Breitling Stainless Steel 'Premier' Breitling, Genève, "Premier," case No.700360, Ref. 787. Made in the early 1950's. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer. To be sold without reserve | Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks | New York, 9th December 2009
Breitling Stainless Steel ?Premier? Breitling, Genève, "Premier," case No.700360, Ref. 787. Made in the early 1950's. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer. To be sold without reserve USD 1,500 - 2,500 CHF 1,500 - 2,500 / EUR 1,000 - 1,700Sold: USD 1,680 C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back. D. Matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, outermost tachometer graduation to 1000 UPH. Luminous blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 178, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
