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    • Of mechanical movement, the white dial of rectangular outline, with black Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, within a single-cut diamond surround, to the old European-cut diamond shoulders, joined by a mesh band, mounted in platinum and white gold, length adjustable.

    • Signed 'Breguet'

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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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An Art Deco Diamond Watch

Of mechanical movement, the white dial of rectangular outline, with black Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, within a single-cut diamond surround, to the old European-cut diamond shoulders, joined by a mesh band, mounted in platinum and white gold, length adjustable.
Signed 'Breguet'

Estimate
$8,000 - 10,000 

Jewels

8 Dec 2009
New York