4,370 CHF
Breitling, Genève, Unitime Automatic, Ref. 1260,circa 1951.Fine and unusual, 24 hours, “World Time”, center-seconds, self-winding, stainless steel and yellow gold plated gentleman’s wristwatch with date. Three-body, bicolor, polished, revolving reeded bezel bearing the indication of 24 cities around the world, lapidated lugs. two-tone matte silver with outer 24 hours revolving ring dial alternated in silver and black with painted Arabic numerals, concentric, applied steel indexes, in the center, the design of the maps of South America, Africa, part of North America and part of Europe, aperture for the date on the3. “Dauphine” steel hands. Cal. 260, 11 1/2’’’, copper colored, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Notes The first models of “World Time” wristwatches were launched by Breitling in 1946.A similar watch is published in Breitling, by Benno Richter, p. 37.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
