24,150 CHF
Breguet, Horloger de la Marine, No 2186 D, Chronographe Marine Automatique, Ref. 3460 PT, 1990's. Very fine, self-winding, waterproof, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and date, with platinum Breguet deployant clasp, accompanied by original box and certificate. massive, polished, screwed back, reeded band, ogival winding-crown, straight lugs. "guilloche" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduation for the 1/5th of second, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. 13 -, Cal. 576, automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Notes Breguet's Pupils and Successors: The Breguet Style Abraham-Louis Breguet will always be remembered as an inventor and an entrepreneur but he was also a devoted teacher. He enjoyed training his apprentices and employees, among which many became renowned watchmakers in their own right. Through their work transpired the master's teachings and influence, perpetuating the Breguet style. Among those watchmakers who apprenticed with Breguet and who later gained a fame of their own, are John Roger Arnold (1769-1843), only son of John Arnold, the celebrated English chronometer maker and friend of Breguet; Frederick Louis Fatton, one of Breguet ' s most eminent pupils and who often signed his work Fatton, eleve de Bregued; Frederic-Louis Favre-Bulle (1770-1849) who special Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
