Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 281

"Serpentine" Breguet "Serpentine", Ref. 3040. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases, age of the moon and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, ridged band, straight lugs, screwed gold bars, sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphir crystal. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, concentric, a ring dial for the days of the month with Arabic numerals, sector for the age of the moon, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Blued steel "Breguet" hands, serpentine hand for the date. M. Cal. 12''', rhodium-plated, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.