Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 185

Breguet, "Marine Hora Mundi, Automatique", Ref. 3701. Made circa 1990. Very fine and rare, "World Time", center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold, ruby and diamond wristwatch with 42-hour autonomy, date and 24 hours, and an 18K white gold Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, band set with 31 square-cut diamonds, inclined bezel with 36 square-cut rubies, straight lugs with 28 diamonds, cabochon diamond-set button at 8 for "World Time" setting, cabochon diamond-set winding-crown for time-setting. D. Guilloché matte silver depicting the globe, with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, ring for the 24 hours, outer bidirectional revolving ring with the names of 23 cities of the world, aperture for the date. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 563, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 8,5 mm. Property of Various Owners