$17,700
“A Monsieur Belin” Breguet, No. 2785. Made in 1963, sold on July 12, 1966 to Monsieur Belin for 15,000 francs. Very fine and rare, keyless, self-winding, 18K pink gold “perpetuelle” pocket watch with power-reserve indicator. Accompanied by a certificate. Three-body, "demi-bassine", solid, entirely engine-turned, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. Guilloché silver, off-center Roman chapter ring with radial numerals, outer minute dots, sector for the up-and-down indication, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “Breguet" hands. Cal. 20’’’, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, hammer-type automatic winding with large kidney-shaped gold weight. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Notes This watch was previously sold by Antiquorum in the 1991 Art of Breguet Sale as Lot 125.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
