Breitling Top Time - Help Please

[Dejay]

Hello, could anyone help with providing information on how I could find out more about this Breitling top time Chronograph reference 2000 serial 1016*** manual wind movement, black dial with baton hour markers, subsidiary recorder dials. I would like to know more about the watch, age, value/rarity and any servicing if anyone might be able to offer guidance.
Many thanks


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[MartinCRC]

Hello, could anyone help with providing information on how I could find out more about this Breitling top time Chronograph reference 2000 serial 1016*** manual wind movement, black dial with baton hour markers, subsidiary recorder dials. I would like to know more about the watch, age, value/rarity and any servicing if anyone might be able to offer guidance.
Many thanks


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The Top Time 2000 was produced from about 1964 and your serial number dates your watch to 1965. Its movement will be a Venus 188 cam lever chronograph or Valjoux 7730 (which is basically a rebranded Venus 188). Value is probably of the order of £1500+ I would guess. Servicing ought to be straightforward enough, excepting possible difficulties with proprietary Breitling bits such as the shock settings on the balance. If you want to know a bit more about these watches, then I wrote three posts documenting my own experience restoring a Top Time 2002 from 1965 (all three of which linked here).

Martin

[Dejay]

Many thanks Martin . That’s great and very helpful


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