Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 22

Breitling Steel Chronograph Breitling, Genève, case No. 1274937, Ref. 814. Made circa 1970. Fine, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Breitling buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with logo, straight hooded lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with applied luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale and tachometer graduations to 1000 UPH. Luminous baton hands, orange chronograph hand. M. Cal. 178, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.