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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 48

Breguet, "Transatlantique Type XX, Automatique", Ref. 3820. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 100 m., 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and "Fly-Back" round button chronograph, registers and an 18K white gold Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated revolving bezel, ridged band, sapphire crystal. D. navy blue with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 582, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.