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Weekend Breitling(s) - Part 10b/?
Team,
Here is the part II of the 10th post with detailed pictures from the Breitling from the 30's or early 40's:
The enamel dial shows some damage around the 7. The chronograph on the background it's at the end of this post.
Non signed crown.
The plastic crystal:
A view from the side
The other side of the 36-37mm case
The movement. It needs, badly, a good cleaning and oiling.
The outside of the case back.
The serial number, from the inside. I masked the last digit.
Now, the bonus part: An airplane Breitling/Wakmann chronograph
Side view. I presume that this chronograph was designed to be mounted on the airplane dashboard.
Another airplane chronograph (this one is not working)
Another bonus. A Breitling pocket rattrapante watch.
A final picture of the set.
Thanks for seeing.
Cheers,
Nilo
Weekend Breitling(s) - Part 10b/?
Team, Here is the part II of the 10th post with detailed pictures from the Breitling from the 30's or early 40's: The enamel dial shows some damage around the 7. The chronograph on the background it's at the end of this post. Non signed crown. The plastic...
Once again, I am in love with this Chronograph with the " snail " Tachy.
A BEAUTY! Thanks for sharing. Nicolas.
Funny thing is related to the size ...
Since I'm wearing a 44mm Zenith, it feels so small on the wrist. My 4 years old granddaughter, that was "supervising" my photo session, was under the believe that this watch was hers. Cheers, Nilo
It's a trend ...
All modern nice watches are big. I decided to try and I'm doing well with this size. Otherwise, how I go to dream with a new Amvox? Cheers Nilo
Great Photo Essay (Now under the correct thread!)
I find myself drawn to these old chronographs from the '20s through the '40s. From your pictures, it looks like the case is quite thin compared to most modern chronographs. I hope the materials revolution eventually leads to the development of thinner han...
This is a really tricky one
Collecting pre-40's Breitlings is very difficult for a number of reasons, first they rarely signed their dials, cases or movements in this period and second over the past few years there has been a serious industry in faking or frankening these early Brei...
Thanks Nico
but I still feel like the blind men holding onto an elephant and trying to describe it. As always I'd be excited to see if anyone else has some more info/thoughts.
Wonderful post ...
Ubik, Thank you for sharing this huge amount of knowledge about this early Breitling. I suspected that this should be a complex task when I notice that the Breitling serial table starts in 563659 - year1944. Thank you, again, for your outstanding collabor...
wonderful analysis, ubik !
The usage of Landeron movements by Breitling in the 1930s and 1940 is an interesting and widely discussed subject - do not want to take this thread too far off topic, but we have been searching for definitive, correct examples for a very long time - so I'...
Thanks for coming in Fred
I know you have spent a long time looking and trying to figure out these early Breitlings. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, it is a map without a compass most of the time. As you know there was recently published on invenitetfecit an article about...
Surprice
Hi Ubik, I was reading your post (very interesting) and suddenly Oops .. a photo of my watch "Levrette" caliber Landeron 39. It's very good quality, is a nice movement. Thanks. Rgds. Juan
Please accept my apologies Juan
if you look through my other posts I do try and credit other people's material where I can. In this case I had the image but didn't remember where it came from. I'm really glad you posted to tell me though and I'd love to see more of your watch and here a...
A little late
Hi Ubik, I show my friend the face of my Levrette and an old advertising. Rgds. Juan ...