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BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX
BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX
BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX
BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX
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BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX

SIGNED BREGUET, BREGUET A VERSAILLE MODEL, NO. 1879, REF. 1801, CIRCA 2001

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BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL 18K WHITE GOLD SPECIAL EDITION HALF HUNTER CASE TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED BREGUET, BREGUET A VERSAILLE MODEL, NO. 1879, REF. 1801, CIRCA 2001
Movement: Manual
Dial: Silvered
Case: 41 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Breguet deployant clasp, Tourbillon Certificate, presentation box and outer packaging
Special Notice
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. This watch offered for sale is pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. 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 within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

On 10 November 1801, horological legend Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823) received a patent for his ingenious tourbillon invention. Breguet designed the tourbillon to compensate for fluctuations and errors in time measurement caused by the position a watch is placed in.

Highly unusual, the tourbillion certificate confirms that the present timepiece is part of a special edition of non-limited commemorative timepieces, individually numbered from 1801. The watch was produced to celebrate the issue of the tourbillon patent to A. L. Breguet on 26 June 1801.

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