Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 312

"Tourbillon Squelette" Breguet, "Tourbillon Squelette", No. 640, Ref. 3355. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, skeletonized and hand-engraved, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a platinum Breguet buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

USD 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 55,000 - 70,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, reeded band, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with painted radial Roman numerals on an off-center ring dial at 12 for hours and minutes, at 6 the visible tourbillon cage under a hand-engraved steel bridge bearing a 3-spoke blued steel seconds hand for the seconds sector. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 13''', skeletonized and hand-engraved, 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement with tourbillon regulator and polished steel cage with 3 equidistant arms, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original