1970's Breitling chrono

[Palfrem]

Any watch gurus?

breitling fully restored mint valjoux chrono xl vtg on eBay (end time 06-Jul-11 17:33:50 BST)

Came across this on eBay

I have one of these (in well worn but working condition) but I can't believe it's worth any where near this amount - or is it?

I think I paid about £75 from Watches of Switzerland in about 1973/4

 

[swannymere]

Not my cup of tea, but i can see the appeal, first thing would be to get rid of the chavvy strap. Is it worth £1250? Don't know but my Omega costs £550 more now than it cost me 5/6 years ago.

 

[EDZ649]

No wonder it needed restoring, look how he treats his Blackberry!

Be interesting to see what offers were made at the end....

 

[ShinyF1]

Do you get tattoos to complement the look?

 

[Stratman]

I bought an 816 Navitimer round about 1980 for £175, brand new from a dealer. It was stolen a few years ago (from a repair shop), and the insurance paid me £2,550 as its replacement value!

 

[Palfrem]

Maybe it is worth more than I thought then!

 

[219]

My Omega was about £175 new back in 1976 ; they seem to sell in the high hundreds or just creep into four figures these days .

 

[bostonmj]

I have a Navitimer that i bought when I retired from the Military in 2005. 4.2K then but you need to add 500 now.

Personally, I wouldnt pay that amount for that watch - there are better examples around in second hand jewelers and you will get piece of mind its not stollen or fake.