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Breguet
A very rare and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with two-toned silver and engine-turned dial
- Estimate
- CHF30,000 - 50,000
CHF67,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Breguet
- Year
- 1941
- Movement No
- 4296
- Case No
- 4296
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 253, 18 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold buckle
- Dimensions
- 35mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Dial signed
- Accessories
- Breguet certificate
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
No other style of dial is more associated to one company than the guilloché dial that Breguet has produced. From the early pocket watches for the Kings and Queens of Europe to more modern times, the two-tone guilloché dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet hands is iconic.
This classically elegant example, with its well-proportioned case and crisp untouched dial, will give a sense of history and regality to the wearer.
The production of wristwatches by Breguet during the 1930s and 1940s, was incredible small, and especially during World War II, most likely not even a few dozen of gold wristwatches left their workshops each year. Compared to their prestigious counterparts from the most established Geneva manufacturers, Breguet wristwatches of that period are manyfold rarer and more exclusive.
This classically elegant example, with its well-proportioned case and crisp untouched dial, will give a sense of history and regality to the wearer.
The production of wristwatches by Breguet during the 1930s and 1940s, was incredible small, and especially during World War II, most likely not even a few dozen of gold wristwatches left their workshops each year. Compared to their prestigious counterparts from the most established Geneva manufacturers, Breguet wristwatches of that period are manyfold rarer and more exclusive.
Literature
Breguet
Swiss | 1775 Established in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet, widely considered the greatest watchmaker of all time, the storied brand continues to thrive in the modern era, creating exceptional high-end watches as the Swatch Group's premier prestige brand. Some of the most important and lasting inventions in watchmaking are attributed to Abraham Louis Breguet, including the tourbillon, shock resistance and the use of hammers and gongs employed in nearly all minute repeating watches made since.
Eighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.
Browse MakerEighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.