C. Four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", by Tavernier, engine-turned back and borders and platinum band, gold detachable cuvette. Double-link chain and double-ended ratchet key. D. Silver, eccentric, champlevé radial Roman numerals on brushed chapter ring, outer dot minute divisions, engine-turned center and outer border. Gold Breguet hands. M. 31 mm., gilt brass, hanging barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, gold three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, jeweled balance and escape wheel, pare-chute on the top balance wheel pivot, blued steel ?anchor? regulator. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000
USD 12,000 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 18,170
C. Four-body, ?Empire?, by Tavernier No. 3932, polished, gilt hinged cuvette. D. Silver, by Tavernier with the name THADEE TODWEN in the place of numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned center, secured by a screw. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48 mm. gilt brass, bridge caliber, Breguet ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, compensating curb, repeating on two short gongs by two hammers by pull-and-twist piston on the band at 2 o?clock. Signed on the cuvette, movement, dial and case punched with serial number, case stamped with the casemaker?s mark and French guarantee marks. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
EUR 16,000 - 20,000
USD 20,000 - 23,000
Sold: CHF 24,150
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, polished. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals and outer minute track, secret signature below 12. Blued-steel ?Breguet? hand. M. 57 mm (25'''), frosted gilt, souscription calibre, central barrel wound from the front or back, polished steel cylinder escapement, three arm brass balance, the top pivot with pare-chute, blued steel flat balance spring, temperature compensation curb fitted to the index regulator. Dial and movement signed and numbered. Diam. 60 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,500
USD 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 5,060
C. Four-body, ?Empire? by Tavernier, engine turned, polished bezel and border, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold, engine turned, polished chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with dot markers, eccentric subsidiary seconds between 3 and 4. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48 mm., frosted gilt, souscription calibre, standing barrel, jeweled train, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement with polished steel escape wheel, three-arm brass balance, the top pivot with pare-chute, flat blued steel balance spring, bimetallic temperature compensation curb fitted to the index regulator, repeating with a single hammer on the side of the case activated by a pull-andtwist piston in the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Case with Tavernier?s mark. Diam. 55 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 27,000 - 32,000
EUR 17,000 - 21,000
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 41,400
C. Rectangular, veneered, hinged glazed door with lock, heavy wooden back mounted with a heavy gilt brass bracket fixed with the pendulum suspension and two movement mounting brass brackets, ormolu bezel with palm leaf decoration. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Circular brass movement contained in a brass cylinder, full plate, the barrel with maintaining power, heavy brass weight and counterweight, fourwheel train, modified Graham dead-beat escapement with adjustable steel pallets, the escape wheel in the center of the back plate, second-beating pendulum made of two wood rods, heavy brass bob, the rod with secondary brass bob mounted between the wood rods for micrometric adjustment of both mean time and sidereal time, mean time by raising the bob, sidereal time by lowering the bob. Signed on the dial and the back plate. Dim. height 89 cm. width 53.5 cm, depth 29 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 120,000
EUR 50,000 - 80,000
USD 60,000 - 90,000
Sold: CHF 226,250
C. Ebonised, rectangular cresting above molded cornice, the trunk with glazed paneled doors and locks for the dial and pendulum bob, glazed panel between, molding down to the plinth and mounted over molded base. D. Circular, white enamel, inner radial Roman hour chapter, outer minute/seconds divisions with Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, winding aperture above 6 o'clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, 13.5 x 12 cm, brass, heavy single weight, five-wheel train, modified Graham dead-beat escapement with jeweled pallets, escape wheel set on the back plate, heavy lentiqulor cylinder pendulum bob mounted to wooden rod, suspended from a double suspension spring mounted to a heavy iron cast bracket fixed to the case, micrometric beat adjustment on the rod. Signed Breguet on the dial, the movement signed Breguet & Comp.ie. Dim. Height 210 cm, base width 50 cm, depth 30 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 120,000
EUR 50,000 - 80,000
USD 60,000 - 90,000
Sold: CHF 72,450
C. Four-body, ?Empire?, polished bezel, engine-turned band, hinged back decorated with a pattern of concentric engine-turned circles. Gilt metal hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Islamic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel hands. M. 51 mm., frosted gilt, standing barrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute, index regulator with bimetallic compensation curb, repeating on square section gongs activated by a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Cuvette signed. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 25,000
USD 23,000 - 30,000
C. Four-body, by master casemaker Joly, no. 2291, "forme quatre baguettes", polished with engine-turned band, gilt hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, secret signature below 12 o'clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 47.4 mm (21'''), gilt brass, standing barrel, entirely jeweled Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, compensation curb, pare-chute on the top pivot, anchor governor on the repeating train, repeating on short gongs by pull-and-turn piston in the pendant. Signed on dial and cuvette, case punched by Joly and French guarantee marks. Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 12,000 - 18,000
EUR 8,000 - 12,000
USD 9,000 - 14,000
Sold: CHF 14,950
C. Two-body, polished, bezel set with diamonds, integral diamond set bracelet formed from 16 diamond set links joined by ovoid links (172 diamonds). D. Matte silver with applied dart and pyramidal indexes. White gold ?Baton? hands. M. Cal. 6''', rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and case signed. Diam. 16 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm. Approx length 168 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 12,000 - 16,000
EUR 8,000 - 10,000
USD 9,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 16,100
Breguet, No. 4785. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, elegant 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.
