Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 14
BREITLING MONTBRILLANT ''ECLIPSE'' Montbrillant Eclipse Automatic, Serie Speciale Ref. A43030. Made circa 2000. Fine and rare, stainless steel, water-resistant, self-winding Chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, telemeter, slide-rule, date, moon phases, mnemonic world- time chart and an 18K yellow gold Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,000 - 32,000 / USD 2,100 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 2,500
Three-body, polished, bidirectional revolving reeded bezel, faceted lugs, screw-down back engraved with the Breitling logo and world-time mnemonic chart aoround the border, sapphire crystal. Silver with large luminous Arabic numerals, outer fifths of a second divisions and telemeter scale, outermost slide-rule on a silver ring revolving with the bezel, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, apertures for the date and moon phases. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 43 based on Valjoux 7758, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |