Important Jewelry, Watches and Wristw...

Hong Kong, Furama Hotel, Jun 07, 1999

LOT 303

Breitling, Geneve, Navitimer; Ref. 806, circa 1966. Fine, stainless steel and yellow gold filled gentleman ' s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter and slide-rule, with leather strap and stainless steel Breitling buckle.

HKD 10,000 - 12,500

USD 1,500 - 1,800

Sold: HKD 12,650

C. three body, polished, satine, revolving reeded and graduated steel bezel, lapidated lugs. D. black and "guilloche " matte silver with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduations for the minutes, the telemeter and the slide-rule. "Baton " tritium-coated gold hands. M.14"' copper-coated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 4-6

Fair

Slightly oxidized
Movement: *3

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-5-01

Fair

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch is published in Breitling by Benno RICHTER, p. 131. Navitimer Trademark registered in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 26 February 1955. The first Navitimer watches were launched on the market that same year. Navitimer is a word derived from "Navi" and "Timer". It was truly a milestone and for many people it was "the" Breitling watch or chronograph. The watch was designed for flying enthusiasts, racing fans and sports men. With this instrument, all the necessary calculations for a rally or a flight could be made, so the Navitimer was more than just a chronograph, it was a complete navigational instrument on the wrist. It was universally used in flying, and for that reason, the first Navitimer bore the letters A.O.P.A., the initials of the "Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association", in the Breitling emblem. The Navitimer is equipped with the logarithmic scales of a slide rule. The moveable outer scale position was chosen in order to allow for the calculation processes, although, one must keep in mind the decimal place. Some examples among the countless calculating operations are: multiplication, division, calulation of speed per hour, distance covered in a given time and at a specified speed and the time needed to cover a certain distance at a certain speed.