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Hi all,

should there always be a "B" ingraved at the side of the bezel of a breitling or are there types were there are not there?

Thanks

Hi!

I have never noticed the "B" on the bezel of a Navitimer; however, the "B" is on my Seawolf.

Best Regards,

Enezdez

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Panerai - 183
Omega - Speedmaster 145.012 / 67
Rolex - Explore II (Black Dial) - 216570
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Blancpain FF 5015

As far as I know all the models that have bezels with rider tabs (i.e the Windrider and Aeromarine ranges), and the Motors/6.75 models etc, all have the engraved 'B'. The Navi models don't. Not sure about the Professional range.

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Driver8

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Funny, I've never noticed my Colt II Quartz having such thing. But now I've checked it, and it has it

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Ingenieur - Speedmaster - Submariner

Obviously not on Navis as there is nowhere to put it!

It's also only on watches from late 90s / early 2000s on (can't remember the exact year).

can i conclude that when you have a breitling from the aeromarine or windrider range and it doesnt have the "B" that it is a fake?

The earlier fakes definitely didn't have the B, more recent fakes do unfortunately.

Post a pic and we'll soon tell you.

i've bought a black faced chrono colt from dec 2009, it is on the mail right now, should get it in a week or 2 with the customs etc.... i really love it and everything is with it but i am still a little afraid

The model Ihave just bought the early Anatreres dosent have the B either.

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I think most do, Airwolf, Aerospace and Skyracer deffinitely do

The older type of bezel has only 4 real screws to hold the riders. The others a fake screws, even without thread.
Breitling changed this design so all srews are real and longer so they hold into the housing and can not pulled off like the other bezel. To show thier Watchmakers that the "B" version can not simply pulled off the gave that sign to this version. This must be unscrewed komplete before try to remove.

Amazing. That's why I love this forum. I never noticed this before.

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Groetjes Mike

Breitling Windrider Blackbird

We can include Emergency Mission in that list as well.

Both my B1 and Emergency Mission have the "Little B" on the bezel.

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Best wishes,

Verner

Did somebody missed my post above, or was it missunderstandable ?

ALL newer Models have this engraved "B" cause of the facts i wrote already.