Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 141

"Speed 8" Breitling, Genève, for "Bentley Motors", "Speed 8", Officially Certified Chronometer, No. 0348/1000, case No. 422321. Made in a limited edition of 1000 pieces in 2003 to commemorate Bentley's participation in the 24 Hour Le Mans races and to celebrate its cooperation with Breitling. Fine and rare, oversized, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, slide-rule, date, 24 hour dial and a stainless steel Breitling bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, bi-directional rotating steel bezel to operate the slide-rule, screwed-down case back and crown, case back embossed with the Bentley logo, lapidated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes in 24 hours, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer and revolving slide-rule graduations, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands, hour hand revolving once in 24 hours. M. Ca. 2892-A2, rhodium-plated, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.