48,300 HKD
Breguet "Type 20", No. 7397. Produced for the "Marine Nationale - Aéronautique Navale" in the 1950's.Fine water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with retour en vol round button chronograph and register. three-body, polished, screwed-down case back, ridged revolving bezel with arrow, concave lugs, large pyramidal-shaped winding-crown. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the 30 minutes register. "Bâton" radium-coated white 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 zeroes the chronograph hand whilst still in motion, which 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:
2002-06-08
