Important Limited Edition & Modern Co...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 368

Breguet, "Heritage Chronographe", Ref. 5460 BB. Produced in the 1990's. Very fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with 45 hours power reserve, olive-shaped button chronograph, re-gisters, date and an 18K white gold Breguet deployant clasp.

C. "Empire", two-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, reeded band, straight and curved lugs, 18K white gold screwed bars, sapphire "bombé" crystal. D. solid 18K gold, hand - "guilloché" and silver-plated with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain outer reserve, secret " Breguet" signature, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, outer ring for the 1/5th second graduation, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 550, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, "guilloché" 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 49 mm.