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WatchFred
PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 12:45 am 
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Had one of these chronodeco moments yesterday, UPS arrived with a parcel from Craig (Jewel Systems seems the perfect transportation choice now, btw., Craig!).

1969 ref. 7650 Co-Pilot Yachting, took more than a year of searching to find some of the parts we needed - finally Craig had to fab the minute counter gear wheel and I was lucky enough to have a very, very good collector friend donate the correct minute counter hand. Running perfectly again, good for the next decades ! Thank you Rene !

And that beautiful blue Leather Nato is a gift from another very good friend, Andreas Gregoriades at mylocaltime.

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1967 AOPA Navitimer; "only" COA, watch is aging quite elegantly ;)

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Last but not least, a ref. 8808 "small case" Chronomat Chrono-Matic. Almost none of these have survived, apparently one of the rarest of the cal.11/12 watches; rarely if ever used it was in perfect shape cosmetically, but not keeping time well, even after service - until Craig found out an incorrect gear wheel had been installed. Perfect again. Thanks for your wonderful work on all of these, Craig !

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Gorgeous pieces - just wonderful!
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Stunning. Anyone would be a jewel but three in one day. Magnificent. Glad they ended up with you!
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Hope you didn't skimp on the insurance on that packet. :wink: Very nice!
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Awesome collection there. Craig again is the man!!

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All beautiful watches!!

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If ever there's anyone who is likely to get me into vintage pieces, it's you Fred! Fantastic pieces in stunning condition.

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Unreal. Just unreal. I think I've mentioned it once before. Yours has probably become not just a collection but what some out there might call an "important" collection of vintage Breitling pieces.

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thank you all !
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very impressive.
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Youre welcome Fred, the watch deserved it, looks great. And so do the others !

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Hats off to both Fred and Craig. Absolutely beautiful watches and another great service by Craig in restoring Breitling history!

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