Ca. 1950's. Breitling original Navitimer mans watch. Numbered 806 with serial number #825764 with brushed Stainless Steel Automatic Chronometer Watch with Breitling Leather Strap and buckle. Beautiful black face. Leather band with OEM buckle (recently service). 10 1/8 inches long. Watch 1 6/16 diameter or 22mm Original dial and original movement. Wrist size computer when it was first developed in 1952. The ability to compute distance traveled, flight time, airspeed, and remaining fuel consumption. All original. Working. Face, crystal, back, buckle and strap in excellent or close to mint. 1956, wishing to capitalize on the Navitimer’s success within the aviation community, Breitling released what was now called the reference 806. Instead of a Valjoux 72 movement, the 806 housed a Venus 178 manually-wound chronograph movement. These include the AOPA signed wings of the early 806, a configuration only meant for the American market, unsigned wings and the Breitling logo, and a Breitling – Genève – wings combination. The actual Breitling signature only became present on the dial in the late 1950s, so early iterations of the reference 806 do not display the manufacture. The beads on the bezel got larger and decreased in number, likely to increase friction. Advertisements of the era bill the Navitimer as the “chronograph of the future” and declared unequivocally that “the Navitimer is your co-pilot.” Bringing a more luxurious touch to this pilots' instrument, a gold-plated version was also made, as well as an extremely rare execution crafted in solid gold.

Watch runs for about 30 seconds, the stops.