Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 27, 2016
LOT 272
BREGUET REF. 5717 HORA MUNDI WORLD TIME PLATINUM Breguet, "Hora Mundi" Automatic - World Time, Ref. 5717. Made circa 2013. Very fine and rare, world time, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with synchronized date, day/night and city indication and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee booklet and additional straps.
HKD 280,000 - 450,000
USD 36,000 - 58,000 / CHF 35,700 - 56,000
Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, coin-edge band, 2 crowns, rounded stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. Silvered gold with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds track, concentric white gold map depicting the Asian continent over hand-engraved wave motif coated with translucent lacquer, apertures for the date at 12, world-time cities at 6 and the moon phases at 4, crown at 8 is to independently change the hour hand in one-hour increments. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 12``` 77FO, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 43 jewels, straight-line Silicon lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, gold rotor.
