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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 392

Breitling, Genève, case No. 1439567, Ref. 815. Produced circa 1974.Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold-plated gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. two-body, polished, yellow gold-plated case, steel back, antimagnetic protecting cap, lapidated lugs. D. "satiné" silver with applied gold indexes and tritium dots, auxiliary "guilloché" black dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 7736, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.