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  • Manufacturer: Breguet
    Year: Circa 2005
    Reference No: 3355
    Movement No: 703
    Case No: 486H
    Model Name: Classique Complications
    Material: 18k gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 558 SQ1, 21 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Black Breguet crocodile strap
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k gold Breguet buckle
    Dimensions: 36mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present watch demonstrates the excellence in engineering and visual harmony which Breguet is renowned for. Equipped with a tourbillon mechanism and fully skeletonised, the watch is carefully crafted and delicately engraved. The exceptional openwork further highlights the functional beauty of the tourbillon mechanism.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 3355
A fine gold skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch

Circa 2005
36mm diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 400,000 
€21,800-43,500
$25,000-50,000

Sold for HK$275,000

Contact Specialist
Ziyong Ho
Specialist
+852 9386 2032
yong.ho@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FIVE

Hong Kong Auction 28 November 2017