Breitling. A stainless steel manual wind triple calendar chronograph wristwatch

Datora, Ref: 803, Circa 1949

Model: Datora
Reference: 803
Date: Circa 1949
Movement: Jewelled Valjoux Cal.72C manual wind, column wheel chronograph
Dial: Silvered, Arabic numerals, black outer 1/5th second and calendar markers, day and month indication below 12, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, red arrow tipped calendar hand, centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, twin chronograph pushers, No.740178
Strap/Bracelet: Black leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Dial
Size: 38mm

The Reference 803 is arguably the rarest variety of the Breitling Datora Series and due to its extremely low production numbers this watch is barely ever seen on the market today. The present watch contains a Valjoux 72C Calibre - this variation of perhaps the most popular of all chronograph movements contains an additional mechanism for the triple Calendar which is identifiable in the calibre number by the added letter "C".