A World-Rare 18K Solid Gold BREITLING Navitimer Ref.806 Arrives at Vintage Watch Store 'PRINCIPE PRIVE - Epoca d'Oro'.
Vintage watch store 'PRINCIPE PRIVE - Epoca d'Oro' has received an extremely rare 18K solid gold Breitling Navitimer Ref.806. The release details the deep historical background of the model since its birth in 1954.
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At "PRINCIPE PRIVE - Epoca d'Oro," highly evaluated by watch collectors and fashionistas locally and internationally for its selection of vintage watches from the 1950s to 1990s through a unique aesthetic eye, a world-rare 18K solid gold case Breitling Navitimer Ref.806 has arrived.
Please enjoy the history this watch holds, unraveled from the history of the Navitimer.
This model can be purchased at the PRINCIPE PRIVE - Epoca d'Oro - Official Site.
STORY
In 1954, Breitling announced the world's first wristwatch equipped with a rotating slide rule.
This model was developed in 1952 at the request of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), equipped with the famous Valjoux 72 movement, and was born as a full-fledged chronograph featuring a 12-hour totalizer.
At that time, most of these models were sold for the American market, and Breitling utilized the AOPA name as a marketing strategy, spreading it to pilots worldwide through its network.
In 1955, with the appearance of the Mark 1.3, the reference number "806" was given for the first time. Also at this stage, the name Breitling was engraved on the dial for the first time.
After that, the Venus caliber 178, which made the world aware of Breitling's high quality, came to be equipped with the birth of the Mark 2. In the late Mark 2 period, the manufacturer code for export models to America was changed from BOW to WOG. This code came to be shared with the agency brand WAKMANN, which handled sales in the US market, showing that Breitling was strongly focusing on the American market at that time.
Going further back, Breitling watches were officially adopted by the French Air Force in 1950, which triggered the birth of the "765 AVI (Aviation)" in 1953.
In 1962, the dial design was significantly changed, and the following year in 1963, the Navitimer changed from its previous all-black 3-register to silver-white in-dials, greatly improving visibility. This is the birth of the Mark 3. Triggered by this period, WAKMANN also established a factory in France. In the subsequent Mark 4, the bezel with the unique beans-shaped design used until then was changed. Initially having 98 beads, it was later changed to 94, then 93, but in this generation, it is changed to a milled bezel with square notches. This bezel is a specification that only existed for a brief period in the early half of 1964, and is currently such a rare detail that it fetches a premium.
Along with the appearance of the Mark 5 adopted from 1964 to 1967, which had long been the symbol of the Navitimer...
Please enjoy the history this watch holds, unraveled from the history of the Navitimer.
This model can be purchased at the PRINCIPE PRIVE - Epoca d'Oro - Official Site.
STORY
In 1954, Breitling announced the world's first wristwatch equipped with a rotating slide rule.
This model was developed in 1952 at the request of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), equipped with the famous Valjoux 72 movement, and was born as a full-fledged chronograph featuring a 12-hour totalizer.
At that time, most of these models were sold for the American market, and Breitling utilized the AOPA name as a marketing strategy, spreading it to pilots worldwide through its network.
In 1955, with the appearance of the Mark 1.3, the reference number "806" was given for the first time. Also at this stage, the name Breitling was engraved on the dial for the first time.
After that, the Venus caliber 178, which made the world aware of Breitling's high quality, came to be equipped with the birth of the Mark 2. In the late Mark 2 period, the manufacturer code for export models to America was changed from BOW to WOG. This code came to be shared with the agency brand WAKMANN, which handled sales in the US market, showing that Breitling was strongly focusing on the American market at that time.
Going further back, Breitling watches were officially adopted by the French Air Force in 1950, which triggered the birth of the "765 AVI (Aviation)" in 1953.
In 1962, the dial design was significantly changed, and the following year in 1963, the Navitimer changed from its previous all-black 3-register to silver-white in-dials, greatly improving visibility. This is the birth of the Mark 3. Triggered by this period, WAKMANN also established a factory in France. In the subsequent Mark 4, the bezel with the unique beans-shaped design used until then was changed. Initially having 98 beads, it was later changed to 94, then 93, but in this generation, it is changed to a milled bezel with square notches. This bezel is a specification that only existed for a brief period in the early half of 1964, and is currently such a rare detail that it fetches a premium.
Along with the appearance of the Mark 5 adopted from 1964 to 1967, which had long been the symbol of the Navitimer...