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I've seen a few of these, not sure whether they have any significance or whether it was just a variation on the watch theme.

The Sputnik look is (I suspect) nothing more than acknowledgement of the excitement that people felt about all things space in the late 50s / early 60s.
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From the full page magazine ad I have. "To commemorate the first spectacular sallies into unknown space, Breitling/Geneva has just launched its first Baby Moon - a souvenir desk watch - in tribute to the International Geophysical Year. (17 jewels, height 4 inches.)

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Thanks for the responses, every bit helps. If yor don't mind, what year was the Mag ad from??
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sjglaze59 wrote:
Thanks for the responses, every bit helps. If yor don't mind, what year was the Mag ad from??
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I've got it framed where I can't look at it but I think it's from around 1959-1960.
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sjglaze59 wrote:
Thanks for the responses, every bit helps. If yor don't mind, what year was the Mag ad from??
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I've got it framed where I can't look at it but I think it's from around 1959-1960.


That makes sense, the International Geophysical Year was July 1st 1957 - December 31st 1958.
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Thanks for the responses, every bit helps.
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Did Archie have one of these mounted as a hood ornament on his Mercedes ? :wink:


Maybe on the Mercedes that he borrowed for his high school reunion...

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Hey All.....couple of quick points on the Breitling Sputnik Desk Clock: On the Face of the clock is Breitling, then under that:Geneva and under that: Swiss
on the bottom of the base is engraved: 6682
Thanks for any help, think I have the history almost down. The value is another thing....pm's from members have ranged from $200 to $3000.00
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Wow, I would really like to have this but a little too expensive for my taste.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-BREITLING-SPUTNIK-CLOCK-1957-FIRST-SATELITE_W0QQitemZ250605201169QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Clocks?hash=item3a593be711

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It recently was for sale. 1306 euro's were bid and the reserve was not met. Not sold.
It was made ca.1958, to commemorate the first satelite (russian Sputnik) launched by man.Only a limited number of these clocks were made.The height of the clock is about 4.75 inches.The base is a section of the world.
Sorry, that's all i could find.
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Hi,it's a BeBe-lune(Baby Moon) inspired by Sputnik. Page 148 of ''Breitling The Book'' Regards. edit: my apologies,hadn't noticed the second page.
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That thing's awesome, I wish I had a desk :(

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I have a watch of those, but I do not know anything about it,
Is there a website where I can get information?

Greetings (sorry my english is poor)
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I have a watch of those, but I do not know anything about it,
Is there a website where I can get information?

Greetings (sorry my english is poor)



welcome
Aside from the picture in teh catalog en a few sold on eBay there is no info ? (as far as I know)
I you want to sell I am sure there are interested people :-)

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