Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 18

Breitling Cosmonaute Breitling, Genève, "Cosmonaute", Certified Chronometer, Ref. A 12022. Made in the 1990's. Fine, water-resistant to 30 m, stainless steel wristwatch with 24-hour dial, round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide rule and a stainless steel Breitling buckle.

HKD 14,000 - 18,000

USD 1,800 - 2,300 / EUR 1,300 - 1,700

Sold: HKD 22,500

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, case back engraved with an equivalence scale for Celsius and Fahrenheit, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with tritiumcoated Arabic numerals and indexes in 24 hours, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the sliderule and the telemeter. Tritium-coated steel baton hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-9

Very good

Scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-10-01

Good

Patinated

HANDS Original