Manufacturer: Breguet Year: Circa 1995 Reference No: 3237 Movement No: 1074 Case No: 1112 E Material: 18K yellow gold and onyx Calibre: Manual, cal. 533, 21 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Leather Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Breguet pin buckle Dimensions: 36mm Diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Catalogue Essay
Breguet, one of horology’s greatest names came back to the market in the 1980s with an immense bang thanks to the arrival of the young Daniel Roth who reinterpreted the famous stylistic elements set out by Abraham-Louis Breguet over 200 years prior.
However it was with the purchase of famed movement maker Lemania in 1992 that Breguet could offer what was then and probably still today one of the greatest manual wind chronograph movements (Cal. 2310) – in its wristwatches with the reference 3237.
The present example is more than an incredible chronograph with an iconic design but also has a twist with the use of onyx.
The outer track is printed in silver over an onyx section. A small detail that makes all the difference and fully impacts the superbly attractive looks of the watch, adding panache to elegance and flamboyance to classicism.
In excellent condition, the present reference Breguet 3237 chronograph is one of an extremely small number to have come to the market with an onyx dial.
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.
