So I inherited this Breitling from my dad. He had connections/friends at the USA Breitling headquarters and the story he told me is that they produced only one of this watch. The face is confirmed Abalone Shell, not Mother of Pearl, and he told me Breitling decided not to mass produce it.
However, there is a model number on the back and i don't have a loop or magnifying glass to read it. I'm confident it starts with K13048 then a gap then a 1 then another gap and three more numbers that I just can't read well but I think it's 724. I couldn't seem to take a picture that really showed it off.
When I got the watch there was no certificate and the case was kind of beat up. Furthermore, it sat in a hot safety deposit box probably for over two decades so some of the white parts of the case transferred to the watch. I have been assured these areas can be cleaned without damage to the watch.
The watch is really heavy and the gold has been verified as 18k. I read up on fakes and I don't believe this is one but I'm asking the true experts in this forum
I sent Breitling the images (who assured me that white stuff could come off) but obviously they want me to send it in so they can open it up and such, The problem is they have no idea what the value is so I can't insure it and Wilton, CT is quite a drive from California. Look at the attached photos or check out the full-res, no brightness adjustment, uncropped images here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/94gt13qpdkk5gwu/AAC9LBgDxK4MXSfsDCAn6Iuza?dl=0. There are more photos in that folder as well since there is no attachment limit.
Thank you
Lee Warner