Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 35

Crosswind Breitling, "Chronometer Chronograph," Ref. D13355. Made circa 2000. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold 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, anti-reflective sapphire crystal. D. Textured off-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, rhodiumplated, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.