7731 which is based on the Valjoux cal.ħ730 cam lever chronograph. Once out of the case, judging by the condition of the dial and the missing lume, it was clear that the watch had also had some moisture in it at some time. The watch didn’t run at all, the timer wouldn’t operate and the crystal was heavily crazed. The main differences between the two versions are that the early model has no running seconds subdial and has a plain diving bezel rather than the yachting bezel found on the later model.Īs you can see in the first picture, the watch in this post arrived in pretty poor condition. 188 which had been modified specifically for Breitling to incorporate a unique diving timer (more on that later). Releasing a diver and a chronograph in that year, the new models proved popular and it’s not hard to see why how cool are these two?įast forward a decade or so and Breitling released the first version of the watch in this post, the Superocean Ref. (Click pictures to enlarge) The name ‘Superocean’ will be recognised by any Breitling enthusiast as it has been a model in their line-up since 1957. Something of a rarity this time on the blog, a Breitling Superocean Ref.
Dial Height: 32 mm, Movement: 24 jewels automatic.
