Breitling 'Long Playing' Chronograph

The Breitling Reference 815 is one of our favorite chronographs from the 1960s. They feature all the hallmarks of a great sporty chronograph, including a perfectly sized 38m case with thick, straight lugs, a highly legible dial with triple-subsidiary register layout, and a tough as nails (and supremely accurate) Valjoux 7736 manually-winding chronograph movement operated by barrel pushers. And best of all, they remain under the radar and thusly less expensive than many of their period counterparts.  This particular example features the sought after steel case, rather than the more commonly seen chrome-plated variation, a clean "panda" dial with evenly patinated indices and a matching handset, clean inside and out! These are wonderful timepieces that represent just about everything that we love about vintage and are overlooked by many, but absolutely should not be by you.