Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 218

Breitling, Steel Sprint Breitling, Geneve, ?Sprint?, case No. 1241908, Ref. 2214. Made in 1968. Fine, tonneau, water resistant, antimagnetic, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and a stainless steel customized link bracelet for the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.

C. Three body, polished and brushed, black revolving bezel with tachometer graduated up to 500UPH, hooded lugs, screwed-down case back. D. Bi-color, silver and blue with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45 minute register, outer minute/second divisions. Luminous white and orange hands. M. Cal. Valjoux 7734, 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 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.