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Hi
Does anyone have any information about Sinn being involved with breitling? My dad left his breitling to me and I noticed some differences to other Breitling’s of that time period, the movement, face, crown etc. are Breitling, but the bezel and second hand look to be made by Sinn, it is a genuine watch I have had it checked, but I am just curious about why it seems to be a hybrid, I don't have an exact year of manufacture, but i have been told it is circa 1980's, if anyone does have any info or links I could follow I would be grateful.
Kind regards
Gary

In 1979 Breitling was almost bancrupt, and started selling of inventory etc to Sinn. Sinn then started selling watches made from these parts. Someone else will be able to give more details, but you can find more info on the web also.

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All completed stock, and the right to use the 806/809 design (not the name) was sold to Helmut Sinn, who sold off most of the branded stock to trade. Olde Worlde Jewellers in USA bought a good proportion. Sinn now manufacture the 806/809 under their own brand name, and model no 903.

The Company name, and trademarks were sold to the new Breitling company, run by Ernst Schneider.







a "look like" Navitimer by Sinn (waterproof version)
Sinn "Look like" Navitimer
Another version of the "look like" Navitiemer by Sinn
Theses "Navitimer like" watches could not therefore be concidered as fakes and they are interesting historically , but they could not also be concidered as true Navitimers.

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Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm, Chris Ward C11 MSL auto, Lüm-Tec Combat B16 auto

Thank you, it is labelled with the breitling wings and worded breitling cosmonaute, sorry i am ne to the forums and don't know how to post a picture.

Open a free Photobucket account, put your picture(s) there and copy/paste the link to the picture in your post here... done!

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Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm, Chris Ward C11 MSL auto, Lüm-Tec Combat B16 auto

Hi
i have uploaded some pictures, the ones with the back off a friend did for me some time ago, the ones of the face and bezel i took on my mobile, here they are: -

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/warlo ... ml?filters[user]=140518551&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/warlo ... ml?filters[user]=140518551&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/warlo ... ml?filters[user]=140518551&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=2

http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/warlo ... ml?filters[user]=140518551&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=3

they are not the best pictures but i hope they will do.
thank you

You get an error if you click the links

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Hi
please be patient with me i am new to all this here is the link again sorry

http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t64 ... a120ac.jpg

I think i have got the pictures to work sorry about that, i am not very computer savvy, you can see the bezel is a sinn design, and the tail end of the second hand is a tear drop also a sinn design the pushers and crown are gold plated but the crown has the breitling b i can' get a clear picture of that sorry.

I believe this is neither a SINN nor a Breitling but rather a home made pieces parts watch or 'Frankenwatch' as we call them

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

frankenwatch....... oh that sounds bad........what percentage of the value would that effect it? my dad loved it, i don't know what he paid for it, he left all his watches to me when he died so for me it has more sentimental value, but if anything happened to me i would pass them on to my son, he would probably want to sell it so i would like to think it does have value.

When you want to post a picture, you have to get the IMG-link code ( it's the last one when you click the 'get links' )
I did so for you:

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Breitling Navitimer 01 46mm, Chris Ward C11 MSL auto, Lüm-Tec Combat B16 auto

Hi
thank you, that's great, i am not to good with computers so i am grateful for any help or advice, thank you again..

can I see a caseback,. please ? looks like a correct Lemania Cossie 81600 w/ a replacement bezel & chrono second.
watches were produced in the mid 1980s - by Ernest Schneider's "new Breitling" that had no connection to Sinn.

here they are






the strap is a after market genuine breitling s/s strap the leather one was shot

i think these are better, i am still learning