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Lot Essay
According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present watch with 11 1/2''' movement, water-resistant case for diving, black dial, luminous hands, date at 3 o'clock and revolving black bezel with radium indexes was made in 1965 and sold on 22 October 1966 to Mr. Boris for an unknown amount.
Unknown from literature, diving watches made by Breguet are doubtlessly amongst the scarcest models ever produced by the celebrated house. The present example is part of an exceedingly small series of such diver's watches produced by Breguet in the mid-1960s, the exact number unknown but believed to be less than 60 and with varying dial styles.
The watch offered here for sale impresses with the for a diver's watch unusually elegant yet minimalist design, the slender black bakelite bezel featuring very subtle five minute divisions, the dial bearing only the signature "Breguet". The comparatively thin screw back case is likely to be water-resistant to at least 100 metres, standard at the time of its production. It is fitted with a robust automatic movement calibre 1581 by A. Schild, one of the first ébauche makers founded in Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1896. The firm specialized in the production of high quality ébauches with all parts being interchangeable for which it won a gold medal at the Swiss National Exhibition in Berne in 1914. A. Schild supplied ébauches to several renowned watch manufacturers in Switzerland.
Preserved in very good, original overall condition, fresh to the market and of extraordinary rarity, the present "montre plongeur" is a trophy for the collector of unusual sport's watches.
We are indebted to Mr. Emmanuel Breguet for his valuable assistance in researching the present timepiece.
Unknown from literature, diving watches made by Breguet are doubtlessly amongst the scarcest models ever produced by the celebrated house. The present example is part of an exceedingly small series of such diver's watches produced by Breguet in the mid-1960s, the exact number unknown but believed to be less than 60 and with varying dial styles.
The watch offered here for sale impresses with the for a diver's watch unusually elegant yet minimalist design, the slender black bakelite bezel featuring very subtle five minute divisions, the dial bearing only the signature "Breguet". The comparatively thin screw back case is likely to be water-resistant to at least 100 metres, standard at the time of its production. It is fitted with a robust automatic movement calibre 1581 by A. Schild, one of the first ébauche makers founded in Grenchen, Switzerland, in 1896. The firm specialized in the production of high quality ébauches with all parts being interchangeable for which it won a gold medal at the Swiss National Exhibition in Berne in 1914. A. Schild supplied ébauches to several renowned watch manufacturers in Switzerland.
Preserved in very good, original overall condition, fresh to the market and of extraordinary rarity, the present "montre plongeur" is a trophy for the collector of unusual sport's watches.
We are indebted to Mr. Emmanuel Breguet for his valuable assistance in researching the present timepiece.