Lot Essay
The present watch provides a gorgeous view of its tourbillon and is another fine example of beautiful craftsmanship from Breguet.
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Signed Breguet, Tourbillon Messidor, Classique Grande Complication model, No. 4333, Brevet du 7 Messidor an 9, Ref. 3357, movement no. 28, case no. 4333 A, circa 1995
Details
Breguet. A fine and rare 18K gold one minute tourbillon wristwatch
Signed Breguet, Tourbillon Messidor, Classique Grande Complication model, No. 4333, Brevet du 7 Messidor an 9, Ref. 3357, movement no. 28, case no. 4333 A, circa 1995
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 558, three quarter plate finely engraved gilt-finished movement, 21 jewels, three-armed one minute tourbillon carriage, three blued steel arms attached to the tourbillon indicating each third interval of the minute on a half gauge calibrated to 20 seconds
DIAL: engine-turned silvered solid gold dial, Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, secret signature between XI and XII and between XII and I, blued steel Breguet hands, aperture to the lower part exposing the tourbillon
CASE: 18K gold, coin-edged band, glazed snap on back, 36 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18K pink gold Breguet buckle
Signed Breguet, Tourbillon Messidor, Classique Grande Complication model, No. 4333, Brevet du 7 Messidor an 9, Ref. 3357, movement no. 28, case no. 4333 A, circa 1995
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 558, three quarter plate finely engraved gilt-finished movement, 21 jewels, three-armed one minute tourbillon carriage, three blued steel arms attached to the tourbillon indicating each third interval of the minute on a half gauge calibrated to 20 seconds
DIAL: engine-turned silvered solid gold dial, Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, secret signature between XI and XII and between XII and I, blued steel Breguet hands, aperture to the lower part exposing the tourbillon
CASE: 18K gold, coin-edged band, glazed snap on back, 36 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18K pink gold Breguet buckle
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