Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 38

BREITLING REF. IB0110 CHRONOMAT B01 STEEL & GOLD Breitling, Chronomat B01 "1884, Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, Automatic," case No. 3001154, Ref. IB0110. Sold on October 10, 2010. Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Chronometer wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a Breitling stainless steel and yellow gold bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Breitling fitted box, hang-tag, Warranty, Chronometer Certificate and instruction manual.

CHF 1,800 - 2,800

HKD 15,000 - 23,000 / USD 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 3,250

Three-body, polished, screw-down case back, protected yellow gold screw-down winding crown, unidirectional revolving graduated yellow gold bezel with rider tabs, anti-reflective sapphire crystal. White lacquer with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and luminous dots, inset guilloche subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/ seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost raised tachometer scale, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands, luminous-tipped yellow gold chronograph hand. Cal. Breitling 01, rhodium-plated, 47 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 43.5 mm. THICKNESS 17 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm. The Breitling Chronomat B01 was the first to use a Breitling in-house movement, the first designed and made entirely by Breitling. It was launched at Baselworld in 2009.