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    • Of nickel finished lever movement, 37 jewels, with carved sapphire crown and 2 sapphire chronograph buttons, the circular mother-of-pearl dial with black Arabic numerals and three subsidiary dials, outer ring divided into 1/5 seconds, accented by rectangular-cut diamond bezel, edge, back and bow, with sapphire crystal display back showing skeletal  movement, mounted in 18K gold.

    • Signed 'Breguet', no. 4144D, with Swiss assay marks and maker's marks. With a Breguet Box.

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    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.

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A Pièce Unique Diamond and 18K Gold Automatic Chronograph Pocketwatch

Of nickel finished lever movement, 37 jewels, with carved sapphire crown and 2 sapphire chronograph buttons, the circular mother-of-pearl dial with black Arabic numerals and three subsidiary dials, outer ring divided into 1/5 seconds, accented by rectangular-cut diamond bezel, edge, back and bow, with sapphire crystal display back showing skeletal  movement, mounted in 18K gold.
Signed 'Breguet', no. 4144D, with Swiss assay marks and maker's marks. With a Breguet Box.

Estimate
CHF75,000 - 100,000 

Sold for CHF108,100

Magnificent Jewels

18 Nov 2008, 4pm
Geneva