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Had this a week and I must say I can feel and see the quality in this watch, there's so much Sapphire in the Crystal it it has shade's of bluesy purple streaming off it, the glass feels as smooth as silk and the sapphire bezel is of equal quality. It's breeding and history have swooned me and I had to have one, other watches aside it blows Rolex and the AP Diver out of the water.

Anyway some pic's.






I love watches with black dials classic and timeless + i can see the time with the contrasting hands.





The Lume is out of this world and even glows during overcast days, we get a lot of them in the UK. My photography skills can not capture the true brightness of the lume.





The strap is plain and simple Sail Cloth






I love the history with this watch and the fact that it came out in 1953 a full year before the Sub in 1954, and was in service with the french, German and a few other Military dive teams throughout the world. I love my Breitlings for other reasons and i have had Rolex and AP But this just blows me away, so understated and simple. sorry for sounding like a kid with a new toy, but I feel like a kid with a new toy.

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Breitling SOH chrono on + ProII soon to be Pro III
B1 + UTC on Fighter A877
Navitimer World GMT on Navi + leather
SO 46mm on OR + Mesh
Avenger M1 Regatta on Pro 1

Congratulations mate, this is pure awesome! It has such a special aura this watch.

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Cheers from Switzerland,

Fred

Congrats, I've tried one on a few times, very beautiful piece, more than pictures can evoke.

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

Beautiful watch, congrats. I just saw one in an AD's display case and it really stood out in person.

Excellent pick up. Personally I love this piece but I'm still on the fence with the way the bezel turns. I might have to have another feel session. But in terms of looks, IMO one of the best looking divers ever made.

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z

I like the external threaded strap retainers too. This would be even better as a chrono, but thats not to say that its not a great looking divers watch. I agree with others here, its probably one of the best Divers I have seen. Wow.

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Jim

"You have Control".

Gorgeous!! Always loved them!

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its a great looking piece and the craftsmanship of it seems to be superb. never really played with it too much, but at 45 mm dial i think that its a bit more watch then my wrist can handle. I know the lugs are shorter so it might work.

congrats on a very nice time piece.

I've wanted one of those for some time. Very nice indeed.

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Driver8

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The short lugs do make a difference Adrian. My wrists are 7 1/4 but when I tried one on it doesn't even wear like a 45mm. It really is a beautiful piece.

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z

yeah i thought the shorter lugs would make all the difference. the watch is a great looking piece.

Don't kill me but can't help saying that it looks much nicer than Sub C.

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Breitling Chronomat 01 Limited Edition
Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm

No attack here, this watch is on a different level.

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

Hey it's a Blancpain made by one watchmaker on one bench from start to finish! I do wish it had a better bracelet option. I tried one put on the bracelet and it just didn't work. That lead to the Breguet. Ah, those were the days.


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SHARKMAN

Thanks Guys I am really chuffed, the lugs measure 23mm but you can squeeze on a 24mm strap, I also bought the strap changing tool, straps are held in place with 2 hexagon threaded tubes and 2 hexagon screws, you get the rubber strap and 4 extra tubes and screws a case and whats in the picture.




I tried several strap combinations but came back to the sail cloth nothing else kind of works, I have not looked at a bracelet option, but they do have a leather Croc @ £350 without buckle

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Breitling SOH chrono on + ProII soon to be Pro III
B1 + UTC on Fighter A877
Navitimer World GMT on Navi + leather
SO 46mm on OR + Mesh
Avenger M1 Regatta on Pro 1