Contemporary Limited Edition and Mode...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Jun 22, 2000

LOT 207

Breitling, Swiss, unique, made on special order, 1960's. Very fine and heavy 18K gold hunting-cased, moon phase astronomical keyless minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph.

C. four-body, "pomme et gouge", polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. white enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes and chronograph ring, sunk subsidiary dial for the days of the week, the months of the leap-year cycle, the dates and the seconds with inner moon phase aperture. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. glazed, 20''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance spring. Chronograph with visible work, push-piece in the band, repeating on gongs with slide on the band. Dial signed. Diam. 57 mm.