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AuHavrePro's original post, featuring a Monochrome Watches video, offers a compelling dive into the historical evolution of the Breguet Type XX. This article synthesizes community insights, exploring the design nuances and historical context that continue to make this pilot's chronograph a subject of passionate discussion among collectors. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the Type XX's enduring legacy and its various iterations.
Here is another one, the famous CEV 1;
I love the 'syringe' style hands!
Thanks for sharing that informative video. The Brequet pilot watches are classic. And continue to evolve, I guess. However, some of the pilot watches have chopped up/cut off 2 and 4. I cannot "unsee" that. And then, there are some pilot watches with the cluttered-looking, odd-placed date window that has been squeezed to fit between the 4 and 5, or is at the 6. In my own heart, I guess that I am a purist, or old fashioned, or even stubborn when it comes to looks, but this to me is the most appeal
new release, I can’t really understand it.
I kind of like cut-off numerals and don’t mind having a date window. What I do mind is that the new references 2057/2067 are so thick they don’t fit under a shirt sleeve, so you‘re always walking around with either a huge bulk under your cuff or the watch on permanent display for everyone to see.
To my understanding when the French ran out of watches they received from (obviously justified and likely too low) reparations form across the Rhine river, they put out the tender for the legendary Type 20 contract.
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