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BREITLING. A LARGE TITANIUM LIMITED EDITION MULTIFUNCTION PILOT’S FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL DISPLAY, ALARM, DATE, DAY OF THE WEEK, MONTH, YEAR, COUNTDOWN TIMER, POWER RESERVE AND BOX
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BREITLING. A LARGE TITANIUM LIMITED EDITION MULTIFUNCTION PILOT’S FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL DISPLAY, ALARM, DATE, DAY OF THE WEEK, MONTH, YEAR, COUNTDOWN TIMER, POWER RESERVE AND BOX

SIGNED BREITLING, ORBITER 3 EMERGENCY MODEL, LIMITED EDITION 520/1999, REF. E56321, CASE NO. 7916, CIRCA 2000

Closed13 May 2019

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BREITLING. A LARGE TITANIUM LIMITED EDITION MULTIFUNCTION PILOT’S FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL DISPLAY, ALARM, DATE, DAY OF THE WEEK, MONTH, YEAR, COUNTDOWN TIMER, POWER RESERVE AND BOX
SIGNED BREITLING, ORBITER 3 EMERGENCY MODEL, LIMITED EDITION 520/1999, REF. E56321, CASE NO. 7916, CIRCA 2000
Movement: cal. B56, quartz, signed
Dial: signed
Case: back secured by four screws, 43 mm. diam. signed
With: titanium Breitling buckle, Service Guarantee stamped by Breitling Service-Après Vente and dated 6 October 2018, Certificate of Limited Edition, commemorative Breitling Orbiter 3 Certificate, Emergency VHS tape, frequency tester, screw driver, product literature, travel case and presentation box.

Specialist note

The present Emergency Orbiter model is preserved in like new condition and sold with the full set of accessories. It is number 520 of the limited series of 1999 examples.

The Orbiter 3 commemorates Bertrand Piccard’s and Brian Jones world record setting non-stop balloon flight around the world in 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes. Their balloon was named the Orbiter 3. Breitling issued 1999 watches in Titanium, 20 in 18K yellow gold and 20 in 18K white gold.

The Emergency wristwatch was created as a survival instrument for pilots, navigators and explorers. It is equipped with a transmitter to locate people in distress by broadcasting a signal on a frequency used by all rescue services and must be reprogrammed after each emergency.