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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 355

Breguet, Horologer de la Marine, "Marine Automatique", No. 1379, Ref. 3400 BA. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold, mother-of-pearl and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with 42 hours autonomy and date, 18K yellow gold bracelet with rectangular links, fluted motif on the attachment and deployant clasp. Accompanied by additional links.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, partly engraved case back with six screws, rounded bezel, ridged band, straight lugs, protected ogival-shaped winding crown with signature, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" mother-of-pearl with painted radial Roman numerals and an outer ring of diamond indexes all on a mother-of pearl reserve, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 549, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K "guilloché" gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.Approx. overall length: 185 mm.