Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 101

Breitling Genève, "Rattrapante". Produced in the 1960's.Rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold, gentleman's wristwatch with square button split-seconds chronograph, moon phases and date.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped sides, overhanging tear-drop lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dot indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours, and 30 minutes registers, for the days of the months, aperture for the moon phases at 12. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. Cal. Venus 190, rhodium- plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial and case signed.Diam. 37 mm.