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Gallet Flying Officer?

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I love the earlier versions but don't like them at all with Gallet written in the modern font, the font clashes totally with the old case/bezel/dial design asthetic IMO. I was lucky enough to pick this one up a couple of years ago.....with a San Francisko dial I might add ( although I'm still looking for the correct sub dial hands )

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Those later Landeron-powered FO pieces are not appealing to me personally. I find the dials unattractive the case is utilitarian, the hands look odd, and the movement is entry-level. However, I do love the first generation snail-dial Venus 150 version, even though they are small.

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Yes. Same sentiments. After reading up and comparing the various versions through the years, I was more drawn to the earlier 50-60s versions. Somehow the bigger print GALLET on the dial of the newer ones don’t appeal to me. The one you posted is simply stunning. I was trawling through some old websites and these hardly ever go on sale though, and when they do....
 
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I picked up this one a few years bacl, which research tells me is likely a 2nd Gen. Love the spelling of the cities around the dial!
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I picked up this one a few years bacl, which research tells me is likely a 2nd Gen. Love the spelling of the cities around the dial!
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That's a nice one. Not only the dial with matching lume and radium burn - the bent lug case is also awesome.
 
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My 3rd generation “jumbo” with Venus 150.
Chrono sweep and subdial seconds hands are replacements.

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My 3rd generation “jumbo” with Venus 150.
Chrono sweep and subdial seconds hands are replacements.

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Very nice. What’s the Brevet 215450 inscription mean?
 
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Very nice. What’s the Brevet 215450 inscription mean?
Great question! I have the same on my dial, but I couldn't find an answer when I bought it a few years ago
 
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Very nice. What’s the Brevet 215450 inscription mean?

Presumably a Swiss patent number for that particular case design.
 
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I love the earlier versions but don't like them at all with Gallet written in the modern font, the font clashes totally with the old case/bezel/dial design asthetic IMO. I was lucky enough to pick this one up a couple of years ago.....with a San Francisko dial I might add ( although I'm still looking for the correct sub dial hands )

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I own one of these and never noticed the San Francisko wording.

Thanks for pointing it out!
 
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I own one of these and never noticed the San Francisko wording.

Thanks for pointing it out!
Damn you! 😁 Ya had to show that! Now I’m back with the AO lust again.
 
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