Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 73

"Crosswind" Breitling, "Chronomètre Crosswind", Ref. A13355. Made circa 1999. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and diamonds gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Breitling link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel with 15-second markers set with 40 round diamonds, anti-reflective sapphire crystal. D. Textured white with applied luminous radial Roman numerals, outer tachometer graduation and 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 44, rhodium-plated, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.