Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999

LOT 289

Breitling, Geneve, Navitimer Chrono-Matic, Ref. 1806, Patent DDE. BR No 11525/67, circa 1969. Fine, large, octagonal, self-winding, stainless steel, water-resistant, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule and date, bearing the winding-crown on the 9 and the chronograph pushers on the 2 and on the 4.

C. three body, polished, satine, revolving reeded and graduated black and white bezel, screwed case back with logo, lapidated lugs. D. black and "guilloche " matted silver with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduations for the minutes, the telemeter and the slide-rule. "Baton " tritium-coated hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, microrotor housed in the basic movement. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.