Breguet - The New York Watch Auction: XI New York Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Breguet
    Year: Circa 1988
    Case No: 4’679; No. 04
    Model Name: Ore Saltanti (Saltarello)
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 561, 25 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle
    Dimensions: 36mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.
    Accessories: Accompanied by Breguet fitted presentation box and outer box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Made exclusively for the Italian market, the present Breguet Jump Hour wristwatch or “ore saltanti” often called “saltarello” given the Italian predisposition towards nicknames, only 50 individually numbered pieces were produced beginning in 1988. They were delivered based on a “souscription” model, echoing the earliest pocket watches created by Abraham-Louis Breguet himself. For the historical “souscription” pieces, twenty-five percent of the price was paid up front, to allow the watchmaker to finance the production and completion of the watches.

    While many of the original “souscription” watches notably featured a single-handed dial, echoed in the current example, the addition of a jump hour powered by an automatic movement adds a contemporary element to the watch. All this is encased in a classic, Breguet-style case with extended downturned lugs and fluted case band, measuring an impressive 36mm in diameter. Preserved in excellent overall condition with crisp hallmarks between the lugs, this rarely seen model is accompanied by its original presentation boxes.

  • 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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An intriguing limited edition yellow gold jump hours wristwatch with guilloché dial and presentation box, numbered 04 of 50 examples

Circa 1988
36mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed.

Estimate
$4,000 - 8,000 
CHF3,500-7,000
€3,700-7,500
HK$31,100-62,200

Sold for $20,320

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The New York Watch Auction: XI

New York Auction 7 - 8 December 2024