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Breguet. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited edition half hunter case semi-skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon regulator, enamel dial, certificate and box
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Breguet. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited edition half hunter case semi-skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon regulator, enamel dial, certificate and box

SIGNED BREGUET, 1801-2001, BREGUET À VERSAILLES MODEL, REF. 1801, LIMITED EDITION NO. 24/28, MOVEMENT NO. 1950, CASE NO. 837L, MANUFACTURED IN 2001

Closed11 May 2015

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Breguet. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited edition half hunter case semi-skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon regulator, enamel dial, certificate and box
Signed Breguet, 1801-2001, Breguet à Versailles model, ref. 1801, limited edition no. 24/28, movement no. 1950, case no. 837L, manufactured in 2001
Cal. 557 finely engraved mechanical movement inscribed Tourbillon Breguet, No. 1950, Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9, 21 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, secret signature at 6 o'clock, aperture for tourbillon, engine-turned cover with porthole engraved to the inside "N. 24/28, Breguet à Versailles", large circular case, milled band, glazed display back, co-axial button in the crown for opening the coverlid, 18K pink gold Breguet deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Breguet Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie, Breguet Tourbillon Certificate, loupe, instructions, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

This watch is number 24 of the extremely limited edition of 28 pink gold examples of this model produced in 2001 to celebrate the issue of the tourbillon patent to A. L. Breguet on 26 June 1801. The Tourbillon Certificate confirms this very limited production and highlights the special features of the timepiece: a white enamel dial with painted numerals, the engraving on the inside of the coverlid and the most intriguing presence of the secret signature.