Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 15, 2015

LOT 154

BREITLING NAVITIMER REF. 7806 KING HUSSEIN STAINLESS STEEL Breitling, Genève, "Navitimer", Ref. 7806. Made circa 1970. Fine and rare, large, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, slide-rule and a later stainless steel Breitling buckle.

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 12,500 - 21,000 / USD 1,600 - 2,700

Sold: CHF 2,750

Three-body, polished and brushed, revolving reeded and graduated steel bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back with engraved King Hussein crown and inscription. Bi-color black and guilloché matte silver with luminous baton indexes and Arabic numeral, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer slide-rule, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands. Cal. 7740, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-17-01

Very good

Slightly spotted

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case, and movement signed. DIAM. 41 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.