THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: BREITLING
MODEL: 806
YEAR: 1965
CASE DIAMETER: 41mm
CASE MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
BRACELET MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
MOVEMENT: MANUAL WIND

While many early Navitimers suffer from water damage or movement issues, this "twin-jet" example has been preserved in remarkably good condition. The reverse panda dial is largely free from marks, as is the bezel — with the exception of some missing print between “80–90.”

What makes this thing even cooler, is that it was issued to the Iraqi Air Force. The exact relationship between Breitling and the Iraqi military remains somewhat of a mystery, but in the early to mid-1960s, a batch of Navitimers was ordered by the air force — each engraved with the Iraqi Air Force crest on its caseback. One can only imagine the life that this watch has led...