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 Post subject: Breitling 'Football'
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1023306667

Interested to know thoughts in this one...

Is it all original?
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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http://orologi.forumfree.it/m/?t=58284155
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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Obviously a different dial or redial, I'm sure someone who actually knows something will be by shortly . Quite a peculiar piece for sure.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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Yeah, I haven't seen one of these before in the short time I have been looking at vintage Breitling.
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I have seen several of these over the last years
I believe they are genuine , but I cant see the italian one

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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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Dracha wrote:
I have seen several of these over the last years
I believe they are genuine , but I cant see the italian one


Having trouble with that link myself.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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For some reason it should work if you paste it into your browser instead of clicking through Tapatalk... If not, here's the photos.

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believe the watch is authentic.
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WatchFred wrote:
believe the watch is authentic.


Yes, I'd like to have that one. :drool:
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:25 am 
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What is the significance of football on the dial? Does anyone know.

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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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Most likely due to the 45 minute register as it corresponds to a period. From what limited research I did it seemed to be mentioned they were for referees.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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Correct , the 45 min counters were perfect for footbal

Here's another , later, version of a referee watch , with heavily modified v188 , same as in the SO2005

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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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it actually started in Italy, Breitling manufactured watches for Italian referees, marked "FIGC" for the Italian Foootball Federation. The watch boxes for some years showed an imprint documenting that cooperation, later an edition marked "Football" was launched.
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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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WatchFred wrote:
it actually started in Italy, Breitling manufactured watches for Italian referees, marked "FIGC" for the Italian Foootball Federation. The watch boxes for some years showed an imprint documenting that cooperation, later an edition marked "Football" was launched.


Thanks Fred. I have seen the "FIGC" models and
wondered what it stood for.
Haven't seen the 'Foot Ball' ones before though.
Would you say these are a particularly rare piece?


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 Post subject: Re: Breitling 'Football'
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quite rare, yes.


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