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New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 44

?A Monsieur Belin? Breguet, No. 2785. Made in 1963, sold on July 12, 1966 to Monsieur Belin for 15,000 francs. Very fine and rare, keyless, self-winding, 18K pink gold ?perpetuelle? pocket watch with power-reserve indicator. Accompanied by a certificate.

USD 12,000 - 16,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

Sold: USD 17,700

C. Three-body, "demi-bassine", solid, entirely engine-turned, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. Guilloché silver, off-center Roman chapter ring with radial numerals, outer minute dots, sector for the up-and-down indication, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel ?Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 20???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, hammer-type automatic winding with large kidney-shaped gold weight. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch was previously sold by Antiquorum in the 1991 Art of Breguet Sale as Lot 125.