Help on watch DPW Breitling

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Hi,

I saw this watch on sale.

Does anyone knows the history of these Breitling watches?

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Breitling? I don’t think that is.


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Albatross wrote:Breitling?


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Yes. Quartz movement.
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bmsm wrote:
Albatross wrote:Breitling?


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Yes. Quartz movement.
Here’s very similar Breitling

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Here’s the back case from the DPW

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And crown

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I saw a bunch of DPW over eBay with the Breitling dial. The model would be the 80210. But don’t know much on this to make a call and get one :)
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So this 80210 was Breitling military watches. This model end up as the Colt line.
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As far as I know DPW was a case maker. The watch in the first picture is not a Brietling. At least it has no Breitling markings on the dial.

It’s like calling a Sicura a Breitling, because the company bought up Breitling’s equipment after it went under.


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bmsm wrote:
bmsm wrote:
Albatross wrote:Breitling?


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Yes. Quartz movement.
Here’s very similar Breitling

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Here’s the back case from the DPW

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And crown

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You sure that’s how the watch came originally? It is a Breitling crown and case back. Can’t tell from picture if the movement is stamped Breitling. Why wouldn’t the dial have any Brietling markings?


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I agree.

But Found the same model for sale but with Breitling dial. Maybe the dial was swapped from a colt.

The only marks at that watch are inside the case back and the crown.
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bmsm wrote:I agree.

But Found the same model for sale but with Breitling dial. Maybe the dial was swapped from a colt.

The only marks at that watch are inside the case back and the crown.
That’s fishy


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