@watchfred on Instagram: "#vintagechronograph โค๏ธ . so, back to the #BreitlingIcons theme and the sisyphean task of classifying/documenting the #Navitimer executions and variations. . Built only for a few months in 1963, the Mk3.1 combines the ricebeads bezel cases of the all-black #Venus178 Mk2 with the #reversepanda dials and hands of the later panda executions built until Willy #Breitling closed down the company. . there were two dial variations of these, the #Radium dial Mk3.1 quickly followed by the #SwissT #Tritium Mk3.2 . and, as much as I hate to call watches rare - these are much rarer than the coveted Mk1 #grailofgrails with the #Valjoux72 . sorry for the long #geekyFred blah ๐ค . #vintagebreitling #watchesofinstagram #chronograph #naviparade #vintagewatch #watchfam #watchfred #tw"
942 likes, 15 comments - watchfred on November 22, 2017: "#vintagechronograph โค๏ธ . so, back to the #BreitlingIcons theme and the sisyphean task of classifying/documenting the #Navitimer executions and variations. . Built only for a few months in 1963, the Mk3.1 combines the ricebeads bezel cases of the all-black #Venus178 Mk2 with the #reversepanda dials and hands of the later panda executions built until Willy #Breitling closed down the company. . there were two dial variations of these, the #Radium dial Mk3.1 quickly followed by the #SwissT #Tritium Mk3.2 . and, as much as I hate to call watches rare - these are much rarer than the coveted Mk1 #grailofgrails with the #Valjoux72 . sorry for the long #geekyFred blah ๐ค . #vintagebreitling #watchesofinstagram #chronograph #naviparade #vintagewatch #watchfam #watchfred #tw".