169995.00 Price:169995.00Motion in Time, Inc. Super Exclusive & Extremely Rare Breguet Classique Minute Repeater “Grande Complication À Repetition Minutes À Remontage Manuel Avec Indication 24 Heures et Petite Seconde" 42mm Solid 18kt White Gold Own One of the Rarest Horological Creations of ALL TIME! "A True Work of Art" * * You WILL NOT See Many of These Around! * * EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURED TIMEPIECES Unworn Condition - Complete with Box & Papers as well as a Full Two-Year Extended Warranty from Date of Purchase from our Store Reference No. 7637BB/12/9ZU RETAILS FOR $237,000 BUY IT NOW FOR $169,995 OR MAKE AN OFFER!! Watch Description Exotic - Rare - And Absolutely Breathtaking! Super Exclusive Grand Complications Minute Repeater From Breguet A powerful & striking watch - will definitely draw attention & makes for a great conversation piece. This watch features: Breguet Classique Minute Repeater “Grande Complication À Repetition Minutes À Remontage Manuel Avec Indication 24 Heures et Petite Seconde" 18kt White Gold, Silvered Gold Guilloche Dial Hand-Engraved on a Rose Engine, Double Seconds Display with 24-Hour Display with Day and Night Sectors, Manual Breguet Calibre 567/2 Hand-Wound Movement with Unique Swiss Straight-Line Lever Escapement, Black Alligator Leather Strap with Fold-Over Deployant Buckle, 42mm Sonneries occupy a special place in the constellation of Breguet timepieces. A Breguet is always a piece of art on the wrist, but the incorporation of rich sound opens up a rewarding additional dimension to the pleasures of ownership. The minute repeater ranks supreme among horological complications. Universally admired, its intricate construction has remained the preserve of a few master watchmakers with the skill and patience to fit and adjust its delicate parts. Building a minute repeater is the task of an experienced watchmaker. Along with a musical ear, it demands great manual dexterity. The Breguet Classique Minute Repeater “Grande Complication À Repetition Minutes À Remontage Manuel Avec Indication 24 Heures et Petite Seconde" 18kt White Gold is in the highest echelon of collector's watches. You can see the extremely high quality of this watch in its fit and finish, both of the dial and case as well as the movement. Breguet is among the elite Swiss manufactures and this watch illustrates way better than my words can ever convey. The minute repeater, which, because of its level of horological complexity, is built far less frequently today than the tourbillon, for example, is the most emotional of all the watch complications. Not only is it a feast for the eyes, but it is also music to the ears and penetrates directly into the realm of human feelings, where it strikes very archaic chords. Making the actual time audible and measurable once again, in the same way as the tower clocks with their striking mechanism, adds a quality to the perception of time beyond a fleeting or even lingering glance at the dial. Breguet’s invention of the gong-spring in 1783 marked a turning point in the history of watchmaking. The Invention: The leading horologists of the late 17th century vied to create a chiming watch that would allow the time to be known on demand in the dark. Around 1680 they produced the first repeating watches. Since then, a number of watchmakers have contributed to the development of the repeater, improving its accuracy from the nearest quarter-hour to the nearest minute. Abraham-Louis Breguet was also fascinated from very early on by repeating watches. In 1783 he created the first striking repeating watch to be operated by a gong spring rather than a bell, universally used hitherto. Initially rectilinear in form and mounted crosswise on the back plate, the gong spring was soon coiled up around the movement. It had the advantage of considerably reducing the thickness of striking watches, while at the same time making the tone more harmonious and discret. An exceptionally useful invention, it was adopted immediately by most contemporary watchmakers. Breguet also invented multiple striking mechanisms, or cadraturs, for repeating watches, notably for the quarters, half-quarters and minutes. The Optimization: Today still, the minute repeater ranks supreme among horological complications. Universally admired, its intricate construction has remained the preserve of a few master watchmakers with the skill and patience to fit and adjust its delicate parts. Building a minute repeater is the task of an experienced watchmaker. Along with a musical ear, it demands great manual dexterity. The slightest mistake can ruin hours of work. Research on resonance conditions dealt in particular with the materials liable to produce and transmit an harmonious sound, as well as to preserve its purity in terms of intensity, richness and tone. This work has had a favourable impact on several parts: the gong spring, the gong holder, the striking mechanism barrel and the hammers, of which the energy is now significantly increased. Moreover, the harmony between the two gongs has been enhanced using psycho-acoustic tests and analyses that served to fine-tune clarity, sound resolution and auditory compatibility. Finally, the positioning of the gong holders has been modified so as to achieve the most crystal-clear sound possible within the case, which serves as a resonance chamber. Breguet formerly used steel for the gong, which now has been changed to gold. Why gold? Breguet’s movement designers found that it produced the finest and richest quality sound. There was an additional bonus. Because the gong rings and the watch case are both gold, they share a similar intrinsic impedance. This makes the transmission of sound from the gongs to the exterior of the watch case more efficient and is the subject of a Breguet patent. Sonneries occupy a special place in the constellation of Breguet timepieces. A Breguet is always a piece of art on the wrist, but the incorporation of rich sound opens up a rewarding additional dimension to the pleasures of ownership. · PLEASE READ OUR ACCEPTED PAYMENT OPTIONS BELOW PRIOR TO BIDDING · 100% GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITH A 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY! PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUR OTHER ITEMS... E-Mail or Call ~ HAPPY BIDDING. Motion in Time is not affiliated with Breguet & is not an official Breguet Dealer. Motion in Time, Inc. is not affiliated with Breguet, or any other watch company, and is not an official Breguet Jeweler. Breguet warranty no longer attaches. Motion in Time, Inc. is the sole warrantor of these watches. 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