Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999

LOT 281

Breitling Geneve, Super Ocean, Ref. 2005, No. 1382391, made in 1972. Fine, water-resistant to 20 atm/600 ft, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph with diving times indication.

C. three body, polished, satine, revolving black bezel for the elapsed time calculation, screwed case back and winding-crown, lapidated lugs. D. bicolour white and black with tritium-coated indexes for the hours, outer ring dial with painted Arabic numerals for the diving and decompression times, aperture for the start-stop and return to zero function of the chronograph. "Baton " tritium-coated hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.