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lgkeen
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:05 am 
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Can anyone tell me if this Blackbird is real or not?

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It's a fake.

The date window is too wide.
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Thanks..... You just saved me a lot of money!
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And the short tics at 3,6,and 9. That would have been some expensive junk!
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what should the tics at the 3, 6, & 9 look like?
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The cardinal ticks (ie. 1,14,16,29,31,44,46,59) should be long on this model. The sec marks at the 46, 59, 1 are correct but all the others are wrong.

In addition, the rider tabs are misshaped.

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What are rider tabs? I'm totally new to Breitling watches.
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lgkeen wrote:
What are rider tabs? I'm totally new to Breitling watches.


The raised tabs on the bezel in this case marked W, S, E, Dot.

Also 9/3 of chrono hour totalizer are crowded by their surrounding markers
Marker and number lines too thick on subdials in general.
Not an expert by any means, but just went through this for my BB.
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How to spot the fake Blackbird from the date window. There are lots of other small differences but this is what I look for. Gen is at the top.

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