Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 20

"Chronomat" Breitling, Genève, Chronomat, No. 217012, case No. 896282. Made circa 1955. Fine 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with chronograph, register, telemeter and slide-rule.

C. Three-body, polished, revolving ridged bezel and inner graduated silvered ring dial, curved lapidated lugs, dedicatedcase back. D. Two-tone silvered with applied faceted pink gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for theseconds and the 45-minute register, outer graduation for the telemeter and the slide-rule, concentric telemeterscale in red and seconds and minute track with fifth of a second divisions and Arabic five minute/secondsnumerals. pink gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 14''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, shock absorber, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.