Just fantastic, the 817 is a super and very rare type - congratulations indeed and great info - many thanks.

Once you open the door to the CP1/2 range there is no going back....!

My small gateway -

: I know this isn't an Heuer , but as it looks somewhat like a Bund I
: hope to get away with it ;-)

: Specifically made for Italian Helicopter pilots , (Army Pilots, not
: Air Force pilots) and in some rare cases to platoon commanders
: of the Battaglione Paracadutisti Carabinieri “Tuscania”.
: These guys get a full training as Carabinieri (Police and
: Military Police) then a full training as paratroopers at the
: “Folgore” Paratroopers Brigade School in Livorno (Tuscany).
: Then the steep mountains of Sardegna and Calabria are their
: usual fields of ops hunting kidnappers, mobsters and camorrists.
: They are the spearhead of almost all the peacekeeping and
: peaceenforcing italian mission.

: Tough guys.

: as such these were never made available commercially on the open
: market and 22 pieces have surfaced so far or were ever offered
: for sale.
: The ones I have found over the last 15 years are these , and I
: would love to hear from fellow collectors if they have more
: information :

: 0006 – 1 433 810
: 0024 – 1 433 697
: 0120 – 1 433 850 (Bridge unsigned)
: 0182 – 1 433 513
: 0198
: 0328
: 0339
: 0354
: 0385 – 1 433 477
: 0388
: 0394 – 1 433 629
: 0416 – 1 433 398
: 0423 – 1 433 560
: 0488 – 1 433 676
: 0517 –
: 0524 –
: 0545 – 1 433 636
: 0566 – 1 43x xxx
: 0567 – 1 433 567
: 0616 – 1 434 079
: —————————–
: Unassigned – 1 433 723
: Unassigned – 1 433 786

: It is my long held belief, after many years of investigating other
: Breitling models, that Breitling ordered watch cases in batches
: from 1000's pieces. probably due to economy of scale etc. so it
: is my firm belief there were a maximum of 1000 pieces ref 817
: ever made , and even less 'assigned' as there are unassigned
: pieces as well

: I hope anyone has some info on these Breitling ref 817 , numbers ,
: serial numbers , provenance, who and where they were delivered
: etc

: Rgds
: Rene