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    Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Looking at a possible trade and been offered this. Love it :D but what i know about BBFF (other than there are shed loads of fakes around) I could write on a pin head.

    The original dealer's link http://www.heuerboy.com/blancpain.htm

    Would really welcome an opinion.

    Happy to take PM's or E-mails

    Many thanks Andy

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    There's one to compare it to at the end of this link.

    http://www.fiftyfathoms.net/FiftyFathom ... thoms.html

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Hi Simon, I saw this, however the one I am looking at does not have lug holes? Seems strange that the mil version has them but the non-Mil does not.

    Other than a possible redial, new hands - the rest of it look pretty good.

    Andy

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    andy, i have looked into this myself as i like the watch

    however if i am honest, i think it is overpriced, when it was on heuerboy and now.

    for that sort of money IMO you could get a very nice condition bund issue.

    just my 2p



    cheers
    mike :wink:

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Sorry Andy,
    I placed my comment in the other thread on BP-FF.
    But, beware, this is a fake watch!
    I resembles the BP FF BUND issued for the German Navy. But here the "3H" is missing on the dial, the bezel should not have any calibration.
    On the caseback the NSN number 6645-1171-4162 should be present, etc, etc.
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Quote Originally Posted by avdm
    Sorry Andy,
    I placed my comment in the other thread on BP-FF.
    But, beware, this is a fake watch!
    I resembles the BP FF BUND issued for the German Navy. But here the "3H" is missing on the dial, the bezel should not have any calibration.
    On the caseback the NSN number 6645-1171-4162 should be present, etc, etc.
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.
    are you sure of your facts?
    this is supposedly a civilian version of the watch, so no fixed bars, no dial symbol and no issue number.

    but if you are 100% sure this is a fake, please supply us with some proof, as i am very interested


    cheers
    mike :wink:

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    HI Mike,
    On the watchdeco site indeed 2 Bunds are presented : the issued military one an a civilian one.
    Maybe I had expressed myself in a better way.
    Either this is the civilian one, but than the hands are wrong as these are the military hands.
    Either this is the military one with a lot of wrong things as I described.
    I would be very intersted to hear whether the civilian one is ligimit : who has documentation or history?
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.
    p.s. I am no BP expert and the litarature is my basis.

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Quote Originally Posted by avdm
    HI Mike,
    On the watchdeco site indeed 2 Bunds are presented : the issued military one an a civilian one.
    Maybe I had expressed myself in a better way.
    Either this is the civilian one, but than the hands are wrong as these are the military hands.
    Either this is the military one with a lot of wrong things as I described.
    I would be very intersted to hear whether the civilian one is ligimit : who has documentation or history?
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.
    p.s. I am no BP expert and the litarature is my basis.

    Thanks for your feedback, It is being sold at a mon-mil version. I cannot find a picture of this and if you have one i would love to see a copy, especially the hands.

    Many thanks Andy

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg
    Quote Originally Posted by avdm
    HI Mike,
    On the watchdeco site indeed 2 Bunds are presented : the issued military one an a civilian one.
    Maybe I had expressed myself in a better way.
    Either this is the civilian one, but than the hands are wrong as these are the military hands.
    Either this is the military one with a lot of wrong things as I described.
    I would be very intersted to hear whether the civilian one is ligimit : who has documentation or history?
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.
    p.s. I am no BP expert and the litarature is my basis.
    Thanks for your feedback, It is being sold at a mon-mil version. I cannot find a picture of this and if you have one i would love to see a copy, especially the hands.

    Many thanks Andy
    Andy, have you tried dropping Jeff (Dr Strong) an e-mail?

    http://www.fiftyfathoms.net/FiftyFathom ... thoms.html
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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Hi Andy,
    To visit the best BP FF site : http://www.watchdeco. com
    Click on : link to vintafe Fifty Fathoms.
    On index(page 9) is the civilian Bund.
    On index(page 12) is the military Bund.
    Kind regards,
    AVDM.

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    just got ashore, back home now, any more news on this andy?


    am interested to find out about this watch.


    cheers
    mike :wink:

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    Re: Blancpain FF Assitance required.

    Quote Originally Posted by seadog1408
    just got ashore, back home now, any more news on this andy?


    am interested to find out about this watch.


    cheers
    mike :wink:

    The guy is suppose to ring me today - we shall see :wink: however I have also found a Bund FF96 in Germany (with papers) for 2500 euros.

    Andy

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    Hello !
    I'm waking up this thread again , and wonder if someone knows the value of a descent FF96! These days ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by MacRulez4Ever View Post
    Hello !
    I'm waking up this thread again , and wonder if someone knows the value of a descent FF96! These days ?


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    Hi, the last one I saw (about 18 months ago) was over 8000 Euros.

    In the end I managed to get a lovely 1953 BPFF Rotomatic which has been authenticated by Blancpain.

    Hate to think whats its worth now, but $p£30-40k would not be to far from the mark.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    In the end I managed to get a lovely 1953 BPFF Rotomatic which has been authenticated by Blancpain.

    Hate to think whats its worth now, but $p£30-40k would not be to far from the mark.
    Congrats. Saw one for sale a few months ago for about 30K euros.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plume View Post
    Congrats. Saw one for sale a few months ago for about 30K euros.
    One sold in NY for over £40k recently, but it's a curse to be honest. I hardly ever wear it now because it's become so valuable.

    lovely watch all the same.

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    I have the civilian version of the Blancpain FF FF96 , I’m thinking of selling it but don’t have a clue of the value. They are much rarer then the bund version, that I do know


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