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First off, I should say hello as I'm new here.

Is the ebay seller billshaine a reliable source for Vintage Breitlings?

I'm keen on a 60s Cosmonaute and he seems to have a few from time to time.

I'm in the UK, so any pointers to good local vendors would also be appreciated.

Thanks

Mark

absolutely trustworthy

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

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knowledgeable, trustworthy, fair.

Bill's a good guy. I constantly amazed with the watches he comes up with to sell. He has an amazing collection of his own. I just wish he would stop sniping auctions I'm bidding on.

Another vote for Bill, certainly can be trusted.

I have bought from him and was very satisfied.He is a great ebay seller and you can feel confident when you buy from him.

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"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

He sells some heavy mesh bracelets, targeted primarily for old Navitimers. I have been thinking about picking up a mesh to try one out in a couple of different applications where the lugs permit. Anybody know about the mesh bracelets he sells?

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

Bill is a great guy and I have one of his mesh bracelets on my vintage 809, also purchased from Bill. They are much heavier and in my opinion much nicer than the JB Champion vintage bracelets. For $30 bucks or so how can you go wrong?

Cheers, RDS

I bought my Top Time from Bill. i found him friendly, professional and willing to negotiate. Great guy. more than happy to recommend him.

Bill is a great asset for ebay, very good to know him, I bought an Airman from him, very professional very caring of his clients and ocean of info.what i know also he has an incredible personal collection.

So I just won this auction and paid, and then noticed that seller BillShaine has an auction of a watch that has what looks like the same serial number, if I am reading it right, which I might not be.

Any ideas what may be happening here?

Auction I Won:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221103696479?ss ... 1439.l2649


Bill Shaine's Auction

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINT-PRE-SERIES ... 35befa7b2a

Please don't double post. I have already answered in your other thread.

Just happened to see this review when stopped by to add a positive feedback for another forumer here.
While this seller "billshaine" who touts himself as a Breitling expert has some interesting Breitlings on sale and quite a few good past sales judging by reviews above( I have never purchased from him but did consider his watches), I would be very careful in dealing with him unless one verified his watches on the vintage forum here first.

2 cases of sales from this seller that I came across where he tried to dishonestly cash in on unsuspecting buyers on high value vintages
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