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Just a post so that I understand that weird thing called "big case" "pizza" "spiegelei"

Start in 1967 or 1968 ?

This case was needed because of the patent for the geared bezel ? Is that right?


I see at the minimum two type of bezel, all black and partially black? are they all PVD? all aluminium? or some are steel ?



And to make a list of references I googled, many coming from here or well know member here.
I suppose I am missing some. (1816?)


3 HANDS and LCD

9106


9108

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9416



188




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HANDWIND CHRONOGRAPHS


812 GMT

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816 Navitimer Navitimer


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818 chronomat black



credit: lot NOS on ebay


818 chronomat white


credit: watchfred


819 Cosmonaute



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7652 Co Pilot



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AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH

1806 Navitimer chrono-matic

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1809 cosmonaute chrono-matic



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1810 rare reference apparently

credit: ebay through watchfred


2105 chronomatic superocean, la version étanche à 200m




credit: lot NOS sur ebay


2115 GMT chrono-matic

credit: on the dash

credit: Stefan


7651 Co-Pilot Chrono-Matic



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7661

credit: Stefan

7652



1809

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

Thanks Rene.

My first question is on the bezels? Some are alle black some partially? The all black are the early one? Do you know the evolution here?


7652 is also uncommon or rare , and I didn't put it in the list because I see two versions. one Co-Pilot? one yachting?
Yours and this I have seen from watchsea, what's your view? Both dial are correct?




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not sure if they are execution differences or model differences , but both black and black/silver seem to be correct depending on the model



I like rare watches

afaik both versions are correct , the co-pilot has the red/red inner bezel , the yachting has the red/blue inner bezel and dial

how the references work I dont know either , there just aren't enough of them to really put a ref list together like 'the co pilot is a 7652' and 'the yachting is a 7651' , I just dont know the answer but both watches (co-pilot and yachting) are correct

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

Thanks Rene, at first I would say the all black are the first Versions and the metal+black are the second one. But that's just an Impression.
forgot 1808 chronomat , I will add it later and some catalog/brochure found on that thema.

I think I forgot 1808 in the first list, will add.

some docs coming from Jean Michel, stephan, chornomaddox, watchfred, dracha or others, and ebay. Sorry can't quote you all.







From chronomaddox




from woodwrk2


1977




from Ubik 1969 catalogue


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from Jean Michel












1969

1976

1978

Great catalogue pics! Very interesting. Thank you.

I assume the same large cases where used for both the auto and non auto versions with the plug / crown switched?

Also, slightly off topic but the image of the Navitimer 7806-S in the penultimate picture has chrono matic on the dial? Is this a 8806 dial?


Will

-Thanks, I actually see that there is a catalog section here on the source... too bad I missed it before.

-For the case look the same, but I don't know if they are the same. There might have been some adaptation between Venus, Valjoux 72 and Caliber 12. Ring? caseback?

-Good observation for the 7806S , it's... curious ?

Will is referring to the "small dial" 7806-S - Valjoux R7740 ?

incorrect dial - but Breitling was using whatever parts they had available, even for Chronolog pictures

Big cases for R72 and 724 must be different from Cal.11/12 and V178 as they had asymmetrical pushers.

Yes. I was. Interesting that this confirms Breitlings policy of using available parts!? I assumed it was only speculation?
Would love to know what ref it says on the case back!!

Are you saying that Cal.11/12 would be the same cases as V178?

Thanks. Great to learn as always.





Will

well, in this particular case this is a bit more than speculation, we have the picture to prove it ....
and it was very clearly confirmed by Albert Wajs of O&W in a personal meeting - though he might have been quoting market rumours at the time, probably also did not witness this himself.

the 7651 is no yachting.

both, the 7651 and 7652 are big case Co Pilot's and they had been available with the two different bezels.
of course the countdown bezel could be used for sailing.

btw: the mesh bracelet we see in catalog picture on the 7651was not available in Germany at
these times

adequate big case Yachting modells are

7661 and 7662 (look at the reference numbers, most time Breitling was more cosequent as it seems)





all these four 7651 / 7652 - 7661 / 7662 we can find for example
in the german calalog "Herbst 1972"

regards

Stephan