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Breguet
A very rare and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with two-toned silver and engine-turned dial
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This classically elegant example, with its well-proportioned case and crisp untouched dial, will give a sense of history and regality to the wearer.
The production of wristwatches by Breguet during the 1930s and 1940s, was incredible small, and especially during World War II, most likely not even a few dozen of gold wristwatches left their workshops each year. Compared to their prestigious counterparts from the most established Geneva manufacturers, Breguet wristwatches of that period are manyfold rarer and more exclusive.
Breguet
Swiss | 1775Established in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet, widely considered the greatest watchmaker of all time, the storied brand continues to thrive in the modern era, creating exceptional high-end watches as the Swatch Group's premier prestige brand. Some of the most important and lasting inventions in watchmaking are attributed to Abraham Louis Breguet, including the tourbillon, shock resistance and the use of hammers and gongs employed in nearly all minute repeating watches made since.
Eighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.