Breitling ref. 817 Italian Army Issued Chronograph with Original Box ON HOLD - Automatisches Uhrwerk (ETA-basiert)

- Automatisches Uhrwerk (ETA-basiert)

The strap comes within a thickness : ~2

you’ll find a special inscription:

The watch has blued steel hands and the winding crown is set with the house signature of the blue cabochon

The blue snail scale… This is an early and very rare large-size waterproof steel chronograph from the 1940s – 38

Breitling ref. 817 Italian Army Issued Chronograph with Original Box ON HOLD - Automatisches Uhrwerk (ETA-basiert)Issued watches have always been a key part of the Bulang and Sons story, and today were proud to offer a rare and historically fascinating Breitling that was issued to the Italian Army. The Breitling 817 was introduced in 1975 as a dedicated tool watch for Italian Army helicopter pilotsand in some rare cases, it was also issued to platoon commanders of the Battaglione Paracadutisti Carabinieri Tuscania. These elite soldiers trained as paratroopers at