8122
Breguet
Ref. 3400BA
Horloger de la Marine Automatique
A rare and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with guilloché dial, center seconds and date
Full-Cataloguing
- Signature Clous de Paris guilloché dial
- Nice patina on the caseband and clasp
- Ultra-thin movement with guilloché
- The Clous de Paris guilloché dial matched with Breguet hands and Roman numerals is the first and foremost characteristic to identify this watch as a Breguet classic. The date window at the 6 o’clock position keeps the symmetry of this sophisticated center seconds timepiece.
- Measuring a sleek 32.5mm, this timepiece features an elegant yellow gold case, adorned with a domed bezel that gracefully descends to the midcase, which has a coin-edge design with vertical grooves and integrated lugs. The case has developed a nice patina, further elevating the whole vintage and classic notes of this wristwatch.
- Encased in the solid gold case is the ultra-thin cal. 889/1 movement attached with a 21K gold rotor decorated in guilloché, which shows the refined watchmaking skills and attention to details of the watchmaking manufacturer.
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.