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Breguet
Ref. 3880ST
Type XXII, Retour en Vol 10 Hz
An innovative stainless steel GMT flyback 10Hz chronograph wristwatch with date, day/night indication, certificate of origin and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
• Modern Type XXII chronograph based on a historic model first commissioned in 1954
• Complete with certificate of origin and presentation box
-First commissioned by the French Ministry of Défense in the early 1950s, the Type XX was a rugged flyback chronograph wristwatch used by pilots for navigation purposes. Over the decades the model has been expanded to civilian use and today is a sought after wearable timepiece
-The reference 3880ST, Type XXII Retour en Vol 10 Hz was released in 2010 as the brand’s first mechanical chronograph operating at 10Hz for greater resolution and accuracy. The movement features a silicon escapement and flat balance hairspring to accommodate the higher frequency.
-The chronograph hand makes one complete revolution every 30 seconds compared to the usual one-minute rotation, thus allowing for 1/10th second readings for greater accuracy.
-The watch is offered in excellent overall condition with its presentation box and Certificate of Origin and Warranty
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.