Breitling Shark Chronograph – Ref. A53605 – Cal. Breitling 53

Sporty Breitling Shark Chronograph from the early 1990s, tied to the historic line of aquatic and maritime sports (hence the name shark), this watch perfectly embodies the bold and robust Breitling style of the period. The watch features a steel case, white dial with three subdials and tachymeter scale. Equipped with a Breitling calibre 53 quartz chronograph movement, derived from the ETA 251.262, it features the distinctive chronograph minute indication via a central hand.

• Brand: Breitling
• Collection: Shark Chronograph
• Reference: A53605 
• Period: Early 1990s, circa 1990–1993
• Condition: Used
• Movement: Swiss Made quartz chronograph
• Calibre: Breitling 53, based on ETA 251.262
• Serial number: 1505
• Case: Stainless steel
• Case diameter: 44 mm
• Dial: White, three subdials, applied indices and luminous hands, peripheral tachymeter scale
• Strap: Original Breitling-signed Professional bracelet in steel 
• Buckle: Original Breitling-signed deployant clasp 
• Crown: Original Breitling-signed, screw-down
• Case back: Screw-down, Breitling Shark-personalized
• Water resistance: 100 meters / 10 ATM as originally
• Notes: Reference A53605 belongs to the Shark family of the Breitling Aeromarine line. Calibre 53, based on the ETA 251.262, is a distinctive quartz chronograph in which the chronograph minutes are indicated by a central hand, superimposed on the central chronograph seconds hand. The unidirectional rotating bezel and robust construction underscore the sporting and professional character of the model.