Breitling
Emergency Mission Reference A73321, a stainless steel quartz wristwatch with date and chronograph
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In 1995, Breitling released the Emergency with a built-in transmitter that broadcasts on the aircraft emergency frequency to send a distress signal. The transmitter has a range of 160 km, an equivalent of 6,000 meters in height.
In the mid 2000s, the Emergency and the satellite support company had a 121.5 MHz; however, thanks to Cospas-Sarsat, the Emergency changed the frequency to 406 MHz. The Emergency came to fame in the early 2000s when two pilots named Quentin Smith and Steve Brooks were in a helicopter that went down in between the southern tip of South America and Cape Horn. After they activated the Breitling Emergency's transmitter, they were rescued after 10-and-a-half hours. Since then, Breitling has claimed that the Emergency has saved about 20 people, up through 2010.
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GoodThe movement is running at the time of cataloging, however, it was not tested for the accuracy of time. Bracelet has minor signs of being stretched. The battery may need replacing at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
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Fits a wrist size of 8 inches or smaller.
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