The Argentinean pilots wore the Type 20 watches during the Falklands War against the United Kingdom in 1982.Ĭase: 38 mm, steel, chrome-plated copper, and aluminum The Auricoste Type 20 chronographs were also sold to the Argentine Air Force and the Royal Moroccan Air Force, whose pilots were training in France. The cases were made of stainless steel, chrome-plated copper, or aluminum. Unlike Breguet, the Auricoste chronographs had the brand logo on the dial. After World War II, Auricoste began collaborating with Patek Philippe on an electro-mechanical timekeeping network for the French Navy’s warships.Īuricoste won the contract to deliver more than 2,000 Type 20 watches to the French Army between 19. Years of manufacture: 1954–1960 Auricoste Type 20Īuricoste was well known for manufacturing marine chronometers since the 1800s. Movement: manual winding Valjoux Caliber 222, 17 jewels, 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency, 40 hours power reserve, movement dimensions 31.3 mm x 6.4 mm, monometallic balance, Breguet balance springįunctions: hours, minutes flyback chronograph with 60-second and 30-minute totalizers Quick Facts Breguet Type 20 First Generation (Reference 5101/54) Mathey-Tissot also made and sold Type 20 chronographs under its own brand name for civilians that were identical to those bearing the Breguet name.

Mouthwatering: the Mathey-Tissot big eye Type 20 belonging to GaryGĪn interesting fact about earlier Breguet Type 20 watches (also known in Type 20 parlance as the “first generation”) is that they were subcontracted to Mathey-Tissot, who manufactured the chronographs per specification.

Valjoux 720 calibre watch movement