Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 178

Breitling for Bentley - Mark VI Complications 19 - Special Edition Breitling for Bentley, "Mark VI Complications 19 Special Edition," No. 2381460, Ref. P19362. Made in 2008, sold October 19th, 2009. Very fine, stainless steel and platinum, self-winding, waterresistant chronometer wristwatch with chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a stainless steel Breitling double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Breitling for Bentley bakelite box, Attestation de Chronomètre, instruction booklet, slide rule and warranty.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down winding crown and back embossed with the Bentley emblem, knurled platinum bezel, calendar and moon phase correctors in the band, convex sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone matte "silver storm" with applied mother of pearl and white gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute and seconds divisions, outermost chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the date and seconds, the days of the week and 12-hour register and the months and 30-minute register, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous white gold epee hands. M. Breitling Cal. 19B, chronometer certified by the COSC, rhodium-plated, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 16 mm.