BREITLING - Lot 40

BREITLING 765 AVI Case no.: 827058 Endowment no. 36 Steel bracelet chronograph Case: round, bidirectional numerical bezel, signed crown, round push-pieces, screw-down back, signed Dial: black, luminescent Arabic numeral hour markers, white painted baton minute track, luminescent syringe hands, central chronograph hand, 15-minute totalizer counter at 3 o'clock, 12-hour totalizer counter at 6 o'clock, small seconds at 9 o'clock, signed Movement: mechanical hand-wound signed Breitling - Venus Calibre 178 Diameter: 40 mm Provenance: current owner's uncle, who worked for AIR FRANCE. Professional flight attendant's watch. We thank Breitling Héritage for its kind collaboration. Condition report given as an indication: Sold as is, traces of wear and tear throughout the case, scratched glass, indexes with patina, counter hands at 3 o'clock lacking luminescent paint, movement and complications operational, hour counter does not reset to zero, plan to service as usual, no warranty. According to information held by Breitling Heritage, it is interesting to note that among the very first AVIS 765s, one batch was dedicated to Air France pilots. Produced in November 1953.