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Old 2 February 2021, 11:49 AM   #31
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Congrats. Thats a lovely watch. Enjoy it!
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Old 2 February 2021, 11:26 PM   #32
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congratulations!

yes, the Re-Edition is as close to the vintage original as technically possible - case dimensions are absolutely precise, as is the reproduction of dial, hands or crystal, the lume replicates the tone & texture of the Radium originally used in the 1950s, it is hand applied, just as it was then.

the only difference that is externally visible are the slightly longer pushers, the B09 caliber requires ca. 0.7mm more "travel" to activate the chronograph functions.

here are some vintage "Lucy" from April 1953 to late 1961



as you may hear from other watch collectors that your Breitling looks "just like a Breguet TypeXX", here's the timeline (and the reason why this Copilot got the Lucy nickname, it was years ahead, defining a design many others copied).

1953: mass production of the ref. 765AVI "Lucy" begins in April, both analog and digital minute counter versions are launched. "PreGeneve" for the April batch, "Geneve"-branded for the November 1953 and later batches, as Breitling only moved to Geneva in summer 1953

1954: Breguet (and Vixa/Auricoste) are awarded the contract for deliveries of the Type20 chronographs for the French Armée de l'Air - the Breguet version was manufactured by Mathey Tissot in Switzerland, as you can see below it has no similarities whatsoever to the Breitling (or what now for many is considered the “typical” TypeXX design ��)

1959: (some claim mass production only started in 1960/61, needs more research) launch of the TypeXX Aeronavale, again manufactured by Mathey Tissot, branded Breguet and, for a small batch, Girard Perregaux

so no, the 765AVI Copilot does NOT “look like a Breguet”, but admittedly Mathey Tissot and/or Breguet were clearly “inspired” by the Breitling design for a model launched 6 or 7 years later

Thank you sir!

Your knowledgeable reply is kindly appreciated!
Since I already follow you, I knew everything about Lucy (from you).
You have made terrific job with the re editions.
So when the opportunity arose, I bought her in a heartbeat.
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Old 2 February 2021, 11:34 PM   #33
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That’s a nice watch. The Only Breitling i would buy.
Thank you
Do I wish you, early congrats?

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What a beautiful watch, love the bezel, and that clean dial for a 3 ring chrono. Enjoy it.
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Old 2 February 2021, 11:44 PM   #34
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Shouldn’t we have a state of your collection update photo? Must be tough to frame them all in one picture
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Old 3 February 2021, 08:53 AM   #35
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Shouldn’t we have a state of your collection update photo? Must be tough to frame them all in one picture
Not that tough, my friend
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Old 3 February 2021, 09:00 AM   #36
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Old 3 February 2021, 10:02 AM   #37
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That looks terrific! Congrats
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Old 3 February 2021, 10:06 AM   #38
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Congrats on the watch, beautiful piece. Love the fact that the dial is not ‘too busy’. Not to hijack your post but can anyone help with picture upload? Tried posting an ‘incoming’ but apparently none of my pictures(taken with an iPhone) would upload. Do I need to upload on a desktop/laptop as opposed to doing it on a mobile?
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Old 3 February 2021, 10:41 AM   #39
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Old 3 February 2021, 06:33 PM   #40
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That looks terrific! Congrats

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Old 3 February 2021, 06:39 PM   #41
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Congrats on the watch, beautiful piece. Love the fact that the dial is not ‘too busy’. Not to hijack your post but can anyone help with picture upload? Tried posting an ‘incoming’ but apparently none of my pictures(taken with an iPhone) would upload. Do I need to upload on a desktop/laptop as opposed to doing it on a mobile?
Thank you

For posting pictures you can use image hosting and video hosting websites such as Photobucket, Imageshack and others.

