Breitling ref 817 Italian Army Issued MEDIUM The dial is made of

The dial is made of 18k gold with guilloché engraving of a flower motif

- Vacheron & Constantin Overseas 49140

- Serial 2972xx dating to 1957

- D serial (2005)

We love these bezels with reeding in between the raised sections

Breitling ref 817 Italian Army Issued MEDIUM The dial is made ofIssued watches have always been an important element of Bulang and Sons and today we have a super rare and interesting Breitling that was issued to the Italian Army. The Breitling 817 was introduced in 1975 as a tool watch for Italian Army Helicopter pilots, and in some rare cases to platoon commanders of the Battaglione Paracadutisti Carabinieri Tuscania. These soldiers trained as paratroopers at the Folgore Paratroopers Brigade School in Livorno,