BREITLING SUPEROCEAN: A GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL DIVERS WATCH
with automatic movement, the black dial with luminous baton and Arabic numerals, silver luminous hands and black concave bezel, with Breitling Superocean logo screw-down case back, circa 1950's, ref. 1004, the case c.38mm diam., on a steel mesh bracelet
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£15,000 - £20,000
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Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
The ref. 1004 Superocean was Breitling’s first-ever dive watch and one of the most scarce Breitling references ever. The 1004 featured a highly irregular design with a highly domed acrylic crystal and concave bezel, elongated dagger indices, and 38mm very thin case. It is lesser known and seen than its contemporary peers: the Submariner, Fifty Fathoms, Deeps Sea, etc., but took its rightful place amongst those early forerunners. It is thought that fewer than 20 examples survive today.
