BREGUET. A FINE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD SEMI-SKELETONISED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE SECONDS
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BREGUET. A FINE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD SEMI-SKELETONISED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE SECONDS

Closed20 March 2014

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BREGUET. A FINE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD SEMI-SKELETONISED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE SECONDS
SIGNED BREGUET, TRADITION MODEL, REF. 7037BA, MOVEMENT NO. 0600525, CASE NO. 3134, CIRCA 2006
Cal. 505SR automatic lever movement, 41 jewels, semi-skeletonised dial, eccentric silvered engine-turned time display, Roman numerals, fan-form sector for retrograde seconds, circular case, glazed display snap on back, 18k gold Breguet deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
38mm. diam.

Specialist note

One of the most historic brands in the world, Breguet is known by many as the Watchmaker to Kings. It was Breguet who first invented and patented the tourbillon in 1801, as a way of ensuring that the movement rate of pocket watches would not be affected by gravity.