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New York, Park Lane Hotel, Dec 15, 1998

LOT 271

Breitling, Chronomat, Ref. 769, 1940's. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, telemeter and slide rule. Swiss Patent No. 217012.

C. massive, polished, satined, revolving reeded bezel. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the slide-rule and decimal scale, at the centre, telemeter graduation. "Dauphine" pink gold hands. M. 13'" with switching wheel, gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 36 mm.