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  1. canardobkk Sep 30, 2015

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    I came across this beauty and could buy it for a bargain and I wonder, what's wrong with it. As I am more in ROLEX and OMEGA, I need professional help to identify / verify whether this looks original / legit or is most likely a fake.

    I am not asking for guarantee, just your opinion based on solid experience with this kind of model.

    Cheers in advance...
     
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  2. canardobkk Sep 30, 2015

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    Got another face shot for you guys...
     
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  3. marturx Sep 30, 2015

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    Two questions:

    What is the serial on the back, and does it say 806 there?

    Pls define what's a bargain to you, Rolex-guy as you are?
     
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  4. canardobkk Sep 30, 2015

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    Hi Marturx, attached all pix I got, the watch is 800km away from me, so I have no chance to see it myself yet. The "bargain" is EUR 1,250, what do you think?
     
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  5. abrod520 Sep 30, 2015

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    I hate Navitimers (too huge for me) but this one looks super great with the lume....If it's genuine, I'd buy it for EUR1250 :)
     
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  6. marturx Sep 30, 2015

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    EUR 1250 sounds cheap, and most likely there is a logical explanation thereto. My guess is that it houses the Valjoux 7736, instead of the Venus 178, which I should go for in a Navitimer 806
     
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  7. nicolas07 Sep 30, 2015

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    For me, hands are not original to the watch and chrono hands are not correct neither.
    They should have been as long as subdials.
    If you like this model you may find much better than this one :)
     
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  8. nicolas07 Sep 30, 2015

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    Having said that 1250€ is quite cheap...
     
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  9. happytapy Oct 13, 2015

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    It's a twin plane Navitimer 806. Lume has gone but nice patina. Sub Dials look a little too fresh and the outer C scale on the bezel looks over large on the text size. Needs a better strap or bracelet but otherwise looks the business. Glass could also be wrong (should be easy to read scale through it) but that's an easy fix as it's usually the radii on the edge that's in error. If it's running and keeping reasonable time it then could be a good refresh project.

    Correction. Scale might be OK. Seems its from around 1970. 806 might have been rubbed off the back, but check to see if it had a 36 after it. Cant see it in the pic. Could be one of the models from that era with a Valjoux 7736 movement fitted.

    Try ths site for a fairly informative description of ths model. http://forums.watchuseek.com/f39/br...-history-most-famous-breitling-all-25057.html
     
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  10. canardobkk Oct 13, 2015

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    Thanx for the feedback…

    :)
     
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