Breguet. An exceptional and rare, possibly unique silver gilt, rock crystal, smokey quartz, diamond and emerald-set skeletonized desk timepiece with centre seconds in the style of a 19th century marine chronometer

Breguet. An exceptional and rare, possibly unique silver gilt, rock crystal, smokey quartz, diamond and emerald-set skeletonized desk timepiece with centre seconds in the style of a 19th century marine chronometer
Signed Breguet, No. 2805, movement no. 2092, manufactured in 1989
With finely hand-engraved skeletonized gilt-finished fully jewelled keywound lever movement, the skeletonized dial with diamond-set baton hour numerals on a mirror-polished silvered chapter ring, blued steel Breguet hands, sweep centre seconds, in water-resistant-type case with diamond-set bezel, ribbed band, domed rock crystal bottom part, gimballed in the smokey quartz three-tier box with silver gilt ribbed mounting, hinged gilt handles to both sides, the hinges and thumb-pieces set with diamonds, the brackets and stoppers set with cabochon emeralds, ratchet-style gilt and blued steel key for the movement, a small gilt and emerald-set key for the box, case signed and numbered 2805, movement signed and numbered 2092
85 mm. diam., outer case 114 mm. x 114 mm. x 143 mm.