6,900 CHF
Breguet, "Type 20", 1950's. Fine stainless waterproof, stainless steel gentleman's military wristwatch with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and registers. polished, screwed back, revolving bezel graduated for 12 hours. black with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 15 minutes registers. "Skeleton" radiumed hands. Notes This watch is the most complicated of all the French Military wristwatches: the " three register" Breguet chronograph was developed horn the Navy model, with both 15 minutes and 12 hours registers, as well as a continuous auxiliary .seconds. An additional feature was the adjustable bezel graduated for 12 hours. The title "retour en vol " refers to the instantaneous llv-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 imntecliatly, avoiding the need for a pilot to break concentration Irom the controls of the plane.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-04-12
