Breitling, Navitimer, chronograph, "AOPA, All Black Dial", ca 1956
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Case size: 41 mm
Material: steel
Movement: manual, caliber Venus 178 (BOW)
Year: circa 1956
Crystal: plastic crystal
Bracelet: leather strap
Reference number: 806
Serial number: 871'631
The general impression is very good. Leather strao with wear.
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The Navitimer model was developed in collaboration with the US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), to be used as a working tool for pilots. It became the organization's official watch, and their AOPA logo can be seen on the dial during the first years the watch was in production. The earliest Navitimer models were fitted with all-black dials. The movement is on this lot is signed "BOW," for Breitling Watch Corporation of America.
An easy way to spot if an early Navitimer was sold to the AOPA is to look at the logo. All watches featuring AOPA winged logos, signed "AOPA", were supplied to the US association, while unsigned stylized winged logos were commercialized through Breitling’s worldwide distribution network. (Breitling.com)