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

out of my depth here , couldnt tell you if my life depended on it but it looks way too new for such an old piece ?

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

unchartered territory. but the signed bridge & the combination of Montbrillant & Breitling signature are clearly wrong for me.
never saw such a case engraving.

Fred The case back appears to have the logo raised thru casting and not engraved in. looks kind of odd!

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

I have never seen anything 100% authentic Breitling come out of Uruguay. They do originate a lot of fakes and have a dial manufacturer gainfully employed. Reason enough to assume it's a fake. If this watch had any chance at all of being original it more than likely would not say Breitling on the dial (which looks sloppy in this case) and would be too early to have a signed bridge. The size being 38mm is very large for early pieces. Pass on this one.

Agree with all that has been said, but the case does look period correct. If it were smaller then I would have suggested a redial and Breitling added to the movement.

Is the overall concensus it is fake. I am intrigued by the raised letters in the case back. I have never seen a casting like that!

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

Rick,
what do you mean by 'raised' ? , I see them stamped in , like any other case marking , and not raised (higher than the surrounding metal)

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

Rene The shadowing around the letters gives them the appearance that they are above the surface of the inside back. In dentistry we refer to it as a positive image that you can obtain thru a casting or pressed in a mold.

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

thats what I thought you meant, I (my eyes and brain) dont see it that way , I see them below the surface

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

Agreed - it looks stamped to me too.

And I note that the Great Charlatan has fallen for this one before. It's a bad gag. No watchmaker has ever put his advertising copy on the inside caseback. In this instance, the spelling is wrong, if you don't mind the absent "s"es.

My eyes must be playing games on me!

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