For Sale is my Breitling Colt Quartz 1, purchased from an authorized dealer, I am the original owner

I purchased this lovely watch back in 1997, in a period when I wasn't wearing a fine timepiece on my wrist every day, so it didn't get all that much use back then and it has spent most of the last 15 years sitting in it's box in a drawer.

As you would expect it keeps time like a champ, it has never been serviced, the battery was changed several years ago and that would have been the only time the back of the watch was opened.

Everything is original, unpolished.

On original, attractive Breitling bracelet with original Breitling steel fold clasp.

Signed Crown

Movement: Quartz
Case: Steel
Bracelet: Steel
Glass: Sapphire Glass
Dial: White with Arabic Numerals
Case Diameter: 38mm

This watch is an excellent example of a military-styled Colt—a watch that has since become one of Breitling's most popular and accessible pieces thanks to its great legibility and sturdiness. This is a beautifully finished piece, with a shot-blasted case, flat dial and large, luminous numerals. The superbly designed quartz movement was one of the most accurate for the time, and remains a great timekeeper.

Price: $900. plus shipping ( Priority Mail, Insured )
Payment: Paypal Gift ( Friends & Family ), Bank Transfer, if you have a preferred method of payment I am open to suggestions.

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Luminova or Tritium Lume?

 

I couldn't find the answer in the Instruction booklet - found this on watchuseek:
Breilting uses SL. I think the switch was in the early 90s. If your watch has:
T Swiss Made T On the dial, it is tritium. ( The Ts denote tritium.)
Don't see "T Swiss Made T" on my dial.
Since you asked about Lume, I took the watch into a dark closet and nothing glowed back at me - is that the best way to check to see if the Lume is working?

 

Some 1997 Omega Seamaster Pro didn't have the T SWISS MADE T on them but were still Tritium which aged or developed a patina. So, I assume that Breitling might be the same, and though yours doesn't have the T's it didn't glow.

Your hands and dial look nice, like an aged Tritium, so if that's the case then it will appeal to many who don't need the dial or hands to glow in the dark (I think it looks very nice). I tried to give my son a similar watch, my 38mm TAG Heuer with tritium dial from the mid 90's, and he rejected it due to inactive lume.

If you put the watch in the sunlight, or shine a bright flashlight on the dial and hands for 20 seconds, Superluminova will glow for quite a while (hours) in the dark, while Tritium might glow for 30-120 seconds.

 

Here is the result of the 20 second flashlight test - see picture below
Glow lasted less than a minute, so based on your theory, this would be Tritium

 

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Open to your reasonable offers

 

I may be interested in this watch, but what quartz movement does it have as I’m aware some came with a Seiko movement if I’m not mistaken (right?) Nice watch though!

 

Sorry, ended up selling it on eBay.

 

Someone got a good deal, congratulations