Breitling. A rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch with 24 hour dial Unitime, Ref 1765, Circa 1969

Breitling. A rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch with 24 hour dial
Model: UnitimeReference: 1765Date: Circa 1969Movement: 17-jewel Venus Cal.178 TJ manual wind, column wheel chronographDial: Matte black, alternating luminous baton hour markers and Arabic numerals, white outer 1/5th second divisions, larger silvered subsidiary dial at 3 for 30 minute recording, two further dials at 6 and 9 for 12 hour recording and seconds, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, bi-directional calibrated bezel with black insert, down turned faceted lugs, signed crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers, No.1275988Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 42mm Accompaniments: Oversized brown leather strap

Breitling created the Unitime as a watch to fill the needs of people using primarily 24 hour units for time. These dials take a little getting used to as 12 midday with a casual glance would read 6 o'clock on a conventional watch. Another unusual feature is the asymmetric dial with the larger minute recording subdial completing the quirky nature and look of this watch. It is believed that less 1000 of these were ever made.