| LOT 312 |
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| "Tourbillon Squelette"
Breguet, "Tourbillon Squelette", No. 640, Ref. 3355. Made in the
1990s.
Very fine and rare, skeletonized and hand-engraved, platinum gentleman's wristwatch
with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a platinum Breguet buckle.
Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate. |
| C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, reeded band, transparent
case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with painted radial Roman numerals on an
off-center ring dial at 12 for hours and minutes, at 6 the visible tourbillon cage under a
hand-engraved steel bridge bearing a 3-spoke blued steel seconds hand for the seconds
sector. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 13''', skeletonized and hand-engraved, 21
jewels, lateral lever escapement with tourbillon regulator and polished steel cage with 3
equidistant arms, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. |
Estimate: 70,000 USD - 90,000 USD
Estimate: 55,000 EUR - 70,000 EUR
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Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks & Horological Tools 14-06-2006 |
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