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Toni
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with a colourful dial, red or yellow or why not green....

Any clues about where to look for them?!?!


Cheers Toni

(hmmm, I soon will have more Breits than Heuers...what happened???)
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Toni wrote:
(hmmm, I soon will have more Breits than Heuers...what happened???)
:oops:

You saw the light, that's what happened! :wink: :lol:

Good luck with the colourful dial hunt.

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Toni wrote:
with a colourful dial, red or yellow or why not green....

Any clues about where to look for them?!?!


Cheers Toni

(hmmm, I soon will have more Breits than Heuers...what happened???)
:oops:


Sanity happened!

Towards the end of the 90s there are some colourful Aeromarines and Professionals around. I can't remember when the colourful Chronomats first started appearing.

I can't think of too many 80s watches iwth a lot of colour, but that might be my memory - it's not an era I know a lot about.
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Toni wrote:
with a colourful dial, red or yellow or why not green....

Any clues about where to look for them?!?!


Cheers Toni

(hmmm, I soon will have more Breits than Heuers...what happened???)
:oops:


Sanity happened!

Towards the end of the 90s there are some colourful Aeromarines and Professionals around. I can't remember when the colourful Chronomats first started appearing.

I can't think of too many 80s watches iwth a lot of colour, but that might be my memory - it's not an era I know a lot about.


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Thanks, i will dig deeper in the colours.....
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If you're looking for a cool, retro watch, I think you should also go back a bit further to the '70s and take a look at the Sprint,

Blue 1974 £575

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Orange c.1970 $1295 NOS

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Didn't the Sprint have a resin case, Sharky? Those look like metal to me... which is a good thing, obviously! :)

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If you're looking for a cool, retro watch, I think you should also go back a bit further to the '70s and take a look at the Sprint,

Blue 1974 £575

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http://www.finewatchco.com/BreitlingBW1012.html


Orange c.1970 $1295 NOS

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http://www.ewatchshow.com/view/watch/47_061407141906-nos-sprint-chronograph

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Dang!!!! The Orange one is amazing....... thanks
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Didn't the Sprint have a resin case, Sharky? Those look like metal to me... which is a good thing, obviously! :)

:oops: Oops, just gone into the links and it states that they are resin. Sorry for asking! :oops:

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There are some nice Sprints around - and obviously the 70s has some more outlandish designs.

Driver8 - I'll need to check the books but I believe that all resin cased Breitlings are Sprints, but not all Sprints are resin cased - if that makes sense.
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Look like metal to me too!
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Aaaaa, composite case.....hmmmm, looks good though! But I will look further!
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You can go for the coral dial superocean.
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What are resin cases like? Similar to Plastic? I've handled and owned many modern Breitlings but my knowledge of vintage Lings is a bit limited :oops:

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What are resin cases like? Similar to Plastic? I've handled and owned many modern Breitlings but my knowledge of vintage Lings is a bit limited :oops:


It's not really plastic. I'm not an expert on how they are produced, but I believe that it starts as a liquid which is then poured into a mould and harden.

I guess it can be considered a fore-runner of ceramic watches these days. I don't know anything about how resilient they are.
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Don't show that pics to the Doc... :lol:

A resin is very much like a plastic, made to resemble natural resins (like amber). They are indeed moulded and then hardened. They are extremely water resistant, but if made in the 70's they might be very sensitive to solvents (read alcohol and similar) and scratches.

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