32,200 HKD
Breguet, Type XX, No. 7838, 1950's. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel military wristwatch with retour en vol round button chronograph and register. three body, polished, screwed case back, reeded bezel, lapidated lugs, ball-shaped winding-crown. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials "Baton " radium-coated hands. Notes These watches were used by La Marine Nationale et l'tldronaulique- Navale Francaise. Tests were made at the CEV (Centre dLssai en Vol). These watches were the property of the State and it was very rare that they would be given to the pilots. Each of these chronographs were overhauled every year either by the llodane Manufacture or by the Service Official de Cant role de In marche des montres de Besancon ( Cetehor). The symbol F.C. on the back case meant Fin de Garantie, and was combined with the date of the next control. Chronograph Type XXand the retour en vol device. Louis Breguet (1880-1955) developed a keen interest in aeronautics, conquering the air in 1907 in his gyroplane, the first helicopter in the world to leave ground with a passenger. Soon afterwards was established the "Louis Breguet" aircraft industry. Meanwhile, the watchmaking firm Breguet, saw a new opening and began producing watches for pilots or to he fitted on aircrafts. " Montres Breguet" therefore introduced chronographs with registers and tachometric scale and among their first clients were, of course, the American Air Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-06-07
