The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 281

Marine Chronograph Automatique Breguet, Horloger de la Marine, No. 4023K. Sold on November 8, 2001. Very fine, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Wempe guarantee and instructions.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, coin-edged band, gold screwed bars, protected winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone guilloché silvered gold, painted radial Roman numerals on an outer plain reserve, subsidiary ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for the date. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 576, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, 21K guilloche gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.