Case #601 — Breitling Superocean Steelfish Ref. A1739010/B772

Case #601 — Breitling Superocean Steelfish  Ref. A1739010/B772

Status: Available
Condition: Very Good Pre-Owned
Scope: Box, Papers, and Cards

🔎 Case Notes

The Superocean Steelfish comes from an era when Breitling built dive watches with almost absurd levels of capability—and this one is rated to an extraordinary 2,000 meters.

Dating from 2010, the A1739010/B772 pairs a substantial 44 mm stainless-steel case with a black dial, oversized luminous markers, a unidirectional dive bezel, and Breitling’s famously robust Professional bracelet. The result is unmistakably Breitling: purposeful, overbuilt, and exceptionally legible.

This example is presented in very good pre-owned condition and has the considerable benefit of a recent Breitling service. It is accompanied by its box, papers, and cards and is currently sized for approximately an 8-inch wrist.

🕰️ The Evidence

• Reference: A1739010/B772
• Model: Superocean Steelfish
• Year: 2010
• Case: Stainless Steel
• Case Diameter: 44 mm
• Lug Width: 22 mm
• Dial: Black
• Crystal: Sapphire
• Bezel: Unidirectional Rotating Dive Bezel
• Crown: Screw-Down
• Movement: Breitling Calibre 17
• Movement Type: Automatic
• Power Reserve: Approximately 42 Hours
• Certification: COSC Chronometer
• Functions: Hours, Minutes, Central Seconds, Date
• Water Resistance: 2,000 meters / 6,600 feet
• Bracelet: Stainless-Steel Breitling Professional Bracelet
• Bracelet Fit: Approximately 8-inch wrist
• Condition: Very Good Pre-Owned
• Service: Recent Breitling Service
• Included: Box, Papers, and Cards

🌟 Collector Provenance

The Steelfish occupies a particularly appealing place in Breitling’s Superocean history.

Rather than simply being styled as a dive watch, the A17390 was engineered as a genuinely extreme one. Its 2,000-meter depth rating, screw-down crown, thick sapphire crystal, highly luminous dial and substantial steel construction place it firmly among the serious professional divers of its generation.

At the same time, its 44 mm dimensions and muscular bracelet capture the unmistakable aesthetic of Breitling during the late 2000s—an era that has developed an increasingly distinct identity of its own among collectors.

🌟 Celebrity Provenance

The Superocean family has been part of Breitling’s catalog since the 1950s and represents the brand’s long-running counterpart to its better-known aviation watches.

The Steelfish reflects one of the collection’s most uncompromising periods: a watch whose design was driven as much by extreme water resistance and underwater legibility as by its presence on the wrist.

🧾 From the Case File

There are plenty of luxury dive watches rated to 200 or 300 meters.

The Steelfish plays a different game.

Its 2,000-meter rating is far beyond anything most owners will ever ask of it, but that excess is part of the appeal. This is a watch engineered with enormous reserves of capability—and you can see that philosophy in everything from the case proportions to the oversized markers and substantial bracelet.

This particular example adds three things that matter considerably in a pre-owned Breitling: 2010 provenance, BPC, and a recent Breitling service.

🗝️ BST Verdict

A wonderfully overbuilt Breitling from an era when the brand was producing some of its most unapologetically capable sports watches.

The black-dial Steelfish is already one of the strongest configurations; add very good condition, BPC, an 8-inch bracelet fit and recent Breitling service, and this is exactly the sort of example we like to find.

👉 Every case deserves a closer look.