BREGUET. AN 18K WHITE GOLD WANDERING JUMP HOUR OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 1757, CIRCA 1925

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BREGUET. AN 18K WHITE GOLD WANDERING JUMP HOUR OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
signed breguet, no. 1757, circa 1925
With nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, the silvered matte dial with arabic numerals, window for the hour, the plain circular case with snap on back, dial and movement signed and numbered, case numbered.
46 mm diam.

Lot Essay

Jump hour and other aperture features on Breguet pocketwatches have been produced by the firm since its beginnings in 1775. In the 1920s Breguet used this engine-turned arrow design on many of its fine Art Deco pocket watches. The motif of the hour-pointing arrow is another stylish device with a long history at Breguet, used mainly in the montre a tact watches of the early 19th century.