Important Collector's, Watches, Wrist...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 2000
LOT 158
Breitling Genève, "Top Time", 1960's.Fine stainless steel and gold-plated gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
USD 550 - 850
Sold: CHF 1,725
C. three-body, polished, bicolor, lapidated lugs. D. black and "guilloché" silver with applied gold and tritium indexes, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 4 - 6 |
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Movement: 3* |
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Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
Top TimeAt the beginning of the sixties, Breitling devoted a new series of watches called "Top Time" to young people. They had correctly recognized that the future belonged to the young, and a market analysis showed that more than 50% of buyers were under 25 years of age.The "Top Time" was worn by James Bond in action in the 20th Century-Fox movie "Operation Thunderball"