eunomians Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Here are some scans from a vintage Japanese Breitling catalog. I wish that the prices were still the same for this day & age... I'd buy 4 of each model if that was the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hey Nanuq, I was asking about your watch in another thread recently. Is this incredible AOPA version powered with a modified Venus 178? What an amazing watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I am absolutely sure that most of the ultra-multi-function Benrus, Gigandet and Wakmann-cobbled Breitlings, and Breitlings used the same movement as the all-mighty 6036 Jean-Claude Killy... The super amazing (and quite rare) Valjoux 72C. There were some of these watches that used a modified Venus 178 movement as well (at least for some of the Breitling iternations). You are a lucky man, especially with that killer AOPA dial. I'd love to own an AOPA Navitmer one day, but I'll settle for any ol' ref. 806 to fit into my collection. For that matter, I'll take an AVI Co-Pilot, too PS. Ironically, I am working on trying to get an 806 through a reputed vintage watch dealer that I've known for years. It's not an AOPA-dialed version, but it is a very early 60s 806. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 What watch are have you gone out hunting for? I'm closing in on an Breitling 806 after a 2nd generation steel bezel Breitling ref.765 got loose and ran away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ahhhh, I thought I told you what my next target is. Sorry! Let's just say it will cause a bit of a commotion here when I post photos. Hey Nanuq! It's not that watch we talked about for a while is it???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 If u did tell me, I admit that I no longer have the memory of an elephant (it's more like a nervous rodent these days). I look forward to the pics + details! If I get lucky and assume ownership of the 806 in question, then I will post pics here. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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