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That means that if the dial is a replacement then it's likely from the 1978 bankruptcy and was taken from the Sinn or Ollech & Wajs stock. .


Andy, according to my conversations with A.Wajs , P. Wyss , J. Zurbuchen, none of them supplied Breitling spare dials . As A. Wajs told me, he was not allowed to use the Breitling brand, so he used neutral backs, crowns, and new dials . The B dials had a cleaning and reprint .
For this reason it is virtually impossible to find some of the late Navi dials from the B factory stock . I have been really lucky to get my 806-36 all black dial dial from Wajs , he only had 2 dials escaped from reprint as they were sorted in a wrong box .
My opinion is that only aftersales dials survived to Breitling bankruptcy for all versions pursued by Sinn, Wajs and alii.



Agreed - those comments were made 4 years ago when our collective knowledge (and my personal knowledge) was considerably less.
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Saabreit -- I read over your comment several times and I can't figure out what effect, if any, this has on my dial? Are the B dials you are referring to the dials with the "B" logo? Or is that just short for Breitling?

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B is just short for Breitling .
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saabreit wrote:
lessthanzero wrote:
Saabreit -- I read over your comment several times and I can't figure out what effect, if any, this has on my dial? Are the B dials you are referring to the dials with the "B" logo? Or is that just short for Breitling?

- Andrew


B is just short for Breitling .


Thanks for the clarification.
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Well, I tried taking better pictures but I can't anything more in focus than the photos I previously posted. Apparently I am inept with a camera. Any of you guys live in Virginia? I'd love to let you check it out in person.
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On a completely different note, does anyone know where I can find a mesh bracelet to fit my 806? I purchased a JB Champion from Squinky on Ebay a few years ago, but it didn't fit my small wrists (even after adjusting to the smallest length). I don't mind if it's aftermarket, I just want something that can be adjusted to fit a 6.5 inch wrist.
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seller Billshaine on ebay, similar to the early 60s mesh u see on the Cosmonaute launch ad from 1963. decent quality, quite cheap
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lessthanzero wrote:
On a completely different note, does anyone know where I can find a mesh bracelet to fit my 806? I purchased a JB Champion from Squinky on Ebay a few years ago, but it didn't fit my small wrists (even after adjusting to the smallest length). I don't mind if it's aftermarket, I just want something that can be adjusted to fit a 6.5 inch wrist.

LTZ Did you try Bill Shaine on Ebay. He has custom made mesh bracelets for the 806.

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seller Billshaine on ebay, similar to the early 60s mesh u see on the Cosmonaute launch ad from 1963. decent quality, quite cheap

Sorry Fred we posted at the same time or close. We both had the same idea.

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Thanks for the help, guys. I messaged Bill Shaine to check and see if his mesh adjustable to fit a 6.5 inch wrist. The JB Champion I previously bought had a sliding clasp that would only go so far.
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Thanks for the help, guys. I messaged Bill Shaine to check and see if his mesh adjustable to fit a 6.5 inch wrist. The JB Champion I previously bought had a sliding clasp that would only go so far.

it is.
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Just bought one from Bill. Thanks for the lead! I'll post some updated pictures once I've got it on my 806.
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