Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 139

BREITLING REF. 765 CP CHRONOGRAPH, STEEL Breitling, Genève, Co-Pilot, Ref. 765 CP, case No. 1140595. Made circa 1968. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and black bezel.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back, graduated bidirectional revolving black bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with luminous baton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary sunk guilloche dials for the seconds, the 15-minute and the 12-hour registers. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.