We offer you a selection comprised almost especially of chronographs this week. The models featured today are not the usual suspects from renowned brands such as Heuer or Breitling, although the Heuer Carrera 7753 and the Breitling 765 CP we’ve found share a lot with their most coveted siblings. Let’s firstly start with the replica Breitling watch.
For vintage enthusiasts, the name of Jean-Claude Killy is mostly connected with the fake Rolex Datocompax that he famously wore. However, one collector eventually discovered that the former French skier also wore a Breitling 765 CP (for Co-Pilot) when he won three gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The 765 CP might remind you of the 1960s 765 AVI that we reviewed, with one main change to the bezel which went from stainless steel to anodized aluminium. Both rely on a modified Venus 178, which has a 15-minute chronograph counter rather than the regular 30-minute counter (therefore, the hand moves in 30-second increments)
The seller of this example is actually the very person who initially found out about the Killy connection. The condition looks outstanding, from the unpolished case (as can be seen from the intact bevels) to the spotless dial that keeps the original contrast of the reverse panda configuration. The caseback still shows deep engravings of the reference and serial numbers, dating the watch back to 1966, one year after the 765 CP was introduced.
Besides, the replica tag Heuer was another brand well-known for its panda and reverse panda dials, which offer a striking contrast between the white and black of the main dial and the sub-registers. The Heuer Carrera 7753 presents here a flawless reverse panda, underlined by the white minute ring. A successor of that replica watches in the late 1960s, the 7753 still lives in the shadows of the three-register reference 2447, but it does embody the stunning design of the Carrera line as well.
Its case is said to be unpolished, and it looks it, permitting you to truly enjoy the crisp faceted lugs of the 35mm case. The condition of the dial is truly astounding; it is very rare to see the printing so well preserved. And the lume from the hands and lume plots matches nicely, with a great patina. Finally, the manual-wound chronograph movement is said by the seller to perform well.
May
31
2017