Opinion Breitling Chronomat 7808

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Ness

·Mar 13, 2021

Could you kindly give your opinion in relation to the authenticity and condition of this vintage 7808 Chronomat?

I know that the photos resolution is not great.

It is certainly a busy dial. The kind of time piece that one either loved or hate it, I guess.

I have also tried a Breitling dedicate forum, but it seems that there is no much going on there.

Many thanks.

 

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amcclell

·Mar 13, 2021

The movement, dial and hands look fine to me. What is your cause for concern?

 

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Ness

·Mar 13, 2021

I do not know the model well enough. In essence, I am looking for assistance to make an informed decision.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 13, 2021

Ness

I do not know the model well enough. In essence, I am looking for assistance to make an informed decision.

In all seriousness, in these situations, I generally like to do a lot of research myself so that I feel well-informed. It's still nice to ask for other opinions, but TBH it can sometimes be hard to know whether you can believe the opinions you get if you don't have a good foundation.

 

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Rado63

·Mar 13, 2021

I am wondering if it's missing one orange hand on the 9 o' clock sub dial. Otherwise I would enjoy owning this piece.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 13, 2021

Rado63

I am wondering if it's missing one orange hand on the 9 o' clock sub dial. Otherwise I would enjoy owning this piece.

That's funny, you're right. The black hand in the hour register doesn't even have the right shape.

 

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cvalue13

·Mar 13, 2021

Dan S

That's funny, you're right. The black hand in the hour register doesn't even have the right shape.

In many of these, the shape found at 9 can/should be the black placed at 6; meanwhile, the shape and orange at 3 duplicated at 9

Point being, I *think* the hand at 9 should be moved to the 6

For what little my opinion is worth, funny things with subdial hands is no deal breaker on these 60’s Breitlings if the price is right and it’s intended as a wearer or mini-project. The 60s were so zany regarding inconsistency of factory or replacement parts that one might consider such inconsistencies only barely “incorrect” ... at the right price

 

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amcclell

·Mar 13, 2021

Rado63

I am wondering if it's missing one orange hand on the 9 o' clock sub dial. Otherwise I would enjoy owning this piece.

I believe you are correct - it looks like the hour sub-dial hand was replaced with a black one. As stated above, this would not bother me that much on a watch from this era, if it was well priced.

 

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Ness

·Mar 14, 2021

Than you guys for spotting the inconsistency and the helpful advice.

The asking price is US$ 5,600 (plus taxes), which now seems a bit too high based on the info above.

I wonder how difficult (or feasible) would it be to find the right orange hand to place at the 9 sub-dial.

Many thanks for your thoughts.