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Breguet
Souscription
A very limited and intriguing yellow gold jump hour wristwatch with guilloché dial and fitted box, number 24 of a limited edition of 50 pieces made exclusively for the Italian market
Full-Cataloguing
- Jumping hours display
- Numbered 24 of only 50 examples produced exclusively for the Italian market
- Accompanied by its fitted box
The Breguet Souscription “Ore Saltanti” is one of the more unusual watches from the brand’s modern era. Made exclusively for the Italian market, only 50 examples were produced from 1988 onwards, each individually numbered. The present watch, number 24, is therefore a particularly rare example of a model that is not often seen on the market.
The watch was sold through a subscription system, a nod to the early watches made by Abraham-Louis Breguet. Buyers paid a portion of the price in advance, allowing the watchmaker to finance the production of the watch.
The design is what makes the watch so immediately distinctive. The single hand gives the dial a wonderfully clean appearance, while the hour jumps through an aperture rather than being shown by a conventional hour hand. The result is a watch that feels both rooted in Breguet’s past and surprisingly modern. The case follows the familiar Breguet style, with its fluted caseband and extended, downturned lugs. At 36mm, it has a comfortable presence on the wrist while retaining the refined proportions associated with the brand.
Numbered 24 of only 50 examples made for Italy, the present “Ore Saltanti” is an unusual and genuinely rare Breguet. Its distinctive display, historical reference to the subscription system and classic case design make it a particularly appealing example.
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.