宝玑(Breguet)

宝玑是全球历史最悠久且最具声望的制表品牌之一。 品牌于1775年由瑞士裔制表大师阿伯拉罕-路易·宝玑(Abraham-Louis Breguet)在巴黎创立。 宝玑在制表工艺上屡创先河,发明了首款自动上链腕表及举世闻名的宝玑陀飞轮。 此外,他亦开创了多项现今宝玑标志性的设计元素,包括镂空宝玑指针、宽大平坦的珐琅表盘,以及独特的宝玑阿拉伯数字。

宝玑简洁优雅的线条美学,深受欧洲皇室与贵族青睐,包括路易十六(Louis XVI)及玛丽·安东尼(Marie Antoinette)。 传世巨作宝玑No. 160“玛丽·安东尼”怀表,至今仍是史上最复杂的怀表之一。 宝玑同时亦是外交、科学、军事及金融界精英的首选时计。

1810年,宝玑受那不勒斯王后(the Queen of Naples)委托,打造了全球首枚腕表,这枚腕表内不仅蕴含多项复杂功能,更以金线交织发丝制成表带。 宝玑卓越的制表成就,为他赢得无数荣誉,包括法国荣誉军团勋章及法国皇家海军御用制表师头衔。 1820年,宝玑推出首款计时码表。

在1823年,宝玑辞世后,其唯一儿子安东尼-路易·宝玑(Antoine-Louis Breguet)继承家业。 其后,安东尼-路易·宝玑之子路易-克莱芒(Louis-Clément)通过增加物理仪器,进一步拓展产品线。 品牌一直由宝玑家族掌管,直至1870年,工坊主管爱德华·布朗(Edward Brown)接手经营。 布朗家族其后领导宝玑逾一世纪。

两次世界大战之间,宝玑持续创新,推出方形表壳腕表、无指针时计及装饰艺术风格座钟。 品牌并成为航空工业的官方供应商。

1950年代初,法国国防部为空军大规模采购计时腕表。 宝玑应时而起,于1954年推出现已成为经典的Type 20飞行员腕表。 随着Type 20大获成功,宝玑亦推出民用版本Type XX。 配备飞返计时功能的Type XX,成为品牌最具代表性的时计之一。

1970年代,宝玑被 Chaumet 收购,制表业务迁至瑞士汝拉山谷。 期间,品牌推出了Breguet Classique经典系列,完美体现精准、清晰与优雅线条的制表理念。 1995年,Type XX系列焕新登场;1998年,Breguet Marine航海系列更引入全球最小自动上链计时机芯,进一步丰富品牌内涵。

1999年,宝玑加入Swatch Group,随即声势回勇。 当代最受欢迎的宝玑时计包括Classique 5177、Tradition 7097及Type XXII 3817等经典型号。

如今,宝玑腕表于拍卖市场屡创高价。 2012年,佳士得日内瓦以4,339,000瑞士法郎售出宝玑怀表Breguet & Fils, Paris No.2667,成交价超逾低估价七倍之多,并创下宝玑于佳士得的最高拍卖纪录。 第二高价则由Breguet & Fils No. 217怀表创下,最终以3,245,000瑞士法郎成交,远过估价。 2012年,一枚罕有18K白金蓝宝石镶钻宝玑Marine航海系列计时腕表也同时售出。 成交价高达港元1,340,000。


BREGUET. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, OUTSTANDINGLY RARE, HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT AND PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED 18K WHITE GOLD TONNEAU-SHAPED PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE AND MOON PHASES - PROBABLY THE EARLIEST PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 3218, ‘QUANTIEME PERPETUEL - DATE RETROGRADE, JOURS ET MOIS GUICHETS, PHASES DE LUNE’, MANUFACTURED IN 1935, SOLD TO MONSIEUR PAUL IRIBE ON 24 MAY, 1935, FOR THE SUM OF 10,000 FRANCS

Breguet. A unique and historically important 18K white gold tonneau-shaped wristwatch with instantaneous perpetual calendar and moon phases

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 2516, MANUFACTURED IN 1929 AND SOLD TO MONSIEUR JEAN DOLLFUS ON 28 FEBRUARY 1934 FOR THE AMOUNT OF 11,000 FRANCS

BREGUET, NO. 195/3759. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD OPENFACE SELF-WINDING MINUTE REPEATING JUMPING HOUR LEVER WATCH WITH FREE SPRUNG HELICAL BALANCE SPRING AND 60-HOUR POWER RESERVE

Signed Breguet, No. 195/3759, 3rd series ‘Montre Perpétuelle’, construction of the movement begun circa 1797, sold in 1807, resold on 28 May 1821 to Monsieur Henry Perkins for the sum of 5'000 Francs

BREGUET. AN EXCEPTIONAL AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT SMALL 1 8K GOLD MONTRE À T ACT POCKET WATCH WITH DOUBLE GOING BARRELS, TWO ESCAPE WHEELS AND BIMETALLIC BALANCE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GARDE-TEMPS

SIGNED BREGUET ET FILS, NO. 1'711, ‘MONTRE À TACT, PETITE ET PLATE POUR PORTRAIT, ECHAPPEMENT LIBRE’, SOLD ON 18 FRUCTIDOR AN 13 (5 SEPTEMBER 1805) TO MONSIEUR GALAKOFF FOR THE SUM OF 3360 FRANCS, RESOLD TO MONSIEUR CASTANEDA ON 31 JULY 1806, FOR THE SUM OF 3500 FRANCS

Breguet. A very fine and rare 18K gold triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 4538, CASE NO. 300'954, SOLD TO MONSIEUR CARTIER ON 27 DECEMBER 1969

Breguet. A fine and rare 18K gold, enamel and diamond and pearl-set hunter case à tact ruby cylinder watch

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 1099, CASE NOS. 1865 AND B 1975, SOLD TO MONSIEUR LE DUC DE BEDFORD LE 2 FLOREAL AN II (21 APRIL 1794) FOR THE AMOUNT OF 1500 FRANCS

BREGUET. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND IMPORTANT SMALL GILT BRONZE QUARTER REPEATING TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH FULL YEAR CALENDAR AND ALARM

NO. 2458, 'PENDULE DE VOYAGE À ALMANACH', SENT TO BREGUET’S RUSSIAN AGENT ON 26TH JULY 1809, SOLD TO COMTE R. ZEVAUSKY ON 4TH NOVEMBER 1809, FOR 3'600 FRANCS.

BREGUET. AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL AND CERTIFICATE

SIGNED BREGUET, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, MARINE MODEL, REF. 5829, NO. 5059, MOVEMENT NO. 0149215, CIRCA 2008

Breguet. An impressive 18K white gold, sapphire and diamond-set automatic flyback chronograph wristwatch with date, mother-of-pearl dial

SIGNED BREGUET, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, MARINE MODEL, REF. 5829, NO. 5077, MOVEMENT NO. 0157187, CASE NO. 5077AD, CIRCA 2008

Breguet. A very fine, rare and attractive 18K gold triple calendar wristwatch with moon phases and champagne dial

Signed Breguet, No. 1039, sold on 16 December 1952 to Mme Ferry, sum not mentioned