would love to see/maybe own one of the RATTRAPANTE CAs, one of the main reasons it was so expensive was the SOLID white gold bezel, and also of course the PIGUET based movement which had a solid yellow gold rotor.

In the catalogue it looks striking similar to the 69, the only real visual diff. instantly is are silver subs on the 69 on the dial, oh and of course the extra pusher.

MOST people would not notice the £10K diff!

Author:	swiss1 [ Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:31 pm ]
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Hi, i'm new to this forum and just found the INTRO section, i too like all on here love my swiss watches and especially Breitling / Panerai etc.... I can't quite match one new member who has 28 Breits, but i have had atleast that over the many years i've been collecting and selling to buy others i've wanted. I have 4 at the minute, i've tried to remember ones i've owned below. 3 COLTS , ALL RED ARROWS LEs. 2 RED ARROWS NAVITIMERS 2 RED ARROWS CHRONO EVOS CHRONO AVENGER CHRONO AVENGER 69 2 BENTLEY LE MANS NAVITIMER WORLD NAVITIMER FIGHTERS AEROSPACE AVANTAGE AEROSPACE MAPA LE AEROSPACE MK1 BENTLEY 6.75 2 HUIT JOURS L.E ALARM CLOCKS , ONE IS A SERIE TEST, ONE OF 5 MADE AIRWOLF B1 SEA HARRIER B1 VULCAN B1 JSF LIGHTENING 2 2 NAVITIMER 50THS 2 MK1 BLACKBIRDS EMERGENCY NON SQ This is what i can remember for the minute, theres bound to me more, i also have a huge collection of BREITLING promo and dealer stuff. I tend to like the limited ed. watches. All the best to you all, and i look forward to contributing.

Author:	In2Deep [ Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:00 pm ]
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That's quite a list!

Author:	Sharkmouth [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:51 am ]
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Welcome on board. Enjoy your time here!

Author:	aleister [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:58 am ]
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Welcome! Seems you done a fair bit of trading there!

Author:	Roffensian [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:43 am ]
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There are some very nice watches there. Was the 69 the mecha-quartz or the LE automatic rattrapantes (if so Driver8 will be insanely jealous). Which ones are the current ones? Oh, and welcome to the madhouse

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Author:	swiss1 [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:36 am ]
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Hi, the 69 was the meca quartz one, i do know of a guy who has one of the RATTRAPANTE versions, LTD to 25, confusingly, the 69 was dubbed that but has RATTRAPANTE on the dial, and the auto one has the white gold bezel and was dubbed RATTRAPANTE, both are beautiful pieces, at £12,000 though a bit steep for the auto, its one of the few watches i want that i've never seen in the flesh. GORGEOUS RARE BEAST. I currently have a LE MANS BLACK B1 CA 69 NAV 50TH as regards to trading, at one stage i had most of those all together ! It was ridiculous, i have only really sold to upgrade to something else i wanted, however i had a major clearout a while ago, some watches i had not worn for a year or more.

Author:	mboverst [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:49 am ]
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Wow! Quite the collection you've had over the years. I thought I traded watches often! Welcome to the forum, I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your collection. Which Panerai's do you have in your stable now?

Author:	Lefty [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:17 am ]
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Hello and welcome to the board. Some fantastic watches you've had over the years. How come you never bought the Red Arrows B1? You seem to be a fan of them and B1's

Author:	swiss1 [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:35 pm ]
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Lefty wrote: Hello and welcome to the board. Some fantastic watches you've had over the years. How come you never bought the Red Arrows B1? You seem to be a fan of them and B1's I never liked the blue dial, all the others are black LEs, although i'm changing my mind, a mate of mine has a red arrows b1, and looks good in the blue, so i might have to look out for one!!

Author:	bnewbie [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:19 pm ]
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Wish I could handled some watches from your list.

Author:	Driver8 [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:29 pm ]
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swiss1 wrote: Hi, the 69 was the meca quartz one, i do know of a guy who has one of the RATTRAPANTE versions, LTD to 25, confusingly, the 69 was dubbed that but has RATTRAPANTE on the dial, and the auto one has the white gold bezel and was dubbed RATTRAPANTE, both are beautiful pieces, at £12,000 though a bit steep for the auto, its one of the few watches i want that i've never seen in the flesh. GORGEOUS RARE BEAST. I currently have a LE MANS BLACK B1 CA 69 NAV 50TH Whoa £12K for the CA Rattrapante! I knew they'd be a lot but didn't expect it to be quite that much. Hmmm, I guess that shows why we've never seen one in the flesh! Anyway, welcome aboard Swiss1. And I notice you're our 3rd Le Mans owner too. Now.... just the other 997 to find! Just incidentally what colour was your other Le Mans?

Author:	swiss1 [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:53 pm ]
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Driver8 wrote: swiss1 wrote: Hi, the 69 was the meca quartz one, i do know of a guy who has one of the RATTRAPANTE versions, LTD to 25, confusingly, the 69 was dubbed that but has RATTRAPANTE on the dial, and the auto one has the white gold bezel and was dubbed RATTRAPANTE, both are beautiful pieces, at £12,000 though a bit steep for the auto, its one of the few watches i want that i've never seen in the flesh. GORGEOUS RARE BEAST. I currently have a LE MANS BLACK B1 CA 69 NAV 50TH Whoa £12K for the CA Rattrapante! I knew they'd be a lot but didn't expect it to be quite that much. Hmmm, I guess that shows why we've never seen one in the flesh! Anyway, welcome aboard Swiss1. And I notice you're our 3rd Le Mans owner too. Now.... just the other 997 to find! Just incidentally what colour was your other Le Mans? Hi, both LE MANS have been black, the first one i had was a secondhand one which was REALLY well used, i then happend across a new one in a dealer at a silly price , so i had it , so for a while i had 2 LE MANS!! I sold the used one, its previous owner had really hammered it, and kept the new one. I know two other LE MANS owners too. I too would love to see/maybe own one of the RATTRAPANTE CAs, one of the main reasons it was so expensive was the SOLID white gold bezel, and also of course the PIGUET based movement which had a solid yellow gold rotor. In the catalogue it looks striking similar to the 69, the only real visual diff. instantly is are silver subs on the 69 on the dial, oh and of course the extra pusher. MOST people would not notice the £10K diff!

Author:	Driver8 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:44 am ]
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swiss1 wrote: Hi, both LE MANS have been black, the first one i had was a secondhand one which was REALLY well used, i then happend across a new one in a dealer at a silly price , so i had it , so for a while i had 2 LE MANS!! I sold the used one, its previous owner had really hammered it, and kept the new one. I know two other LE MANS owners too. I too would love to see/maybe own one of the RATTRAPANTE CAs, one of the main reasons it was so expensive was the SOLID white gold bezel, and also of course the PIGUET based movement which had a solid yellow gold rotor. In the catalogue it looks striking similar to the 69, the only real visual diff. instantly is are silver subs on the 69 on the dial, oh and of course the extra pusher. MOST people would not notice the £10K diff! Both myself and Roff have lusted over the CA Rattrapante for years, but as I say I expected it to be expensive (due to the movement, bezel and rarity) but £12K is A LOT. Never mind... So both your Le Mans were black were they? Looks like we still have yet to find one of the ellusive bronze ones in the flesh! The hunt continues!

Author:	Otto [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:50 am ]
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Very impressive list. Have to admit that some of the names on it are new to me, but maybe that means I need to spend more time here.

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Author:	Damian [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:17 am ]
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Wow!! Welcome aboard!!!