Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 26

Breitling Chronomat Duograph World Cup Limited Edition Breitling, "Duograph World Cup Montre Officielle, Serie Limitee", No. 0003/1000, Ref. B15507. Made in a limited edition of 1000 pieces to commemorate the World Aerobatics Cup in 1995. Fine and rare, two time zone, stainless steel and yellow gold, self-winding, water-resistant wristwatch with center-seconds, duo-date, day and night indication and a stainless steel Breitling buckle. Accompanied by a Breitling box. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, unidirectional revolving bezel with engraved seconds calibration, yellow gold screw markers and riders with the points of the compass, protected yellow gold screw-down crown and buttons at 2 and 4 for advancing the hour hand independently forwards or backwards, button at 8 for setting the second date indication, screw-down back embossed with the Breitling logo, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic 12, outer minute divisions, outermost 24-hour numerals for the second time zone on an inclined ring, date apertur at 3, second date indication at 6, day and night indication at 9, World Aerobatics Cup emblem below 12. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm.