Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 92

BREITLING ? REF. 816 ? NAVITIMER Breitling, Geneve, Navitimer, case No. 1250617, Ref. 816-72. Made in 1968. Fine, large, octagonal, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule and a Breitling stainless steel link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a service invoice and guarantee dated 03/03/98, instruction booklet and spare parts.

C. Three body, polished, bidirectional revolving notched black and white bezel to rotate the inner slide rule disc, screwed down case back, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, telemeter and slide-rule graduation. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 13"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.