10,925 CHF
Breguet "Type XX", No. 3943. Manufactured for the "Marine Nationale - Aéronautique Navale No. 20" in the 1950s. Fine and rare water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with retour en vol, round button chronograph, and register. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down and engraved case back, dust protecting cap, serrated revolving bezel with arrow, concave lugs. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Radium-coated "Baton" white hands. Notes The words "retour en vol" refers to the instantaneous fly-back feature of the chronograph. A single push on the lower chronograph button zeroes the chronograph hand whilst still in motion. It then restarts immediately, allowing the pilot to devote his full attention to flying, while the large winding-crown allows him to keep his gloves on to operate the watch.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
