We have partnered with Catawiki to bring you a selection of interesting watches theyve auctioned. Different from the other auctioneers in the market, Catawiki started originally in 2008 as a website where collectors could manage and keep track of their collections (comics for example). Then, because of growing popularity of the website, Catawiki started to host weekly auctions for collectible objects, including comics, art, antiques, classic cars, books and watches.As we introduced you to our Catawiki Favorites (Editors Choice) a? few weeks ago already, this time we show you three different watches of our choice. A tough one, as we could choose from a nice variety of watches (and brands). However, this week we picked a Rolex, Breitling and Universal Genve.Catawiki FavoritesLast time we had a Big Eye chronograph from Yema to show you, this week we have another Big Eye, but from a famous pilots watch brand from Grenchen. It is the Breitling Navitimer ref. 806 Big Eye chronograph. Then, we talk about a Rolex Daytona?116520. Nothing special, youd say, other than a very nice watch, but this particular watch has a prototype dial. Last but not least, we show you a Universal Genve?884.485 that not only shares the same movement with the Speedmaster, but the case should look also familiar to you.Without further ado, here are our three picks:Breitling Navitimer 806 Big Eye
A while ago, we did an in-depth article on the Breitling Navitimer 806 (click here to read it). The one that Catawiki auctioned fetched 4000 Euro excluding 9% premium and concerns the so-called Big Eye chronograph. This Navitimer has the Venus caliber 178 movement and its nick name refers to the reverse panda dial with large sub dials. As you can see, it has the twin plane logo on the dial as well. More information on the Navitimer 806 can also be found in our expert interview on Breitling, that we did here.The Navitimer 806 Big Eye on Catawiki looks nice and the price seems fair. The only thing that made us wonder were the hands. They seem like later replacements to us, due to the green-ish luminous material. However, aside from the hands this is a very nice collectors watch and in our opinion, still undervalued compared to some other chronographs out there.
