Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 85

Breguet - White Gold ? World Time - Marine Breguet, ?Hora Mundi Marine," No. 1418, Ref. 3700. Made circa 2001, sold January 8th, 2003. Very fine, world time, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original Breguet box, certificate of origin and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, reeded band, 2 superimposed winding-crowns, rounded bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Silvered gold, central disc with hand engraved 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. 563, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 9 mm.