Breguet. A stainless steel automatic flyback chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet
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Breguet. A stainless steel automatic flyback chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet

SIGNED BREGUET, TYPE XX, AUTOMATIQUE, AERONAVALE, REF. 3800, CASE NO. 37'121, CIRCA 1998

Closed16 May 2011

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CHF 6,000

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Breguet. A stainless steel automatic flyback chronograph wristwatch with black dial and bracelet
Signed Breguet, Type XX, Automatique, Aeronavale, ref. 3800, case no. 37'121, circa 1998
Cal. 582 nickel-finished lever movement, 25 jewels, black dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, three engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, circular water-resistant-type case, revolving bezel calibrated for 60 units, ribbed band, screw back with engraved inscription Champion du Monde 1998, Lionel Charbonnier, screw down crown, stainless steel Breguet link bracelet with hidden deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. diam.

Specialist note

It is thought that each member of the French National Football Team winning the 1998 Football World Cup received a Breguet Type XX wristwatch engraved with the inscription Champion du Monde 1998 and the presentee's name. The present watch bears the name of Lionel Charbonnier, the third goal keeper of the victorious team.