99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 305
Breitling à Genève, "Sprint", Case No. 1169288, Ref. 2010, Cal. Val 7730, 40 mm, circa 1967
A large vintage wristwatch with chronograph and 45 min. counter
Case: steel, push back, bidirectional rotatable index bezel, original buckle. Dial: silvered.
When the Breitling "Sprint" 2010 was launched in 1967, it was introduced on the market as a kind of "starter" watch. It had only two subdials and was fitted with Valjoux calibre 7730, so it was a less costly alternative to other chronographs with three registers. With regard to its functions, however, the Sprint model is rather impressive. It has an inner tachymeter scale and a revolving bezel with hours and minutes. The "Sprint" had a relatively short production run of only three years, so it rarely comes on the market nowadays.
A large vintage wristwatch with chronograph and 45 min. counter
Case: steel, push back, bidirectional rotatable index bezel, original buckle. Dial: silvered.
When the Breitling "Sprint" 2010 was launched in 1967, it was introduced on the market as a kind of "starter" watch. It had only two subdials and was fitted with Valjoux calibre 7730, so it was a less costly alternative to other chronographs with three registers. With regard to its functions, however, the Sprint model is rather impressive. It has an inner tachymeter scale and a revolving bezel with hours and minutes. The "Sprint" had a relatively short production run of only three years, so it rarely comes on the market nowadays.
Sold
estimated
1.800—2.500 €
Price realized
2.000 €