101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 229
Breitling à Genève, "Co-Pilot", Case No. 1054979, Ref. 765 CP, Cal. Venus 178, 41 mm, circa 1965
A rare vintage wristband chronograph in near mint condition, with "Reverse Panda" dial
Case: steel, screw back, rotating bezel, Breitling buckle. Dial: black.
This Breitling chronograph was originally designed for pilots but rose to fame through French Olympic ski champion Jean-Claude Killy - who usually wore the iconic Rolex Dato Compax, reference 6263 model named after him. In 1968 in Grenoble Killy won Olympic gold medals in all three skiing events during which - as shown on photographs - he actually wore a Breitling reference 765 CP. Killy became an ambassador for Rolex after he had won all of his medals.
Production of the Breitling "Co-Pilot" lasted only two years from 1965 to 1967. The model features a "Reverse-Panda" dial with a distinctive 15-minute counter that is markedly larger than the other two sub dials.
A rare vintage wristband chronograph in near mint condition, with "Reverse Panda" dial
Case: steel, screw back, rotating bezel, Breitling buckle. Dial: black.
This Breitling chronograph was originally designed for pilots but rose to fame through French Olympic ski champion Jean-Claude Killy - who usually wore the iconic Rolex Dato Compax, reference 6263 model named after him. In 1968 in Grenoble Killy won Olympic gold medals in all three skiing events during which - as shown on photographs - he actually wore a Breitling reference 765 CP. Killy became an ambassador for Rolex after he had won all of his medals.
Production of the Breitling "Co-Pilot" lasted only two years from 1965 to 1967. The model features a "Reverse-Panda" dial with a distinctive 15-minute counter that is markedly larger than the other two sub dials.
Sold
estimated
7.000—12.000 €
Price realized
7.500 €