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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 72

Breguet "Serpentine", No. 3583, Ref. 4070. Made in only nine examples with Islamic numerals, in the 1980s. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by an 18K white gold buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, fluted band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, white gold screwed bars, sapphire crystal.D. "guilloché" matte silver with painted Islamic numerals on a plain reserve, inner concentric circle for the days of the month, aperture for the moon phases and graduation for the age of the moon. Blued steel "Breguet" hands, blued steel "Serpentine" 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.