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Mortys
 Post subject: Too good to be true?
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Wonder what are the ideas of experts about this cosmonaute? How original is this one?

https://www.chrono24.nl/breitling/navit ... 183681.htm
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 Post subject: Re: Too good to be true?
PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:37 am 
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does look stunning
I cant see the lume well enough to see if its relume or not

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 Post subject: Re: Too good to be true?
PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:42 am 
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Thank you Dracha!
I read some where the lifetime of the tritium lume is about 12 years. So if this claim is true, then i would say the dial is re-lumed professionally.
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miracle or (excellent) relume; don't believe in miracles
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is the crystal and the movement original?
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yes, though it is interesting to see a non-WOG in a 1966 case w/ a pre-66 dial & sliderule
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WatchFred wrote:
yes, though it is interesting to see a non-WOG in a 1966 case w/ a pre-66 dial & sliderule



Means the watch is put together from different years or is a unique chance to have one of a kind Cosmonaute ;)?
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the WOG-marking is not a huge issue, as it' s close to the cut off period in '67; just interesting to see that transition, don't remember seeing that before.

have more of an issue w/ the (assumed) relume, although it is excellent

we would need hi res pics to say more
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