Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 90

Breitling Genève, " Chronomat", Ref. 808. Produced in the 1960's.Fine stainless steel and gold-plated gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, telemeter and slide-rule.

C. three-body, bicolor, polished, revolving ridged outer bezel and inner graduated black ring dial, triangular lugs, steel pressure case back. D. black and matte silver with applied gold bâton and fancy indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the 45 minutes register, outer graduation for the telemeter and the slide-rule. "Dauphine" tritium-coated gold hands for the time, red for the chronograph. M. Cal. 175, copper-colored, with switching wheel, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement,onometallic balance shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.