$9,000
Marine Big Date Breguet, "Horloger de La Marine", "Marine Big Date", Ref. 5817. Production of this reference started in 2004. Very fine, large, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with large date and a stainless steel Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, stepped rounded bezel, reeded band, protected screwed-down winding crown, lapidated lugs with screwed bars, sapphire crystals. Guilloche silver with applied blued steel radial Roman numerals and luminous dots on a plain reserve, outer minute track, aperture for the large 2-digit date. Luminous blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 517GG, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, gold rotor decorated with guilloche sunray pattern. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-18
