The Art of Horology in Geneva

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1999

LOT 204

Breitling Genève, Duograph, Ref. 791, 1950's.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph and registers with leather strap and stainless steel Breitling buckle.

C. three body, polished and brushed, screwed case back, lapidated lugs. D. matt silver with applied steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" radium-coated hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for stop and reunite of the split-seconds hand.Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.Diam. 38 mm.