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Breguet. A Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Retrograde 24 Hours and Power Reserve
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Breguet. A Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Retrograde 24 Hours and Power Reserve

Signed Breguet, Classique Grand Complications Model, Ref. 3657, Movement No. 1771, No. 653, Circa 2000

Closed7 December 2017

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Breguet. A Fine and Rare Platinum Tourbillon Wristwatch with Retrograde 24 Hours and Power Reserve
Signed Breguet, Classique Grand Complications Model, Ref. 3657, Movement No. 1771, No. 653, Circa 2000
Movement: Manual, Cal. 558.1, 21 jewels
Dial: White guilloché, eccentric dial with Roman numerals, fan-form sector for power reserve and 24 hours, tourbillon
Case: Platinum, sapphire crystal display screw back, 40mm diam.
Buckle: Breguet platinum deployant clasp
Accompanied by: A blank Breguet Certificate of Origin and Guarantee, product literature, a Breguet presentation box and outer packaging

Property of a Private Collector

Specialist note

In 1795 Abraham-Louis Breguet invented the tourbillon to counteract the effects of gravitational pull on clocks and watch escapements. Gravity has a negative effect on timekeeping with a movement running slower or faster depending on its position. This tourbillon is considered an engineering and design marvel and given its complexity only a limited number of watches are produced each year.