Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 10, 2013
LOT 240
BREITLING REF. 809 NAVITIMER COSMONAUT 24-HOUR DIAL Breitling, Genève, Cosmonaut, Navitimer, case No. 1012456, Ref. 809. Made in the 1970's. Fine, large, stainless steel wristwatch with 24-hour dial, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and slide-rule.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
HKD 21,000 - 29,000 / USD 2,600 - 3,700
Sold: CHF 3,000
Three-body, polished, bidirectional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back. Bicolor black and silver with luminous Arabic 24-hour numerals, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the telemeter, outermost silver scale for the slide-rule revolving with the bezel. Luminous white baton hands. Cal. 178, copper color, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |