102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 119
Breguet "Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon", Movement No. 0559, Case No. 3042 R, Ref. 5317PT, Cal. 587DR, 40 mm, circa 2016
An elegant automatic wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon and 5 day power reserve indicator in a platinum case
Case: platinum, glazed push back, reeded band, Breguet platinum deployant clasp. Dial: gold, silvered, engine-turned, auxiliary seconds mounted on the visible minute tourbillon cage, 5-day power reserve with retrograde indication.
The hand-engraved movement is inscribed "7 Messidor An 9", which is the 26th of June, 1801 in the Gregorian calendar. It is the date when Abraham Louis Breguet received the patent for his tourbillon, which he had developed and tirelessly worked on over 10 years. Even today the tourbillon regulator is regarded as a technical masterpiece produced only by the most accomplished makers.
The "Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon" combines two of the most famous inventions by the phenomenal and creative genius Abraham-Louis Breguet: The tourbillon and the "perpétuelle", the first self-winding movement with an oscillating weight. It is a marvelous fusion of century-old watchmaking skills with technical perfection and sophisticated design.
An elegant automatic wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon and 5 day power reserve indicator in a platinum case
Case: platinum, glazed push back, reeded band, Breguet platinum deployant clasp. Dial: gold, silvered, engine-turned, auxiliary seconds mounted on the visible minute tourbillon cage, 5-day power reserve with retrograde indication.
The hand-engraved movement is inscribed "7 Messidor An 9", which is the 26th of June, 1801 in the Gregorian calendar. It is the date when Abraham Louis Breguet received the patent for his tourbillon, which he had developed and tirelessly worked on over 10 years. Even today the tourbillon regulator is regarded as a technical masterpiece produced only by the most accomplished makers.
The "Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon" combines two of the most famous inventions by the phenomenal and creative genius Abraham-Louis Breguet: The tourbillon and the "perpétuelle", the first self-winding movement with an oscillating weight. It is a marvelous fusion of century-old watchmaking skills with technical perfection and sophisticated design.
Sold
estimated
36.000—50.000 €
Price realized
26.300 €