It is exhilarating that in the realm of vintage- or to use the very fashionable “neo-vintage” - watches there are still incredible discoveries to be made like the present double signed Breguet/Chaumet. During the 20th century Breguet underwent different changes in ownership and in 1970 it was purchased by the Parisian jewelers Chaumet who subsequently sold the brand in 1987. It was during this time that the young Daniel Roth was brought onboard to revamp the brand to its past glory.

Even though Breguet belonged to Chaumet only a handful of timepieces were cosigned by both brands. The present timepiece is clearly a Breguet as it features all the brand's signature elements, such as the lavishly guilloché dial, offset time subdial, coin edge case and Breguet hands. However, not just a phenomenally attractive watch ,the present example is also technically impressive as it features a Hijri Islamic calendar. This system is based on 12 months lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days, consequently each month can be 29 or 30 days long but not 31 days.

The month is indicated in the top aperture, the day right beneath and the date in the lower window. Thanks to the information available at the Breguet museum we know that this watch was made in only 2 examples in 1982 and delivered to Chaumet Geneve on April 30, 1982. Obviously a special order it is believed that these watches were destined for the Royal Court of Morocco. In superb condition, fresh to the market and a model never seen before in this configuration, the present Breguet/Chaumet is a timepiece so rare and desirable that it took 42 years to come to the market and finding another one is close to mission impossible.

We would like to thank Emmanuel Breguet Head of Patrimony and the Breguet museum for providing the information on this exceptional timepiece.