Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 263

Breitling - Limited Edition - Split-Second Chronograph Breitling "Chronographe Rattrapante", No. 56, Ref. A 69048. Made in a limited edition circa 1995. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with split-second olive button chronograph with tachometer and date. To be sold without reserve

c. Three-body, polished, reeded bidirectional revolving graduated bezel, faceted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. d. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and the 30-minute registers, outer graduations for the tachometer, date aperture between 4 and 5. Luminous steel baton hands, the main chronograph hand featuring an anchor-shaped counterweight and the fly-back hand is a Breitling "B". M. Cal. 69, rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.