Lot 113

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BREGUET. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WITH DATE, ORIGINAL BOX

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BREGUET. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WITH DATE, ORIGINAL BOX

SIGNED BREGUET, TYPE XX, TRANSATLANTIQUE EDITION LIMITEE MODEL, NO. 41/90, REF. 3827, MOVEMENT NO. 0’127’628, CASE NO.43’410, CIRCA 2003

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BREGUET. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH WITH DATE, ORIGINAL BOX
SIGNED BREGUET, TYPE XX, TRANSATLANTIQUE EDITION LIMITEE MODEL, NO. 41/90, REF. 3827, MOVEMENT NO. 0’127’628, CASE NO.43’410, CIRCA 2003
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 582, 25 jewels, signed
Dial: Salmon dial with Arabic numerals, date, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 3- minute and 12-hour registers, luminous accents, luminous hand, signed
Case: Platinum case, rotating bezel, two chronograph buttons in the band, sapphire case back, 39 mm. diam., signed
With: Platinum Breguet buckle, presentation box and outer packing

Special Notice

These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie''s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie''s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site. Please check with the department for further details. The lot was imported into the UAE for sale. VAT at 5% will be added to the hammer price and to the buyer’s premium and will be shown separately on our invoice. If the lot is released into GCC/UAE free circulation, import Duty at 5% of the low estimate will be payable by you and will be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

Limited to only 90 examples, the present timepiece is offered in extremely good condition.

Based on Breguet most important historic designs, the “Type XX”, refer to one of the most iconic pilots wristwatch designed for the French Air Force. Back in the 1950s, the French Air Force Army commissioned Breguet and few other watchmakers to create a timepiece for their pilots. The watches are required to meet a few conditions which include a chronograph with a flyback function, this enabled pilot to reset the chronograph and restart immediately by using a single pusher, a 35 hours’ power reserve and luminous hands.

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