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AN 18CT WHITE GOLD 'REVEIL DU TSAR' AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH, BY BREGUET, REF. 5707
The engine-turned silvered dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, secret signature between IV and V and between VII and VIII, two subsidiary dials for alarm and second time zone, two fan-shaped apertures for alarm power reserve and constant seconds, small aperture for alarm on/off indication, window for date, the circular case with coin-edged band, alarm winding and setting crown and date change button in the band, glazed display back secured by six screws revealing the 38 jewel, Cal. 519F automatic movement adjusted to six positions, with maker's 18ct white gold deployant clasp, case 40mm, European Convention mark
Dial, case and movement signed Breguet, case no. 1714, movement no. 009320
The engine-turned silvered dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, secret signature between IV and V and between VII and VIII, two subsidiary dials for alarm and second time zone, two fan-shaped apertures for alarm power reserve and constant seconds, small aperture for alarm on/off indication, window for date, the circular case with coin-edged band, alarm winding and setting crown and date change button in the band, glazed display back secured by six screws revealing the 38 jewel, Cal. 519F automatic movement adjusted to six positions, with maker's 18ct white gold deployant clasp, case 40mm, European Convention mark
Dial, case and movement signed Breguet, case no. 1714, movement no. 009320
Further details
In 1813 Parisian watchmaker Breguet originally made a complicated pocket watch for Tsar Alexander of Russia - it included a pedometre for measuring his army's marching cadence. At the 2003 Basel World, the company launched a complicated wristwatch based on the original watch. The new version includes a miniature alarm, multiple retrograde hands (hands that return to zero when they reach the end of the dial) and a second time zone indication. With its austere design, the "Réveil du Tsar" beautifully combines elegance and complication.
Sale room notice
Please note that as the straps for this wristwatch may be of endangered or protected animal materials, such as crocodile, they are not sold with the watch but are for display purposes only. Christie's will need to remove and retain the straps before collection by the purchaser.