Signed Breguet, Classique Model, Ref. 3355PT, No. 941AE, Circa 2011

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Breguet. A Very Fine and Rare Platinum Skeletonized Tourbillon Wristwatch
Signed Breguet, Classique Model, Ref. 3355PT, No. 941AE, Circa 2011
Movement: Manual
Dial: Skeletonized, eccentric time display with Roman and diamond-shaped numerals on silvered chapter ring
Case: Platinum, sapphire crystal display screw back, coin-edge band, 35.5mm diam.
Buckle: Breguet Platinum deployant clasp
Accompanied By: A Breguet Certificate of Origin and Guarantee dated February 18, 2011, a Breguet Certificate of Appraisal dated August 17, 2011, product literature, a Breguet presentation box with key and outer packaging

Provenance

Property of a Private Collector

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Lot Essay

On 10 November 1801, horological legend Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) received a patent for his ingenious tourbillon invention. Breguet designed the tourbillon (or whirlwind) to compensate for fluctuations and errors in time measurement caused by the position a watch is placed in. For example, watches with traditional movements may keep excellent time when resting on a desk horizontally, but when that same watch is placed vertically in a pocket, gravity affects the frequency or rate of the escapement and thus its accuracy.

The present watch is of masterful engineering but also of exquisite design. Its platinum case houses the complex movement which can be admired in-between two sapphire crystals. Offered in excellent condition, it has a familiar timeless elegance that one would only associate with Breguet timepieces.

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