Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 11, 2014

LOT 31

BREGUET YELLOW GOLD TOURBILLON Breguet, Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9, "Tourbillon No. 154", No. 906, Ref. 3357. Made in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp.

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

HKD 250,000 - 330,000 / USD 32,000 - 43,000

Sold: CHF 36,250

Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, transparent case back, straight lugs with gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. Two-tone guilloché silver with painted black radial Roman numerals on an off-center plain brushed reserve showing the Breguet secret signature, visible tourbillon cage below 6 with brushed steel bridge, applied brushed seconds sector on the edge. Blued steel Breguet hands, three-arm seconds hand on the tourbillon upper pivot. Cal. 558, gilt hand-engraved along with the inscription "Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9", 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, polished steel one-minute tourbillon carriage with index regulator.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial and case signed, movement signed and numbered 154. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm.