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Breguet
Ref. 35-865
A rare and unusual chrome and stainless steel wristwatch with alarm
完整圖錄內容
The present watch redefines scholarship as it is the earliest Breguet wristwatch with alarm that we have encountered and even more surprisingly it lacks the Breguet design elements that we are so used to.
Its rarity is rendered even more enticing by its design. The monochrome effect of the generous and elegant cushion case, along with the dark grey dial, results in a highly contemporary appeal.
The alarm function is wound and set via the crown at two o’clock and rings impressively loud for approximately 15 seconds.
An unexpected and unusual watch, the present Breguet wristwatch alarm appears today on the international auction market after having spent over two decades in an important private collection. This is a rare opportunity for the collector of extraordinary timepieces to add it to his or her collection before the present lot disappears again for another twenty years.
Breguet
Swiss | 1775Established 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.