Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 132

?Marine? Breguet, ?Marine ? Automatique - World Time", No. 5926, Ref. 3700. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, world time, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Breguet link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, ridged band, 2 superimposed winding-crowns, rounded bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Silvered gold, central disc with handengraved meridians and parallels, surrounded by a plain silver 12-hour ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals and a revolving 24-hour ring for the second time-zone with Arabic numerals, outermost silver ring bearing the names of 24 cities in the world, rotated with the inner crown, aperture for the date. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 9 mm.