Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010
Breitling Gold-Plated Navitimer Breitling, Genève, "Navitimer," case No. 1146059, Ref. 806. Made in the late 1960s. Fine, large, water-resistant, gold-plated and stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and slide-rule with a stainless steel Breitling buckle.
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with logo, bidirectional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Black with luminous indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer telemeter and slide-rule graduations. Luminous baton hands. M. Cal. Venus 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm. From the Collection of a Swiss Gentleman
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-44 |
Good Worn pushpiece(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10 |
Good Patinated |