42,500 HKD
Breitling Unitime Automatic Breitling, Genève, “Unitime, Automatic”, case No. 633500, Ref. 1260. Made in 1947. Very fine and unusual, self-winding, center-seconds rose goldplated wristwatch with world time system and red date. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded bezel bearing the indication of 24 cities around the world, lapidated lugs, snap-on steel case-back. Two-tone matte silver with an outer 24-hour revolving ring dial in silver and black with painted radial Arabic numerals for the nocturnal and diurnal hours, concentric, applied gold baton indexes, at the center, partial maps of North and South America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, aperture for the red date on the 3. Pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. 260, based Felsa 711, copper-colored, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-02-26
