Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 56

"Navitimer 92" Breitling "Navitimer 92", No 40/50, Ref. L 30021, made in 1992. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter and slide-rule, navy blue leather strap and 18K white gold Breitling deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back with embossed logo, reeded revolving bezel, triangular lapidated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Brushed navy blue with applied white gold and tritium indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer and sliderule graduation. Tritium-coated white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic blance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.