The Breitling Watch Source Forums

old news ? (as in seen before ?) has Breitling watches in them as well

_________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

_________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

_________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

new for me and quite interesting, thank you, Rene !
it is the only catalog I have seen with the SuperOceans, the Cosmonaute is called the "Astro-Timer" and the hands on that (probably) 1191/1194 are a surprise in the early 60s.

btw, the source of this is http://wakmann.de/category/wakmann-history
I have sent them an e-mail if they have any other 40ies and 50ies catalogs that they are willing to post

_________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

though I very much doubt it is from 1959 as claimed, the Cosmonaute was only launched in 1962, does anybody have an indication when the name Astro-Timer was invented and for how long it was used, might help to date the catalog, but I assume it is 63/64 ?

good catch Fred !.. you're sharp on monday mornings

_________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Astro-Timer was used in advertising by Wakmann because Cosmonaute was not seen as a good name in the US given the anti-communist sentiments. Wakmann used Cosmonaute in their first year's advertising I believe, so switched to Astro-Timer starting in 63.

Great find though Dracha.

Which brand and model is this?

_________________
Breitling Navitimer: Black Dial
OMEGA Speedmaster Professional
Steinhart Nav.B-Chrono II
Elgin-Hamilton 37500 (Aircraft Clock)

a Gigandet Datora, later distributed under the Wakmann and Vulcain brand, Valjoux 72C
some examples here: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=15645&hilit=gigandet+datora

I came across the site a while ago, they used to post more material. There were two other complete catalogues then. One dated 66/67 which is actually printed on the cover and another dated 1973. There was also a few copies of instruction documents.