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OK as a beginner in the watches world, I am still approaching and learning to make good choices. Meanwhile I ran into the story in Breitling ' Cosmonaute ' vs ' Cosmonaut ' , hence it was a new term in those times Gagarin vs Armstrong,I am fine with that and that Wakmann just not to be confused switched to Aero - Timer term.( aero - timer, if I am not mistaken )

But what does this mean? Istambul vs Istanbul literally. Is this a re-finished dial with lack of knowledge or a real Breitling mis - vocabulary.

Ran into this one while digging ebay:



link to auction with more pics: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VERY-RARE-195 ... 5888fa2b0b

Whats wrong ?

Nothing wrong here, Istanbul is/was also called Stambul, Stamboul, Istambul, formerly Constantinople, Byzantium.

some more cities on the outer ring

S. Frisco = San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
New York
Chili = Chile
R. De Janeiro = Rio de Janeiro
Azores
Iceland
Geneve = Geneva
Istambul = Istanbul
Moscou = Moscow
Reunion
Bombay = Mumbai
Calcutta = Kolkata
Singapour = Singapore
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Sydney
Noumea
N. Zealand = New Zealand
Midway
Hawaii
Yukon

and for a new watch aficionado you have a good taste this is a nice and rare watch

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

not really my taste, looks like my antique book with the texas flag on it

Yes, I have a GMT sundial in the backyard with "Byzantium" on it.

No errors, Breitling comes from a French speaking part of the world, hence the French.

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1961 ref 806
1967 ref 2002
1991 A10096
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I dont see the texas flag in it ?

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

Yep to have this Texas flag, your watch should be from the year 1838

So this era ( 1950's) watch is smthng special as a conclusion which presents those years and therefore unique. Can we say that?