Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 266

BREGUET REF. 3420 JUMPING HOUR YELLOW GOLD Breguet, Jump Hour, No 2666, case No. 170 / 800, Ref. 3420. Made in a limited edition of 800 pieces in 1992. Very fine and rare, jumping-hour, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and booklet.

Two-body, solid, polished, case back with concentric guilloché engraving, reeded band, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, rounded bezel, cabochon sapphire-set winding crown, sapphire crystal. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, secret Breguet signature under the 60, aperture for the 24 hour jumping hour at 12. Blued steel Breguet minute hand. Cal. 562, twin barrels, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.