Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 179

Breitling - Platinum - Navitimer Perpetual Calendar - Rattrapante Breitling, 1884, ?Navitimer, Perpetual Calendar, Split- Seconds Chronograph,? No. 05/10, Ref. L46322. Made in a limited series of 10 examples in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, water resistant, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, leap year indication, moon phases, slide rule and an 18K white gold Breitling buckle.

USD 50,000 - 60,000

CHF 45,000 - 50,000 / EUR 35,000 - 40,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bidirectional revolving graduated bezel, lapidated lugs, screwed-down case back embossed with the Navitimer logo, button at 10 to operate the split-chronograph function, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black and matte silver with applied white gold baton indexes, luminous dots, guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month and the week, the month, leap year indication, aperture for the moon phases, outer slide-rule. Luminous white gold modern hands. M. 13???, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The Navitimer ?Chronographe Rattrapante a Quantieme Perpetuel? was made in the 1990's in an edition of 10 pieces and stands as one of the most complicated models in the Breitling Navitimer line. The current lot, number 5/10, is being offered in unpolished condition.