Navitimer 806

[BrianT]

Think this might be a keeper.:)

I bought this for about £57 over fifty years ago.

IMG_2916 by Brian Tompkins, on Flickr

[Mr Curta]

I absolutely love that, and it must be brilliant knowing everything about its history.

[learningtofly]

That’s a fantastic example, Brian, and how amazing to have owned it for so long. The 806 is without doubt one of my all-time favourite watches.

[nuvolablue]

Wow that is lovely .... How much is £57 in todays money?


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[ETCHY]

Lovely thing, the design of the 806 is just absolutely spot on, even that style of Breitling logo looks great.

50+ years is a heck of a long time to own a watch, it's now part of the family !

[BrianT]

That’s a fantastic example, Brian, and how amazing to have owned it for so long. The 806 is without doubt one of my all-time favourite watches.

In all truth Tony I gave it to my son about ten years ago. I had it serviced about 1990 and he recently had Breitling give it a once over about a year ago. It is literally as new.

£57? about £1100 by my reckoning. In fact I bought it from a mail order catalogue and paid about 15/- a month.

P.S. Any advice on how I could pinch it back....short of breaking his arm..............Oh well, fractures heal.

[proby24]

I love Navitimers, one of the great chronographs and relatively rare to see. This is about as good an example of the Navi. Beautiful.

[Foxy100]

Blimey, that's a corker.

[Piemuncher22]

A great watch and a great post!!


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[Nev]

Amazing example, and to have had it that long, fair play!

[bongo]

Up there with Ed White's for me. I've got 2, both with the larger, more attractive, larger subdials.

Great to see an appreciated true icon & THE Pilots watch with a good backstory.

[snowman]

Lovely looking example.

I love my 809, but I would love an 806 to go with it.

Great history too.

I paid more than £57 for my Cosmonaute, in fact more than £1100, but it still seems a bit of a bargain!

M

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[E_2_Right-Force]

Well played, sir!

To have owned such an iconic watch for that length of time is something i would love to have done.

My own Navitimer (which i bought new) is a mere 17 years young.
I probably don`t have enough time left to one day reach the 50 year mark....

[trident-7]

Think this might be a keeper.:)

I bought this for about £57 over fifty years ago.

IMG_2916 by Brian Tompkins, on Flickr

I have this poor man's 806 Navitimer. It still cost a lot more than £57 though

[Ivan Drago]

Brilliant watch and looks really classy. Id take that over any waiting list rolex !

[TimeThoughts]

Can I ask, is that one of the Albert Wajs (of O&W) watches ? Looks class.

I have this poor man's 806 Navitimer. It still cost a lot more than £57 though

[learningtofly]

Up there with Ed White's for me. I've got 2, both with the larger, more attractive, larger subdials.

Great to see an appreciated true icon & THE Pilots watch with a good backstory.

Actually, the smaller subdials are far nicer. Mine has them

[vekslak]

Actually, the smaller subdials are far nicer. Mine has them

some of us actually do like big 'uns

[trident-7]

Can I ask, is that one of the Albert Wajs (of O&W) watches ? Looks class.

Yes it's Ollech & Wajs, who bought up the parts from Breitling when they were in difficulties.

[Billy4389]

Think this might be a keeper.:)

I bought this for about £57 over fifty years ago.

IMG_2916 by Brian Tompkins, on Flickr

Now that’s a beauty and doesn’t break the bank classic that navitimer mate


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