916
Breguet
Ref. 4820
Type XX Transatlantique
A lady's stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$20,000 - 30,000€2,400 - 3,600$2,500 - 3,800
HK$25,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Breguet
- Year
- Circa 2001
- Reference No
- 4820
- Case No
- 70'149
- Model Name
- Type XX Transatlantique
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Breguet </em>bracelet, 140 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Breguet </em><em></em><em></em>concealed double deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 33.5 mm. maximum length
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Originally designed for aviation purposes and aerial navigation, the present Type XX Transatlantique has been reduced in size to fit a modern lady's wrist. Encased in stainless steel, the present watch is preserved in excellent condition.
Breguet
Swiss | 1775 Established 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.
Browse MakerEighteenth 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.