Breitling ref 817 Italian Army Issued ikepod This watch has been certified

This watch has been certified at Certifiwatch under registration number CF-0103274

The silver dial has a gentle vertical brushing and has sigma markings at the bottom

The fonts are some of the fattest we’ve seen and the colours are lovely – they’ve faded over time to ocean blue and a peach hue on the other half

- White dial with day

that has the prestigious Poinçon de Genève Hallmark (or Geneva Seal)

Breitling ref 817 Italian Army Issued ikepod This watch has been certifiedIssued 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,