Lot #3247 – Breguet Type XX Watch Bracelet 20MM BMSW9

Estimate:  $1,500.00 – $1,800.00

Stainless steel 20mm Breguet watch bracelet.  Swiss made.  Buckle stamped Breguet Swiss.  Coin edge end pieces.  One of the end pieces is stamped BMSW9.  Comes as shown without spring bars.  Shown at full stretch.  Approximately 160mm in total length.

Fits stainless steel Breguet watches with a 20mm lug size such as the Breguet Type XX.

Has superficial scratches due to normal wear and age.  On the back, the links that rest against the clasp has scuffing where the clasp touches.  Overall condition of the bracelet is good.

Abraham-Louis Breguet founded Breguet in 1775.  He made the world’s first reliable self winding watch, the Breguet Perpétuelle.  One of the first buyers was Queen Marie Antoinette who became one of his best patrons.  Over the years, the house of Breguet invented several horological innovations, the gong spring for minute repeaters, Breguet hands, the world’s first shock protection system known as the Para-chute, the Breguet spiral, the Breguet tourbillon, the world’s first wristwatch, the world’s first perpetual calendar movement, a patented magnetic pivot, and the magnetic strike governor.  Some iconic Breguet models include the Breguet Type XX, Breguet Type XXI, Breguet Type XXII, Breguet Reine de Naples, Breguet La Marine, Breguet Classique complications, Breguet Classique, Breguet Tradition, Breguet Heritage, and several high jewelry watch models.