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BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 MK2 PANDA DIAL (with applied hour markers)
Stainless steel case @ 38.5MM minus crown 19MM lugs
case back marked "WATERPROOF"
Circa: 1968
Mvmnt:
VENUS 178 ...
Tri-compax 17 Jewel manual wind Column Chronograph Wheel
with 45 hour power reserve. (WOG stamped)
They were used by scores of now-forgotten brands but most extensively by Breitling. It can be found in many Breitling models from that period including the Top Time, Chronomat, Navitimer, Unitime, Duograph and more. It has a seven-pillar column wheel, drop-hammer design, and an operating frequency of 2.5Hz. The Venus 178 is considered one of the most reliable and enduring workhorse movements in watchmaking history. It's Contemporary chronograph movements would be the Valjoux 72 and Lemania CH27.
Venus eventually closed its doors, and its assets were absorbed by rival Valjoux.
BREITLING GENEVE TOP TIME 810 MK2 PANDA DIAL (with applied hour markers)
Stainless steel case @ 38.5MM minus crown 19MM lugs
case back marked "WATERPROOF"
Circa: 1968
Mvmnt:
VENUS 178 ...
Tri-compax 17 Jewel manual wind Column Chronograph Wheel
with 45 hour power reserve. (WOG stamped)
They were used by scores of now-forgotten brands but most extensively by Breitling. It can be found in many Breitling models from that period including the Top Time, Chronomat, Navitimer, Unitime, Duograph and more. It has a seven-pillar column wheel, drop-hammer design, and an operating frequency of 2.5Hz. The Venus 178 is considered one of the most reliable and enduring workhorse movements in watchmaking history. It's Contemporary chronograph movements would be the Valjoux 72 and Lemania CH27.
Venus eventually closed its doors, and its assets were absorbed by rival Valjoux.
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