Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 140

BREITLING REF. 1806 LEFT-HANDED NAVITIMER Breitling, Genève, Navitimer Chrono-Matic, case No. 1254022, Ref. 1806. Made in the 1970s. Fine, large, octagonal, left-handed, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule, date, windingcrown at 9 and the chronograph pushers at 2 and 4.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, graduated revolving bi-directional black bezel, screw down case back, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary 30-minute and 12- hour register dials, outer 1/5th seconds track, the telemeter and the slide rule, aperture for the date. Luminous white bâton hands. M. Cal. 11, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness 15 mm.