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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 294

Breitling "Datora". Produced circa 1952.Fine, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and triple date.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, stepped concave lugs. D. champagne with inlaid yellow gold dot indexes, sunk guilloché auxiliary seconds dials for the seconds, the 12 hour- and 30 minute registers, outer graduation for the days of the month in blue Arabic numerals, apertures for the days of the week and the months . "Bâton" blued steel hands, red arrow for the chronograph. M. Cal. 10 3/4 ''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, sel-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.