Breitling, Genève, "Premier," case No 618834, Ref. 787. Made in the early 1950s. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer. | Important Collector's Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & ClocksSession 1: Lots 1-130, at 11:00 a.m.Session 2: Lots 131-415, at 2:00 p.m. | New York, 17th September 2009
Breitling, Genève, "Premier," case No 618834, Ref. 787. Made in the early 1950s. Fine, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer., USD 1,500 - 2,500 EUR 1,000 - 1,700 / CHF 1,600 - 2,700Sold: USD 3,360 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.
