Lot Essay
Another example of a Breitling split second chronograph wristwatch is illustrated in Armbanduhren - 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte by Kahlert, Mühe, Brunner, 5th edition, p. 361, pl. 1164 & 1165.
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SIGNED BREITLING, DUOGRAPH, REF. 799, CIRCA 1950
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Breitling. A rare stainless steel split second chronograph wristwatch
Signed Breitling, Duograph, Ref. 799, circa 1950
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the silvered matt dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer tachometer scale, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minutes register, the circular case with downturned lugs, snap on back, the split second mechanism operated through the crown and two rectangular buttons in the band, case and dial signed
35 mm. diam.
Signed Breitling, Duograph, Ref. 799, circa 1950
With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the silvered matt dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer tachometer scale, two subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds and 30 minutes register, the circular case with downturned lugs, snap on back, the split second mechanism operated through the crown and two rectangular buttons in the band, case and dial signed
35 mm. diam.