2,300 CHF
Breitling "Thunderbirds", No 419/1000. Fine, self-winding, waterproof, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, and compass, with original box. polished, screwed back and crown, revolving graduated bezel. black with radiumecl Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer compass graduation indicating the 360 degrees, aperture for the date. "Baton" radiumecl hands. with automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Notes This watch is part of a limited series of 1000 pieces made especially for the American Aerobatics Teams called "Thunderbird". Since 1915, Breitling is specialized in producing several models of chronographs for the international aviation. Each year, they make small series of this chronograph for different aviation Aerobatics Teams. In 1995, this same model of chronograph was destinated to the Italian Aerobatics "learns, "Le Frecce Tricolori". Thunderbird, also called Skyamsen in NW Native American religion, is a totem figure in the form of a bird. Lightning flashed from its eye and it fed on killer whales. The chief of the Thunderbirds was Golden Eagle (Keneun).
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-11-18
