Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 40
BREITLING REF. A28362 FOR BENTLEY JUMP HOUR STEEL Breitling, "For Bentley, Flying B, Officially Certified Chronometer," case No. 2155134, Ref A28362. Made in 2006, sold December 15th, 2006. Fine, oversized, rectangular curved, jump-hour, self-winding, water- resistant, stainless steel Chronometer wristwatch with regulator type dial and a stainless steel Breitling buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty, Chronometer Certificate, hang tag and instruction booklet.
USD 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 23,000 - 39,000 / CHF 2,900 - 4,900
Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down winding crown, case back with 8 screws and embossed with the Bentley logo, lapidated lugs, curved anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Two-tone, silver and black on a textured "Silver Storm" plate with applied stainless steel and mother-of-pearl baton indexes, outer minute divisions with 5-minute Arabic hour markers, subsidiary guilloché seconds dial, aperture for the jump hours at 12. Stainless steel skeleton arrow minute hand. Cal. 16 B, rhodium-plated, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism.
