I just picked up this little piece. Never thought I would ever own a vintage Breitling but when I found this co-branded Breitling with the Swedish agent Kronometer Stockholm from the 40's I just had to have it.
It runs and winds perfect and the pushers feel amazing.
Don't know much about it, but I do know there is an unsigned venus movement inside(I've heard Breitling didn't sign their movements in the beginning), although I haven't had time to open it up yet but as soon as I do I will post some movement pic.
Meanwhile enjoy these photos and any info about this watch/ref is very welcome.
It's a Landeron 39: bidfun-db Archive: Watch Movements: Landeron 39
Never before have I seen one with a Shock-Resist.
Landeron 39 can be usually found inside watches made by the Nicolet Watch Co. or one of its sub-brands. Haven't seen one in a watch not made by Nicolet. It's a generic movement though, so anything goes. It's the second Kronometer Stockholm in this forum in the last few weeks. The other one had a Landeron 39 as well.
Quite possibly they were a retailer and the watch was actually made by Nicolet.I have no proof whatsoever to support this theory though, so a loose theory it stays.
Breitling did produce a Landeron 39 chronograph in the mid 1940s (ref. 761), but the serial number on that case would date it to mid 30s in the Breitling timeline, too early for a Landeron 39, I think ?
Interesting as there is a well documented relation between Breitling and KS, none I'm aware of w/ Nicolet ....
another riddle we'll probably not solve ...
to add another KS with a Landeron (42 in this case) with a very close aerial, currently on ebay:
edit: that actually might help us a bit, as the ebay KS shows a KXF code, the watch above seem to have KX, maybe a missing character only; would indicate Zodiac & Clebar.
Breitling did produce a Landeron 39 chronograph in the mid 1940s (ref. 761), but the serial number on that case would date it to mid 30s in the Breitling timeline, too early for a Landeron 39, I think ?
Interesting as there is a well documented relation between Breitling and KS, none I'm aware of w/ Nicolet ....
another riddle we'll probably not solve ...
to add another KS with a Landeron (42 in this case) with a very close aerial, currently on ebay:
edit: that actually might help us a bit, as the ebay KS shows a KXF code, the watch above seem to have KX, maybe a missing character only; would indicate Zodiac & Clebar.
And the only one with 3 smaller ones is from 1939....
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