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some great watches here
little to add to ubik's explanation, the modular design of the automatic cal.11/12 mounted a Dubois-Depraz chronigraph module on a Bueren micro-rotor ebauche, due to space restrictions the chronograph module had to be mounted in a 180 degree position due to space restrictions, so the crown ended up on the "wrong" side - though many today believe and claim these were watches for "lefties".
as ubik explained, the same "big case" was used for manual wind calibers, the Valjoux 729 in a manual version if the GMT shown (ref. 0812) and several watches based on the Venus 178, Navitimers, Co-Pilots, Chronomats and Superoceans - they used the same basic case with different dials, screwdown and regular crowns.
here are two examples you might like too, a Venus 178 manual wind Chronomat 0816 and a 20 ATM superOcean Chrono-Matic, launched in late 1969 this seems to be the first automatic chrono diver.
Weekend Breitling(s) - Part 9/?: A Chronomatic and Cosmonaute
This week, as we come close to the end of the series, we have a few oddities from the 70's. When I saw the hole on the right my initial reaction was that the watch was without the crown but I was wrong. Those watches were release with some plastic (?) pie...
Amlong all those, the Panda Chronomatic is my choice.
Didn't know that model! Are you keeping the best for the end? ;) Best, Nicolas
End? There is no end ...
Yes,there will be one. Some day. This panda is something. Cheers, Nilo
Aaah, good news. I too saw a few Breits which are worth a second look AND
A photo session... ;) Will try to take some pics.... Best, Nicolas.
Please do ...
I know that you are not a "modern" watch guy but Breitling has some great modern ones. A Navitimer with the B01 movement is always on my hit list. Cheers, Nilo
The first Cosmonote picture is coming directly from a space shuttle
the materials show quite some signs of ageing. Very nice watches again, thanks Nilo! Cheers, Mark
As far I know ...
Those Cosmonaute were on the original (very small and "cheap" by today's standards) box. Cheers, Nilo
Some more info
sorry to be so late onto this thread, Nilo. In terms of the fact that the large cases have two holes, I can not really give a clear answer. This case was used for both the automatic chronograph - which has the crown on the left - and the manual wind versi...
Again, amazing info ...
Ubik, You are never late when you bring this type of information. You are correct. Despite the case size, this watch dresses nice, even for an underdeveloped wrist like mine. (My fault - I didn't notice that the GMT hand is under the hour hand?) (My cat t...
some great watches here
little to add to ubik's explanation, the modular design of the automatic mounted a Dubois-Depraz chronigraph module on a Bueren micro-rotor ebauche, due to space restrictions the chronograph module had to be mounted in a 180 degree position due to space ...
Two gorgeous pieces ...
First of all, welcome to the PuristSPro. You bring a lot of Breitling knowledge to here. Welcome. Make yourself "at home". Cheers, Nilo