Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 104

Breitling for Bentley - GMT - Chronograph - Chronometer Breitling, Genève, for Bentley ? Certified Chronometer, Ref. A 47362. Made in 2007, sold December 10th, 2008. Fine, large, two time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Breitling link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, chronometer certificate, warranty, instruction manual and 2 spare links.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, nudged and engine-turned gold bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, pusher at 10 to advance the 24-hour GMT hand, case back embossed with the Bentley logo and the details of the edition, lapidated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied steel Arabic 12, baton indexes and luminous square dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track and 24-hour graduations for the second time zone, most outer GMT disk with 24 major cities, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel baton hands, red arrow GMT hand. M. Cal. 24, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm plus 2 spare links.