BREITLING Navitimer Chronomat, Ref. 81950, case no. 1112 and ref. 81500, case no. 038, sold in 1989
BREITLING
Navitimer Chronomat, Ref. 81950, case no. 1112 and ref. 81500, case no. 038, sold in 1989
A very attractive, early, superb condition and full-set, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, automatic, 18K yellow gold chronograph and chronometer pilot’s wristwatch with two-tone, matte black and gilt registers dial, luminous hands, inner tachymeter scale, date indication at 3, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, unidirectional revolving gold bezel graduated for 60 units, additional 18K gold 24-hour quartz small link watch, leather strap with gold Ebel deployant clasp.
Fitted with a cal. Based Valjoux 7750, self-winding, 17 jewels, hack mechanism, screwed gold case back and crown, sapphire crystal.
Dials and cases signed.
Diam. 38.50 mm. Thickness 14.60 mm.
Accompanied by a fitted presentation box, international guarantee dated July 1989 and booklet.
The present Navitimer Chronomat is a very early and collectible version of the very iconic model of the 1980s. The dial is only signed Breitling (later signed Breitling Geneve or Breitling 1884), and the rotor is not even signed (later signed Breitling or Breitling Chronomat). True icon for an entire generation, the Chronomat has mark the re-birth of the brand in the 1980s. With its original accessories and its superb overall condition, the present chronograph would be a nice addition to any collection.
