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| Author: | WatchFred [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 2007 |
Inspired by Tom´s latest acquisition decided to take some pics of these great watches, groundbreaking in the late 60s, but still quite impressive today. 40 years of the "big case", from a 1967 white dial Chronomat to the last (for now) "left crown" Chrono-Matic, hope you enjoy the show.  the cast: 1967 Chronomat V178, ref. 0818 1972 Navitimer ref. 1806 1972 SuperOcean ref. 2105 2007 Chrono-Matic 44           
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| Author: | sco [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
 Those are some beautiful pieces. You have an amazing collection
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| Author: | boogiebot [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
great pics watchfred. |
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| Author: | jlee5050 [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Wow Fred you're just full of surprises... Your collection is surreal... very nice... very very nice... |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Very nice Fred - love that SuperOcean, it's incredible. |
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| Author: | RXPete [ Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
AWESOME!! |
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| Author: | Kiudog [ Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
awesome!!!! |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
thank you for your feedback, guys ! @Roff: the SuperOcean is really a very nice piece, promised to publish some pics in the vintage section and forgot, will have to do that, as it came with the factory sticker on the back and the original rather rare corduroy box. Must have been one of - if not the - first 20atm waterproof automatic chronographs in the world ! Must admit that I personally like the NOS Chronomat 0818 a lot, this one does look absolutely incredible on the wrist, with that nice factory original Tropic strap and those orange hands that just pop out at you. These watches were real trendsetter in size, design and especially groundbreaking in technology, a time when Breitling was leading the pack in technological innovations, sad to see how quickly this period of bold growth strategies ended in the demise of the original company. For all those that are less into these times when Breitling was the Apple of the watch industry: http://www.onthedash.com/docs/Project99.html http://lesmala.net/jean-michel/navitime ... omatic.htm |
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| Author: | jma [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Great collection, but... don´t you miss this one? |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
nice, jma, but frankly the 1808 were too similar to the 1806, minimal difference, so my collection covers manual and automatic "big case" examples, the only thing that might tempt me would be a GMT. |
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| Author: | jma [ Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
WatchFred wrote: nice, jma, but frankly the 1808 were too similar to the 1806, minimal difference, so my collection covers manual and automatic "big case" examples, the only thing that might tempt me would be a GMT. anyway, a magnificent collection, congratulations!!! |
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| Author: | Montexn [ Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Very sweet collection of vintage Lings Fred and good photos too! |
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Thanks for the compliments, they are not too shabby, as Roff would say, but more important for me represent a time when Breitling was a leading innovator with groundbreaking technology and design. |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Very impressive collection Fred:) |
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| Author: | Yaffle [ Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Big-Case" Chronomat, Navtimer, Chrono-Matic 1967 to 200 |
Hey Fred. Missed this first time around. Stunning line up of the pizza or fried egg cases. Planning to add anymore? |
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