Breguet. A Blackened Steel Fractional Timer
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Breguet. A Blackened Steel Fractional Timer

SIGNED BREGUET HORLOGER, PARIS, CASE NO. 3769, CIRCA 1950

Closed11 June 2014

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USD 1,750

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Breguet. A Blackened Steel Fractional Timer
Signed Breguet Horloger, Paris, Case No. 3769, Circa 1950
Mechanical movement, black dial with outer calibrated 1/50th seconds ring, inner seconds ring with six minute counter, circular case with start/stop and re-set buttons, rotating bezel, the back with electronic contacts, all set within a blacken frame, dial and frame signed, case numbered
63mm diam.

Specialist note

A fractional timer is also known as a bomb timer. Used in aviation, the timer along with ground speed, elevation and air resistance, allowed bombers to calculate the correct timing for bomb release.