You can also use the tapatalk app which can upload directly pictures to the forum.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=542067
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Old 3 February 2021, 06:39 PM   #42
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Old 4 February 2021, 12:20 AM   #43
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Fantastic pictures, looks awesome!, Thanks for sharing.
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Old 4 February 2021, 09:06 PM   #44
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Fantastic pictures, looks awesome!, Thanks for sharing.
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Old 5 February 2021, 05:49 AM   #45
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Congrats on the watch, beautiful piece. Love the fact that the dial is not ‘too busy’. Not to hijack your post but can anyone help with picture upload? Tried posting an ‘incoming’ but apparently none of my pictures(taken with an iPhone) would upload. Do I need to upload on a desktop/laptop as opposed to doing it on a mobile?
Trick uploading photos with an iPhone is to choose “medium” size. Good luck.
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Old 5 February 2021, 05:54 AM   #46
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Congratulations.. what an awesome watch by Breitling. Even being a re-edition, it's still one of the best chronographs out in the market.. design and quality wise!
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Old 5 February 2021, 10:41 PM   #47
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The AVI Ref. 765 1953 Re-Edition is such a case and if I'm not mistaken the only case where the original is 1 to 1 with the re-edition...
Congrats!!!

I love this reference and along with the 806r (re-edition), talk about a perfect combo!
Speaking of which, the 806 is also a 1-1 re-edition or at the very least, the closest possible re-edition, given the pusher-locations due to the modern B09 mvmt, etc.

And we have "WatchFred" to thank for "the push" along with Kern et al. who were open to the idea

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Old 6 February 2021, 12:58 AM   #48
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Congrats!!!

I love this reference and along with the 806r (re-edition), talk about a perfect combo!
Speaking of which, the 806 is also a 1-1 re-edition or at the very least, the closest possible re-edition, given the pusher-locations due to the modern B09 mvmt, etc.

And we have "WatchFred" to thank for "the push" along with Kern et al. who were open to the idea


Thank you, Serge

As I already told you, you are the main responsible for that purchase apart from Lucy herself.

Believe it or not, 806 is the first one that caught my eye from the 2020 releases but I couldn't find her. Sometime in the future, I hope.

Since is too early for me to strip her and wear her in rotation here are some quick wrist shots.

The default strap in 125/75 is way too short but ok for the wrist shots

















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Old 6 February 2021, 02:41 AM   #49
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That is a very nice watch congrats
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Old 6 February 2021, 03:36 AM   #50
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Amazing, Breitling seems to be stepping up there game a bit. Especially with the re-editions and cleaning up the Superoceans.
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Old 6 February 2021, 05:18 PM   #51
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Beautiful watch! (And you have good taste in keyboards, too...love the K1!)
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Old 6 February 2021, 07:51 PM   #52
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That is a very nice watch congrats
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Amazing, Breitling seems to be stepping up there game a bit. Especially with the re-editions and cleaning up the Superoceans.
Thank you Wayne

THE new CEO and his team do an amazing job!


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Beautiful watch! (And you have good taste in keyboards, too...love the K1!)
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Old 13 February 2021, 04:49 PM   #53
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A great choice. A very classy piece.
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Old 13 February 2021, 08:20 PM   #54
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Love this one Panos Congratulations and enjoy
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Old 14 February 2021, 12:03 AM   #55
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Old 14 February 2021, 10:01 AM   #56
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Fantastic. I really like it! Enjoy!!
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Old 14 February 2021, 10:08 PM   #57
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Fantastic. I really like it! Enjoy!!
Thank you, sir!
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Old 20 February 2021, 11:22 PM   #58
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Very nice.

I love the 12 hour bezel too. No need for an over engineered GMT. That’s all you need when traveling.


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Old 21 February 2021, 11:49 PM   #59
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Very nice.

I love the 12 hour bezel too. No need for an over engineered GMT. That’s all you need when traveling.


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That is so true.
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Old 22 February 2021, 03:58 AM   #60
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This is a sharp looking piece. Congrats on the pickup. It has a very Breguet feel to it.


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