$690
Airain, Type 20, 1960's. Fine waterproof, stainless steel military wristwatch, with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register, with stainless steel bezel. polished, satined, screwed back, revolving graduated bezel in 12 hours. black with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, and the 30 minutes register. "Baton" radiumed hands. Notes The title "retour en vol" refers to the instantaneous fly-back feature of the chronograph work. A single push on the lower chronograph button, zero's the chronograph hand whilst still in motion, which then restarts immediatly, avoiding the need for a pilot to break concentration from the control of the plane.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-06-20
