Breitling Callisto – Hand Winding Lemania 1873

Excellent condition Breitling Callisto hand winding chronograph. No box or papers and comes on a bue replacement leather strap showing some wear. It’s a smaller size 36 mm watch which is the same size as some full size gents watches such as the Rolex Datejust or Oyster Perpetual models. Breitling have long been associated with aviation and navigational/flight instrument watches. Their watches are the choice of navigators and pilots alike around the world. This one is the Breitling Callisto, the same design as the Chronomat in polished steel with black dial and silver sub dials and gold bezel riders. The Chronomat family of Breitling watches and is normally very popular and one of Breitling’s best selling models. The case and bezel have some marks and is in used condition.

Model Callisto
Production Approx mid 1990’s
Case Materials Brushed and polished stainless steel with some marks.
Strap Original Breitling - worn Clasp Folding signed deployant clasp
Movement Breitling 11 which is a Lemania 1873 hand winding
Jewels 17
Functions 12 hour Chronograph
Power Reserve 40 Hours
Water Resistance 3m not tested
Hands luminous filled, no longer active, and showing some patina
Bezel: Rotating with gold rider tabs, some marks to the bezel
Bezel Bidirectional pilot bezel gold rider tabs
Dial Blue with gold subdials and accents
Crown push
Crystal Sapphire anti glare
Diameter 36mm, 12.5mm thick
Reference Numbers B11045