$127,100
Breguet, “Souscription Set No. 60,” Ref. 3430 (the wristwatch) and Ref. 1819 (the pocket watch). Made in a small series in 1991 to celebrate Antiquorum’s Geneva auction “The Art of Breguet” in April 1991. Extremely fine, rare and important set comprising a minute-repeating, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle and a large, keyless, astronomic, self-winding pocket watch with instantaneous calendar, moon phases and 45-hours power-reserve. Accompanied by a hazelnut root presentation cabinet with winding provision for the wrist-watch and 18K yellow gold magnifying glass, screwdriver, chain, setting pins, other accessories and an instruction manual. Two-tone "guilloché" silvered gold with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain outer reserve,subsidiary silver ring dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, sector graduationfor the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. Cal. 567, rhodium plated,“fausses côtes” and “oeil-de-perdrix” decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balanceadjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, “swan-neck” micrometerregulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness: 12 mm. “Montre Perpétuelle"The Pocket Watch C. Three-body, "Empire,” solid, polished, stepped bezels,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-03-23
