Signed Breguet, France, no. 1622, sold to Monsieur A. Braun on 16 January 1930 for the sum of 14'100 Francs

This superbly fine Art Deco jump hour watch combines features that, to date, are not seen in any other of Breguet's known dress watches. It is quite possible that it was made by special order for Monsieur A. Braun who purchased it in 1930 for the impressive amount of 14'100 French Francs.

It is exceptionally rare to find a watch with perpetual calendar with ‘digital’ or linear display visible through a triple window opening in the silver dial, an arrangement hardly ever seen in any watches from the period. During the "Roaring Twenties", pocket and wristwatches fitted with this unusual display were made by several of the very best makers, including Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Cartier and Patek Philippe, but then only in very small numbers.

Another noteworthy and exceedingly rare feature is the case which is made of Osmior, a metal alloy largely composed of gold, its colour resembling platinum. Breguet used this material in an exceedingly small number of watches only, predominantly in the late 1920s.

Furthermore, the present watch is preserved in very good, original condition, an extremely desirable collector's item for the aficionado of rare Art Deco timepieces.

The first jump hour pocket watches appeared in the early 19th century but became particularly fashionable during the Art Deco period. Their clean, uncluttered layout, displaying the actual hour and minutes and, more rarely, the calendar indications through small apertures, harmonized perfectly with the Art Deco style, seen as elegant, functional, and ultra-modern.