Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 82

Crosswind Breitling, "Chronomètre Crosswind", case No. 449045, Ref. A13355. Made circa 2001, sold on December 21, 2001. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and diamond set wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Breitling buckle. Accompanied by a Breitling box, instructions, COSC cetificate, diamond certificate and (void) warranty. To be sold without reserve The Billy Blanks Collection

C. Three-body, polished, screw-down case back and crown, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel with rider tabs 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. 43 mm. Thickness 15.5 mm.