Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 20

Breitling Cosmonaute Chrono-Matic - 24 Hour Dial Breitling Genève, "Cosmonaute Chrono-Matic," Ref. 1809. Made in the 1970's. Fine and large, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, sliderule and date, winding crown at 9 and the chronograph push-buttons at 2 and 4 o'clock. Accompanied by an original warranty, instruction manual and a pouch.

C. Three-body, polished, nudged black bezel, screwed-down case back, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals in 24 hour graduation, subsidiary 30-minute and 12-hour register dials, outer graduation for the minutes, the telemeter and the slide-rule, aperture for the date. Luminous red hands. M. Cal. 112, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring, micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness 15 mm