Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 134
BREITLING REF. 809 COSMONAUT 24-HOUR DIAL STEEL Breitling, Genève, Cosmonaut, case No. 1157904, Ref. 809. Made in the 1970's. Fine, large, stainless steel wristwatch with 24-hour dial, round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule and a PVD-coated stainless steel link bracelet.
HKD 16,000 - 31,000
USD 2,000 - 4,000 / CHF 1,900 - 3,800
Sold: HKD 27,500
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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9 |
Good Scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |