Breguet - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR Hong Kong Monday, May 29, 2017 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Breguet
    Year: Circa 2001
    Reference No: 4820
    Case No: 70'149
    Model Name: Type XX Transatlantique
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Breguet bracelet, 140 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Breguet concealed double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 33.5 mm. maximum length
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    Originally designed for aviation purposes and aerial navigation, the present Type XX Transatlantique has been reduced in size to fit a modern lady's wrist. Encased in stainless steel, the present watch is preserved in excellent condition.

  • Artist Biography

    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.

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Ref. 4820
A lady's stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date and bracelet

Circa 2001
33.5 mm. maximum length
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$20,000 - 30,000 
€2,400-3,600
$2,500-3,800

Sold for HK$25,000

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