Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 61

Breguet, "Jubilé", No. 958, Ref. 1747. Produced in a limited edition of 125 examples in 1997. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with regulator dial, date and an 18K white gold Breguet buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, partly "guilloché" back, on a plain gold ring the names of the most famous royal and aristocratic clients of Abraham-Louis Breguet, reeded band, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with outer minute graduation on a plain reserve and ten minute graduation in painted Arabic numerals on five cartouches, auxiliary hour plain ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the date. Under the 12, the Breguet medallionith "1747-1997" and the number. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 591 with double barrel, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock- absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, "guilloché' gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.