Let’s start with the obvious: the Swiss Breitling Replica Watches reference 765 AVI is not a small watch. With a diameter of 41mm, its case is considerably larger than most other watches from the 1960s, even those meant for pilots and drivers. For comparison’s sake, the contemporary Rolex Daytona was 36-37mm, while the AVI’s rival, the Breguet Type 20, stood at 38mm. And, yes, the shadow of the Type 20 cannot be avoided in this story. The resemblance between the Breitling and the Type 20 is not an accident.
This unique design was obviously attractive on its own, but my Best Breitling Replica Watches has something extra that, as a Frenchman, I could not resist. Under the Breitling logo, an additional “Lip” signature can be seen above the central pivot for the hands. Those three little letters might be subtle, but they play a major role in the watchmaking history of my homeland. Lip was a well-known French manufacture that offered great watches at reasonable prices, from the elegant Dauphine to the sporty Nautic-Ski. It was such an important player in France during the middle of the 20th century that Blancpain and Cheap Breitling Replica each sought a partnership for local distribution, leading to these double-signed dials.
In any case, this watch was purchased sometime in the late ’60s and remained in the same home until I was lucky enough to stumble upon it. It was worn less and less as quartz watches gained momentum, and was then completely forgotten in a drawer for decades. This is a more frequent path for watches than you might think, and sometimes a source of beautiful new-old-stock gems. With this Copy Breitling Watches, the condition is just far enough from perfect to make an amazing daily-wear wristwatch.
The sheer size and rugged style of this 765 AVI make it the perfect complement to jeans and a t-shirt. I wear mine on either a period-correct but not original bracelet, which is as comfortable as it is edgy-looking, or a more subdued NATO strap, like the actress Raquel Welch in the movie Fathom, a connection celebrated by many Breitling Replica ads at the time. Leather straps might get some play when the temperatures are cooler, but this time of year I stay with a NATO for a weekend watch like this.
It’s probably obvious by now that I’m quite infatuated with this watch, so I’ll stop waxing poetic in a moment. To me, this Breitling Replica Watches illustrates everything that I love about vintage watch collecting, blending provenance, stunning looks, and a few opportunities to get nerdy about the details. Every time I look at the glossy black dial I can’t avoid mentally traveling back to Paris, or imagining myself piloting a plane in the glamorous 1960s. Not a bad little time capsule, is it?
