Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 34

BREGUET REF. 3700 HORA MUNDI WORD TIME YELLOW GOLD Breguet "Hora Mundi," No. 1259, Ref. 3700. Made in circa 2000. Very fine and rare, world time, center seconds, self-winding, water- resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box.

Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, 2 superimposed winding- crowns, rounded bezel, case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystal. Silvered gold, central disc with hand engraved meridians and parallels, surrounded by a plain silver 12-hour ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals and a revolving 24-hour ring for the second time zone with Arabic numerals, outermost silver ring bearing the names of 24 cities in the world, rotated with the inner crown, aperture for the date at 6. Blued gold Breguet hands. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor, hack mechanism.