6,325 CHF
Breguet, "Armée de l'air" CEV 71 Type 20 5101/54 No 3155, 1960's. Fine and rare, stainless steel gentleman's military wristwatch, with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register. polished, satined, screwed back, waterproof, reeded revolving bezel. black, with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials. "Bâton" radiumed hands. Notes NOTE : The last model of Breguet Type 20 wristwach, and the rarest, were those made for CEV (Centre d'essai en Vol). This centre, responsible for the testing and homologation of all new aeroplanes, was supplied with all models of the Breguet chronograph, both Marine and Aviation types, deffering only in the marks stamped on the back: CEV followed by a number below 500 indicating that no more than 500 of each series was supplied to the service. At the same time, the CEV also received the most complicated of all the French Military watches: the "Three register" Breguet chronograph, developed from the Navy model, with both 15 minute and 12 hour registers, as well as a continuous subsidiary seconds. An additional feature was the adjustable bezel graduated for 12 hours.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-10-20
