1965 James Bond “Thunderball” Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 with Original “Twin Jet” Dial and Buckle in Excellent Condition

This is a one owner from new watch.

we bought it from the son of the original owner who bout it new in 1960’s. It has been in the family’s possession ever since.

We have just fully freshly serviced the Breitling signed Venus 178 manual winding Chronograph movement and the watch is running smooothly.

The dial is one of the best we’ve seen with a super clean white outer rim (These are often degraded with Time, but this one is perfect).

The case is unpolished and in excellent condition.

This is the exact watch as seen in the James Bond movie, Thunderball (1965), a Breitling Navitimer, ref. 806, which changes hands several times in the film. The watch is originally owned by François Derval, a French NATO pilot deployed to fly aboard an Avro Vulcan loaded with two atomic bombs for a training mission. Captain Derval is killed by Angelo, a SPECTRE henchman surgically altered to match Derval’s appearance. Angelo straps on Derval’s watch to complete his Derval outfit. Angelo takes Derval’s place on the NATO flight, sabotaging the plane and sinking it near the Bahamas, but he is then killed by Emilio Largo (SPECTRE No. 2) for trying to extort more money than offered to him.

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