Breitling
Breitling
A stunningly beautiful, rare vintage wrist chronograph with slide rule function in a rare 18 K gold version for the US-American market Ref. 808, Cal. Venus 175 TJ, Case No. 1073774, Dimensions 37 mm, circa 1966, Origin Schweiz, Accessories Case: 18 K gold, bidirectional rotating bezel, push back with Swiss patent engraving "Brevet 217012" (Adrien Schweizer, Pièce d'horlogerie permettant d'effectuer des opérations tachymétriques et télémétriques / timepiece for tachometric and telemetric operations). Dial: Silvered. Movm.: Manual. This example dating to approximately 1966 boasts a captivating, two-tone patinated, champagne-coloured dial with red accents that lends the timepiece a sportive yet elegant appeal. A first generation, pearled revolving bezel complete the elegant yet sportive image of this timepiece. The case has developed a beautiful patina as well as a rare gold oxide over the years, indicating that the watch has not been worn very often. The movement is engraved "WOG", an US-American import mark of the Wakmann Watch Co. Inc., the American importer of Breitling timepieces. The Breitling chronograph with integrated slide rule dates from the early 1940s and is viewed as predecessor of the Navitimer - it is, however, not an aviation chronograph. The backs of the Chronomat models from the 1960s were engraved with the 1942 patent number of the slide rule functionality, which permitted general calculations such as multiplication and division. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
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A stunningly beautiful, rare vintage wrist chronograph with slide rule function in a rare 18 K gold version for the US-American market Ref. 808, Cal. Venus 175 TJ, Case No. 1073774, Dimensions 37 mm, circa 1966, Origin Schweiz, Accessories Case: 18 K gold, bidirectional rotating bezel, push back with Swiss patent engraving "Brevet 217012" (Adrien Schweizer, Pièce d'horlogerie permettant d'effectuer des opérations tachymétriques et télémétriques / timepiece for tachometric and telemetric operations). Dial: Silvered. Movm.: Manual. This example dating to approximately 1966 boasts a captivating, two-tone patinated, champagne-coloured dial with red accents that lends the timepiece a sportive yet elegant appeal. A first generation, pearled revolving bezel complete the elegant yet sportive image of this timepiece. The case has developed a beautiful patina as well as a rare gold oxide over the years, indicating that the watch has not been worn very often. The movement is engraved "WOG", an US-American import mark of the Wakmann Watch Co. Inc., the American importer of Breitling timepieces. The Breitling chronograph with integrated slide rule dates from the early 1940s and is viewed as predecessor of the Navitimer - it is, however, not an aviation chronograph. The backs of the Chronomat models from the 1960s were engraved with the 1942 patent number of the slide rule functionality, which permitted general calculations such as multiplication and division. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
