4,025 CHF
Breitling, Genève, Orbiter 3, "Crosswind", prototype No. 0/50, made in 1999.Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter, 42 hours autonomy and date; with leather strap and stainless steel Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by Bakelite fitted box and documentation. three body, bicolour, polished, screwed case back with dedication, yellow gold graduated revolving bezel, anti-reflex sapphire crystal. black with applied gold tritium-coated Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and30 minutes registers, on the 3 the Breitling Orbiter 3 logo in polychrome enamel, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. Cal. 13, mechanical with automatic winding, 25 jewels.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 44 mm. Notes Breitling Orbiter 3Breitling has recently written a new page in the aviation book by realizing the first non-stop round the world flight in theBreitling Orbiter 3, the balloon flown by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones.The Breitling Orbiter 3, a roziere balloon featuring the most advanced technologies, took off from Château-d'Oex in Switzerland on March 1, 1999, at 08H05 UTC, flew 45'755 km and landed on March 21, 1999 at 05H52 UTC in Egypt completing a non-stop flight of 19 days 21 hours 47 minutes. This extraordinary flight has been made possible thanks to the proficiency of the crew and the efficiency of
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-10-23
