13,125 CHF
Breguet,"Type XX" Breguet, Type XX, case No. 3077. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with steel bezel, "retour en vol" round button chronograph and registers. Accompanied by a Breguet box. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, anti-magnetic dust-protecting cap, graduated and serrated revolving bezel, concave lugs. Black with painted luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 12-hour and the 30-minute register dials. Luminous baton 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 immediatly, avoiding the need for a pilot to break concentration from the control of the plane. Provenance: Mr. Pierre Dufresne, pilot at a Flight test centre.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
