Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 177

"Classique" Breguet, "Classique", Automatic, Ref. 5207. Made circa 2003. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 meters, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 60-hour power-reserve, retrograde seconds and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped rounded bezel, reeded band, transparent case back with 6 screws, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. ?Guilloché? silver with painted radial Roman numerals and dot minute markers on an off-center plain reserve, secret signature, retrograde seconds sector at 6, 60-hour power-reserve sector at 12. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 516 DR 3R, rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.