Chronographe Suisse - Rare Back Dial Archived having been spared the common

having been spared the common dial and lume over-restoration that tends to plague Breitlings of this era

it retains the beautiful original radial brushing pattern

with similar architecture and quality

it marks the position of the moon in relationship to our position on the planet

Chronographe Suisse - Rare Back Dial Archived having been spared the commonThe original Chronographe Suisse no relation to any modern incarnation of the brand name was at one time a major parts supplier to a number of the big houses of Swiss watchmaking. Leading up to the quartz crisis of the late 1970s, which shuttered a tremendous percentage of the industry, Chronographe Suisse was manufacturing manual winding timepieces like this one for a number of retailers throughout Switzerland and greater Europe, sometimes with their