Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 72

Breguet - Type XX - Flyback Chronograph Breguet, Ref. 8190. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with round button fly-back chronograph and register.

c. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, graduated bidirectional revolving reeded bezel with black triangle indicator. D. Black with painted luminous Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30 minute register dials. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. V 222, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Case signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.