Breguet

Breguet Type XX 1950s

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Here is a Breguet Type 20 from the 1950s, featuring a truly unique dial. It's a black lacquered dial with brown subdials. These have faded to a tropical hue over time, but the dial as a whole has remained unchanged, precisely because of its lacquered finish.

Only two or three comparable examples are known to exist. This watch was originally sold by Arcurial at auction, where it set a minor world record at the time. It is very likely one of the most spectacular Type 20s in the world.

The Type 20 is the quintessential Breguet chronograph: an instrument designed for pilots, equipped with a flyback function. This particular example is a civilian model, extremely early, most likely dating from 1951 or 1952.

The dial is entirely original. The hour markers have never been altered. It is simply an exceptional piece. The other similar dials I've seen were not in comparable condition. This one is, in a way, unique.

 

 

 

Voici une Breguet Type 20 des années 1950, dotée d’un cadran absolument particulier. Il s’agit d’un cadran laqué noir, associé à des sous-compteurs marron. Ces derniers ont viré tropical avec le temps, mais pas l’ensemble du cadran, précisément en raison de sa finition laquée.

On ne connaît que deux ou trois exemplaires comparables à ce jour. Cette montre avait été vendue à l’origine par Arcurial lors d’une vente aux enchères, où elle avait établi un petit record mondial à l’époque. Il s’agit très probablement de l’une des Type 20 les plus spectaculaires au monde.

La Type 20 est le chronographe Breguet par excellence : un instrument conçu pour les pilotes, doté de la fonction flyback. Cet exemplaire est un modèle civil, extrêmement précoce, datant selon toute vraisemblance de 1951 ou 1952.

Le cadran est intégralement d’origine. Les index n’ont jamais été retouchés. C’est une pièce tout simplement exceptionnelle. Les autres cadrans similaires que j’ai pu observer n’étaient pas dans un état comparable. Celle-ci est, en quelque sorte, unique.

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