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markh300
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:25 pm 
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Hi,

I thought I read somewhere on here, with the serial No. of your watch, that someone can find out the time is was made etc..

Is this true - can you also glean other useful info?

If that's the case, anyone able to assist?

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Serial number can date the watch on pieces up to 1978. After about 2000 here's how - http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_dating.shtml

In between there is no accurate way to date.
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Thank-you, very useful.
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I am unsure of what the B5 indicates, but alot of full Breitling product numbers contain a B5 in them after the full model number (ie. A7836223-B5-874).


this b5 might represent the fifth generation that breitling is on now.
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I am unsure of what the B5 indicates, but alot of full Breitling product numbers contain a B5 in them after the full model number (ie. A7836223-B5-874).

B indicates a black dial. Have a look at the list I compiled.

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_refnos.shtml

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Sharkmouth, just saw that this list - that I have often used - was done by you. :bow: & thank you for this, must have been a lot of work.
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wow sharkmouth very impressive thank you
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Sharkmouth wrote:
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I am unsure of what the B5 indicates, but alot of full Breitling product numbers contain a B5 in them after the full model number (ie. A7836223-B5-874).

B indicates a black dial. Have a look at the list I compiled.

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_refnos.shtml


I hadn't see that before. Nice job.

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Sharkmouth wrote:
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I am unsure of what the B5 indicates, but alot of full Breitling product numbers contain a B5 in them after the full model number (ie. A7836223-B5-874).

B indicates a black dial. Have a look at the list I compiled.

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_refnos.shtml


I hadn't see that before. Nice job.


I would say brilliant job. :) :wink:

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