Gigandet valjoux 730/72c, triple calendar, NOS, 70s

Rare Gigandet Datora Triple calendar chronograph with an eye-catching black PVD case. The contrast between the black and white dates surrounding the black dial and orange date indicator remind of a casino roulette. Breitling - Wakmann - Gigandet Datora. Charles Gigandet - Breitling in the fine version with an extraordinary design with an high-quality column wheel movement Valjoux 730 beating at 21'600bph, the later version of the Valjoux 72C with a beating rate of 18'000bph. For a long time only very high-quality Breitling watches were sold in America under the name Wakmann-Gigandet. Wakmann was the general importer of Breitling watches in America. Since 1951 they sold these watches under the name Wakmann or Gigandet. Charles Gigandet was the name of a watch manufacturer based in Tramelan, Switzerland. Charles Gigandet was also a manufacturer of screw-down cases that Breitling among others could not produce themselves in high quality.

This watch, which was very complex for the time, is equipped with a fine Valjoux 730 (Valjoux, the Swiss chronograph specialist, is the guarantor of the best chronograph movements and supplies, among others, the brands Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex, IWC, Breitling and Heuer), in addition to the day, also shows the month in the upper middle windows, the date using a dedicated central hand and also the hour, minute and second separately on the three additional totalisers, with two buttons and additional heads for quickly setting the date, the month and the day. chronograph, 30 min. and 12 hour counters and full calendar in three parts. Dial with raised indices, small seconds, 30 min. and 12 hour counters, day, month and alpha indicators. Screw-down case back signed Charles Gigandet. Movement: 2/3 platinum column wheel movement, rhodinated, polished, polished screws, finely polished chronograph steel parts, ratchet, Glucydur screw balance wheel. Case diameter (without crown) 42mm. Mounted on is original tropic black strap.