C. Three-body, coin-edge band, straight downturned lugs. D. Guilloché silver, matte silver radial Roman chapter ring, guilloché silver central reserve, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds with Arabic ten second markers. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 10''', rhodium-plated, 16 jewels, monometallic balance with screws, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial and case signed, dial, case and movement numbered. Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,500
USD 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 6,900
C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Islamic numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Islamic markers, retrograde date sector with Islamic numerals set at the top, phases of the moon aperture at 12, days of the week aperure at 6, month dial at 7, subsidiary sunk seconds at 5. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 19''', frosted gilt metal, 18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
EUR 12,000 - 14,000
USD 14,000 - 17,000
Sold: CHF 20,700
C. Four-body, solid, on one side the profile of Liberty 1904, on the other the American Eagle, the shield and the motto ?In God We Trust?, the hinged watch within the coin opening by a pushbutton in the coin-edge band, lapidated lugs. D. Brushed gilt with painted baton indexes. Blued steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1003, 9 1⁄2''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 4 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,500
USD 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 4,715
C. Four-body, solid, on one side the profile of Liberty 1906, on the other the American Eagle, the shield and the motto "In God We Trust?, the hinged watch within the coin opening by a pushbutton in the coin-edge band, straight lugs. D. Matte silvered with painted baton indexes. Blued steel "bâton" hands. M. 9 1⁄2''', rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring, escape wheel with shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 4 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,000
USD 2,000 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 2,760
C. Four-body, solid, on one side the profile of Liberty 1904, on the other the American Eagle, the shield and the motto "In God We Trust?, the hinged watch within the coin opening by a push button in the coin-edge band, lapidated lugs. D. Brushed gilt with painted radial Roman numerals. Black "bâton" hands. M. 9''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, escape wheel with shock absorber. Dial signed Cart, movement signed Paul Buhre. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 4 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,300 - 3,000
USD 2,700 - 3,500
C. Four-body, solid, on one side the profile of Liberty 1898, on the other the American Eagle, the shield and the motto "In God We Trust,? the hinged watch within the coin opening by a push button in the coin-edge band, lapidated lugs. D. Brushed gilt with painted baton indexes and Arabic 12. Black painted gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 20-10, 9''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, escape wheel shock absorber. Movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 4.5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,000
USD 2,000 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 3,163
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, curved straight lugs, push button on the band for the date correction, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver, off-center hour dial with applied white gold radial Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 5, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, oversized aperture for the date at 1. White gold ?alpha? hands. M. Cal. L 901.1, maillechort, 53 jewels, several in screw-mounted gold châtons, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
EUR 13,000 - 16,000
USD 16,000 - 20,000
Sold: CHF 22,425
C. Two-body, polished, hinged back with screws, inclined bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone matte silver, applied gold dart indexes, subsidiary dial for the second time zone in 12 hours and aperture for the nocturnal and diurnal hours, for the days of the month, sector for the up-and-down indication, aperture showing the outer revolving disc on the 12 bearing the names of 24 places in the world. The crown on the 3 is for setting the time of the main time zone and for winding and time-setting of the watch, the other crown on the 10 is for selecting the second town on the revolving outer disc and to select automatically the second time zone. Gold ?Dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 929/3, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,200 - 6,500
USD 6,200 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 9,775
C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, straight and curved lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Gold radial Roman chapter ring. Blued steel "spade? hands. M. Rhodium-plated, "guilloché", "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 3 polished pink gold bridges, 20 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, tourbillon carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam.36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 55,000 - 65,000
EUR 36,000 - 42,000
USD 43,000 - 50,000
Sold: CHF 55,200
C. Two-body, solid, polished, dedicated transparent case back, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Pale pink enamel with applied ruby-set indexes, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 215, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 7 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000
USD 12,000 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 17,825
C. Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Pale pink enamel with ruby-set indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 215, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free- sprung flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 7 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 11,000 - 14,000
EUR 7,000 - 9,000
USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 12,650