Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 74

Breguet Marine Breguet, "Horloger de La Marine", "Marine Big Date", No. 949S, Ref. 5817. Made circa 2006. Very fine, large, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with large date and a stainless steel Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate of warranty, instruction manual and hang tag.

C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, stepped rounded bezel, reeded band, protected screweddown winding-crown, lapidated lugs, screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone guilloché silver and navy blue with applied blued steel radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, double aperture for the large date. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 51766, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, micrometer regulator, gold rotor decorated with engine-turned sunray pattern. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm