Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 239

Breitling "Chronomat", Ref. 81950. Produced in 1994.Fine, water-resistant down to 50 meters, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and date.

USD 1,000 - 1,500

C. three-body, bicolor, polished and brushed, screwed-down dedicated case back and crown, steel revolving and graduated bezel with 12 gold support screws and 4 gold rider tabs fold-laminated at the quarter hours, gold push-buttons and winding-crown, steel case, glareproofed sapphire glass. D. bordeau with applied tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" gold dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations, aperture for the date. "Bâto" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 13'''-7750, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in Breitling by Benno Richter, page 88.The first "Chronomat" was called "Cronomat" and was launched in 1942. The automatic model was released in a redesigned case in 1976.