Breitling. A large stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, made for the Iraqi Air Force
Lot 322

Breitling. A large stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, made for the Iraqi Air Force

SIGNED BREITLING, GENEVE, NAVITIMER, REF. 806, MANUFACTURED IN 1964/65

Closed14 May 2012

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CHF 4,750

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Breitling. A large stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, made for the Iraqi Air Force
Signed Breitling, Geneve, Navitimer, Ref. 806, manufactured in 1964/65
Cal. 178 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, black dial, baton and Arabic numerals, luminous hands, two outer tachymetre scales for miles per hour and kilometers, three engine-turned silvered subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, large circular case, revolving bezel with milled sides for the slide rule, snap on back with the "wings" emblem of the Iraqi Air Force, two round chronograph buttons in the band, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Breitling, the present watch, a ref. 806, was manufactured around 1964/65 for the Iraqi Air Force.