Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 22

Breguet,"Transatlantique Type XX Automatique", Ref. 3860. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, water-resistant down to 100m., with alarm and date, 45-hour autonomy and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crowns, bi-directional revolving graduated bezel, ridged band, concave lugs, domed sapphire crystal.D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, alarm indicator on a revolving central disc, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 582, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.