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zamadoo
 Post subject: Vintage 1960s breitling
PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:49 am 
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Hi,

I'm thinking of having a small bid on this. It looks nice and sounds genuine.

Any thoughts appreciated.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BREITLING-top-tim ... _500wt_922

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Not enough photos - no movement or caseback, and it looks like a redial to me - look at the tachymetre scale around 1 - 2 o'clock.
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Every ref 815 Top Time I've seen says Top Time on the dial.
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:yeahthat

on both comments... I guess they forgot to add the "Top Time" when redoing the dial...

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Thanks for the comments. The seller insists it is all original; but you guys seem to know your greyhounds.

I wonder if it's worth the money, new dial or not...
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zamadoo wrote:
I wonder if it's worth the money, new dial or not...



Not in my opinion.

You have no way of knowing what kind of movement is in it, and with a non original dial there is zero reason to believe that the movement is original.
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Roffensian wrote:
zamadoo wrote:
I wonder if it's worth the money, new dial or not...



Not in my opinion.

You have no way of knowing what kind of movement is in it, and with a non original dial there is zero reason to believe that the movement is original.


Thanks. I'll let it go and keep looking.
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After seeing what this sold for, and having another look, I think it was erroneously described as being a Top Time when, in fact, it's a Long Playing. In the early 1970's they evidently dropped the Top Time from the dial and described the watch only as "Long Playing." You can look at Pg 5 of the 1970 catalog here on Breitlingsource and see an example. Now, whether the dial has been redone or not remains a mystery.
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found this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

the seller states "may need a battery"... :lol:

in all seriousness, I think you're right Paul... this one doesn't have Top Time on the dial too...

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