Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 243
BREITLING REF. 7650 YACHT TIMER CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Breitling Genève, "Yacht Timer," case No. 1278793, Ref. 7650. Made in the 1970's. Fine, antimagnetic, water-resistant, stainless steel Aviator's wristwatch with round button chronograph and registers.
USD 2,000 - 3,000
HKD 15,500 - 23,000 / CHF 2,000 - 2,900
Sold: USD 8,125
Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, bidirectional revolving graduated black bezel with 5-minute color sections for yachting, lapidated lugs. Bicolor black and silver with luminous baton indexes and Arabic 12, subsidiary sunk guilloche silver dials for the seconds, the 15-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous white hands. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.
