24th Mar, 2017 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale

 
  Lot 153
 

153

A Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Breitling, Geneve, model: Navitimer, ref: 806,...

A Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Breitling, Geneve, model: Navitimer, ref: 806, 1965, (calibre venus 178) 17-jewel lever movement signed, black dial with luminous baton and Arabic numerals, signed with the double plane Breitling logo, three silvered dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, bi-directional bezel with an inner silvered slide rule, outer fifths seconds divisions and tachymeter scales, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, snap-on back numbered 806 and numbered inside 1023081, 42mm wide see illustration

Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,500


 

18.01.17, Case with surface scratches, lower side edges of the lugs with minor dents, bezel is not turning, plexi glass with scratches, later strap and buckle, signs of rust marks between outer case rim and the underside of the back cover outer rim, original dial finish, dial is discoloured slightly to the silvered areas, minor spotting marks are visible under an eye glass when tilting the dial towards the light, luminous Arabic and baton markers are discoloured, winding smoothly and hand setting correctly, chronograph buttons are not working, chronograph is not working, balance is swinging and the going train is in going order, movement looks clean, in need of a service.

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale, 24th Mar, 2017

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