Breitling Superocean 42 - Royalty and Specialist Protection Coronation Limited Edition - Collectors Set NOS - 2023

This is an exceptionally rare and historically important modern Breitling, produced exclusively for officers involved in the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

This Superocean 42 was never a commercial release, never advertised, and never made available to the public. It was commissioned specifically for Royalty and Specialist Protection officers who were operationally involved in coronation duties, with production strictly limited.

Each watch is individually numbered and engraved on the case back, alongside the date of the Coronation. In total, 189 watches were produced and no further watches will ever be made.

This particular watch is new, unworn, and remains exactly as issued, preserved as a complete collectors set.

Key Features

• Breitling Superocean 42

• Royalty & Specialist Protection Coronation Edition

• Year 2023

• Breitling calibre 17 automatic movement

• 42mm stainless steel case

• Blue dial with unique Royal emblem

• Blue ceramic bezel

• Sapphire crystal

• Case back engraved with individual issue number and Coronation date

• New old stock condition

A Word on Condition

This watch is new, unworn, and remains in as-issued condition. It has never been worn outside of storage and shows no signs of use.

This is as close as it is possible to get to receiving the watch directly at the time of issue.

Provenance and Set Contents

This example is accompanied by an extraordinarily comprehensive and irreplaceable collectors set, reflecting its ceremonial and operational significance.

Included are:

• Original Breitling inner and outer boxes

• Original Breitling guarantee card

• Official Coronation medal issued to the original officer

• Two Coronation challenge coins (limited to one set per officer)

• A Coronation programme issued to a VVIP attendee

• Department-issued tie

• Department-issued cufflinks

• Department badge

• A selection of supporting images and documentation

At the request of the original owner, key identifiers and operational details have been redacted. However, additional photographs and redacted documentation are available to the next custodian to fully substantiate provenance.

Collector Insight

Watches issued for specific, singular national events sit at the very top of modern institutional collecting. Coronation-related items are, by their nature, finite and historically anchored.

This Breitling occupies a unique position. It is:

• Non-commercial

• Event-specific

• Institutionally issued

• Numerically limited

• Accompanied by unmatched supporting material

Unlike conventional limited editions, there is no marketing narrative here. The story exists independently of the watch, and the watch exists because of the event.

Opportunities to acquire pieces of this nature are exceptionally rare.

Why Buy This Watch

• Issued exclusively for the Coronation of King Charles III

• One of just 189 produced

• New old stock condition

• Unrepeatable provenance

• Museum-grade supporting set

• A genuine artefact of modern British history

This is not simply a watch. It is a documented ceremonial object, preserved in complete and verifiable form.

Every watch we sell is fully inspected to meet our exacting standards. All purchases come with bespoke Watts On Watches packaging, full purchase documentation, and a 12-month Watts On Watches warranty.

This is an opportunity that does not come around twice.