Important Limited Edition & Modern Co...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 150

Breguet "Double Dial", 04/97, No. 1650, Ref. 3999. Produced in a limited edition of 97 examples to celebrate the Hand-Over of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. Fine, thin, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and porcelain gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with a red and white porcelain medaillon representing the "Lotus Flower", symbol of the Hong Kong flag before June 1997, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown. D. "guilloché" silver with two outer plain silver rings with painted Roman numerals for the hours and secret "Breguet" signature, indexes for the seconds, three medallions with the numbers and signature, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 591, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 18K "guilloché" gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm.