Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 52

Breguet "Serpentine", Ref. 4070. Produced in the 1980's in only nine examples with Islamic numerals.Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, moon phases and ages of the moon.

C. three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, straight lugs, screwed bars, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver, "guilloché", with painted Islamic numerals, inner concentric circle for the days of the month, aperture for the moon phases and graduation for the age of the moon. "Breguet" blued steel hands, "Serpentine" blued steel hand for the date. M. Cal. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-bsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.