Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 198

BREGUET TOURBILLON PLATINUM Breguet, "Tourbillon ", No. 3185 R, Ref. 5307. Sold on October 1st, 2004. Very fine and rare, large, skeletonized, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, regulator dial and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Breguet fitted box and Certificate of Origin, instruction booklet and hang tag.

HKD 250,000 - 400,000

USD 32,000 - 51,000 / CHF 32,000 - 51,000

Sold: HKD 300,000

Three-body, solid, polished, coin-edge case band, straight lugs with screwed bars, transparent case back to view the movement, sapphire crystals. Silvered gold, guilloché, off-center hour dial with painted radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge, carrying the blued steel seconds hand. Cal. 587, rhodium-plated, entirely hand-engraved and signed "Breguet Nr. 169 - 7 Messidor An 9", 31 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.