Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 20, 2016

LOT 31

BREITLING REF. R 28362 FOR BENTLEY THE FLYING B PINK GOLD Breitling, for Bentley, Flying B Chronometer, Officially Certified Chronometer, No. 40, No. 2154471. Made circa 2008. Fine and rare, large, rectangular curved, jump-hour, self-winding, water resistant, 18K pink gold Chronometer wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty, Chronometer certificate, hang tag and booklets.

USD 7,000 - 10,000

HKD 54,000 - 78,000 / CHF 7,000 - 10,000

Two-body, polished, screw-down winding crown, case back with 8 screws and embossed with the Bentley logo, lapidated lugs, anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Mother-of-pearl and copper color with luminous pink gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions with 5-minute Arabic hour markers, subsidiary guilloche seconds dial, aperture for the jump-hours at 12. Pink gold skeleton epee hand. Cal. 16 B, rhodium-plated, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator.


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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. DIM. 41 x 57 mm. THICKNESS 15 mm.