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FROM THE BREITLING of 1884 thru 1978 ...
Léon Breitling, his son Gaston, and later his grandson Willy Breitling 1935 thru 1978 often referred to as the ORIGINAL BREITLING era, before the company was taken over and rebranded.


1968 BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 MK2 Venus 178 (WOG) @ 38.5MM minus crown 19MM lugs, case back marked "WATERPROOF"


VARIANTS ...

*** Breitling Geneve Top Time 824 with a 24-hour military dial

*** Breitling Geneve Top Time 810 MK2 transitional model (later stages of production)
fitted with a Valjoux 7736 movement which was used when the supply of Venus 178 movements was exhausted (Venus closed),

replaced by ...

BREITLING TOP TIME 815 Long Play that housed a valjoux 7736 mvmnt.

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dsio
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Zenith A386 shot with Sony ZV-E1 with Sigma 105mm F/2.8 Art Macro, probably the final photo shoot with it before listing it for sale but its a hell of a photogenic piece

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I picked up a couple of T's today and couldn't help use one for a picture backdrop along with my SM60

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hmmmcamu
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Much like in life different people have different tastes or preferences, in the world of watch collecting some folks like modern pieces and some are into vintage pieces.

Everyone can agree that with an old watch comes history, and with that history comes a story, a soul, and a style, that harks back to a time when design, manufacture, and fashion were wonderfully different from today.

A vintage watch is like a time capsule that allows us to study and understand more about the era in which it was made. That’s what makes vintage watches so appealing to some. It’s also what makes valuing them a skill that factors in many variables, many of which are often surprising. Ultimately, a watch is worth whatever someone will pay for it.

so here are some old watches to share ... nothing fancy

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VINTAGE WATCH HUNTING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY ...
brick and mortar

THEO's HABERDASHRY in downtown Manhattan next door to McSorley’s Old Ale House

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SEIKO cal. 6105 case ref.# 8119
SEIKO cal. 6309 case ref.# 729A F1

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