105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 204

Breitling
Black Navitimer

An aviator's vintage large wristwatch with chronograph, date and slide rule function via bidirectional rotating bezel in a rare black anodized steel case

Sold

estimated
7.7008.500 €
Price realized
9.400 €
specific features
Case
Steel, black anodized, steel push back.
Dial
Black.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.1422432
Ref.7806
Cal.Valjoux 7740
Diam.41 mm
Circa1973
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.200 g


The appeal of these extravagant models in the Navitimer range lies to a great extent in the large modern cases and the deliberately masculine design elements. Particularly striking, however, is the fact that the watch has a black anodised case. While this is popular and modern today, it was a very novel idea in the 1970s. The Breitling catalogues of the time present some few examples featuring black anodised cases - mainly intended for purposes where light reflection was undesirable such as military use or in aviation.