350,000 HKD
BREGUET CLASSIQUE RATTRAPANTE WITH WHITE ENAMEL DIAL YELLOW GOLD Breguet, Chronograph Classique Rattrapante. No. 2 of a limited edition of 7 pieces. No. 1266, Ref. 5947BA. Made in 2007. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold wristwatch with split-second chronograph with an enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted Breguet box. Two-body yellow gold with fi nely fl uted case-band, rounded lugs, sapphire case-back. White enamel dial with secret signature, hand-painted Breguet numerals, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, subsidiary seconds at 9 o’clock, tachometric scale in red at the centre of the dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 535N, 12 lines, 23 rubies. 48-hour power reserve, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance wheel with timing screws, Breguet overcoil. Adjusted in 5 positions. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40mm. Thickness 14mm. Notes The Breguet Classique Rattrapante was made in a small edition of 7 watches. Number 1 of the edition was sold in 2007 in the 'Only Watch' charity auction. Founded in 1775, Montres Breguet SA is today at the pinnacle of Swiss luxury watch brands. Its unique position in watch history and European culture originated in the historical luminaries who wore Breguet watches (Napoléon, Marie-Antoinette, Churchill…) and in famous writers who mentioned Breguet in their works, like Pushkin, Balzac, Victor Hugo. If Breguet holds a special place in our cultural heritage, it is because
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-08-25
