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.
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.