Breguet Classique Chronograph 18k Yellow Gold 3237BA
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare Breguet Classique Chronograph, reference 3237BA, crafted in 18k yellow gold.
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Yellow Gold
Breguet Classique Chronograph 18k Yellow Gold 3237BA
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare Breguet Classique Chronograph, reference 3237BA, crafted in 18k yellow gold.
Yellow Gold
Breguet Marine Titanium Chronograph Men's Watch 5527TI/Y1/9WV
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Marine Titanium Chronograph Men's Watch 5527TI/Y1/9WV - Automatic winding.
Titanium
Breguet Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XX Chronograph 33mm Blue MOP
By Breguet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph, 12 hour register Case: 33mm, stainless steel, sapphire crystal, diamond and sapphire bezel Dial: blue mothe...
Stainless Steel
Rose Gold Quarter Repeater Chronograph Keyless Lever Full Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Mayfair, London, London
Movement: The Nickel finished fully jewelled movement with compensation balance, Breguet overcoil hairspring and chronograph mechanism on the backplate.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Breguet Rose Gold Chronograph Wristwatch circa 2008
By Breguet
Located in Paris, FR
Breguet 18k rose gold chronograph wristwatch with manual-wind movement and red tachymeter scale.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Breguet Marine Chronograph 18 Karat Yellow Gold Automatic Men's Watch 5827
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Brand: Breguet Band Color: Black Gender: Men's Case Size: 40-43.5mm MPN: Does Not Apply Lug Width: 22mm Features: 12-Hour Dial, Chronograph, Date Indicator, Luminous Hands, Roman ...
18k Gold
Breguet Type XXI Flyback Chronograph 3810 SS Ruthenium Dial Auto Men's Watch
By Breguet
Located in Miami, FL
Breguet Type XXI Flyback Chronograph 3810 SS Ruthenium Dial Auto Men Watch 43mm
Breguet Marine Chronograph 18 Karat Gold Men's Watch Automatic 5827BR/Z2/5ZU
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Brand: Breguet Band Color: Black Gender: Men's Case Size: 40-43.5mm MPN: Does Not Apply Lug Width: 22mm Features: 12-Hour Dial, Chronograph, Date Indicator, Gold Bezel, Roman Nume...
18k Gold
Breguet Horloger de la Marine 3460BA/12/996 18 Karat Auto Watch
By Breguet
Located in Miami, FL
Breguet Horloger de la Marine Chronograph in 18k with original Mother of Pearl dial with diamond accents on black alligator strap with 18k deployant buckle.
Breguet Rose Gold Chronograph Wristwatch with Enamel Dial circa 2009
Located in Paris, FR
Breguet 18k rose gold chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial and manual-wind movement, Ref. 5247, circa 2009.
Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Breguet stainless Steel Transatlantique 3820 Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Breguet Chronograph watch. Steel / Black leather strap.
Breguet Heritage Chronograph 5460BB/12/996
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A white gold Breguet chronograph from the Heritage collection.
White Gold
Breguet Heritage Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch Ref 5920. 18K Yellow Gold.
By Breguet
Located in Canterbury, England
Our neo-vintage Breguet Heritage automatic Chronograph, reference 5920 features a 36mm (inc crown) by 48 mm (lug to lug) case in 18k yellow gold and is fitted to a quality black leat...
Yellow Gold
Breguet Marine Chronograph Watch 5827BRZ29Z8
By Breguet
Located in Southampton, PA
The Breguet Marine Chronograph Watch, reference number 5827BRZ29Z8, is a dynamic timepiece with obvious elegance.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5827BB/12/5ZU Watch
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A men's 42mm Marine wristwatch crafted in white gold by Breguet. Featuring a distinctive silver dial with applied roman numerals, blued steeled Breguet hands, two chronograph counter...
18k Gold, White Gold
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5827BR/Z2/5ZU Watch
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
Complementing the dial is a fixed bezel in rose gold with a coin edge finish, synonymous with the Breguet design Fitted with a scratch resistant sapphire crystal and powered by a se...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5827BB/12/5ZU Watch
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A men's 42mm Marine wristwatch crafted in white gold by Breguet. Featuring a distinctive silver dial with roman applied numerals, blued steeled Breguet hands, a 12 hour and a small s...
18k Gold, White Gold
Breguet Stainless Steel Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet stainless steel Type XX Transatlantique chronograph wristwatch, Ref. 3820ST/H2/SW9, with automatic movement.
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Chronograph Watch 3577BR/9V6
By Breguet
Located in Southampton, PA
This is the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Chronograph, reference number 3577BR/9V6.
BREGUET Vintage Type 20 Stainless Steel Chronograph
By Breguet
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Made from 1954 to the early 1960's, this watch was authorized by the French technical services and issued to French Airforce pilots for their missions. The watch is in very good cond...
Stainless Steel
Breguet Aeronavale Type XX Steel Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2010 Breguet Aeronavale Type XX Reference 3800 Chronograph Wrist Watch, 39 MM Stainless Steel case, 14.4 MM thick with Rotating Bezel.
Stainless Steel
Breguet yellow gold Type XX Automatic chronograph wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Automatic chronograph movement, solid yellow gold case and bracelet.
Breguet Titanium Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet titanium bracelet deployant clasp. Pre-owned with box and papers.
Titanium
Breguet Rose Gold Type XX Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An 18k Rose Gold Type XX Translantique Flyback Chronograph Gents Wristwatch, silvered dial with applied arabic numbers, 30 minute recorder at 3 0'clock, date and 12 hour recorder at ...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Breguet Type XXI Flyback Chronograph 3810ST/92/9ZU
By Breguet
Located in Southampton, PA
With a strong focus on providing an exceptional amount of information in a highly legible and superbly accurate manner, this fantastic timepiece from Breguet offers an elaborate chro...
Breguet Marine Tourbillon Rose Gold Skeleton Back Chronograph Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in New York City, NY
Handsome and rare 18K Rose gold chronograph wrist watch from the "Marine" collection by Breguet.
18k Gold
Breguet White Gold Marine II Flyback Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Marine II 18k White Gold Men's Watch with Flyback Chronograph 5827BA.125.ZU - Automatic winding; flyback chronograph, 24 jewels. 18k white gold case with exposition back (42...
Breguet Stainless Steel Type XX Aeronavale Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic winding; chronograph. Stainless steel case with rotating bezel (40mm diameter).
Stainless Steel
Breguet Type XXII Flyback Chronograph Watch 3880ST/H2/3XV
By Breguet
Located in Southampton, PA
Cool and beautiful, the Breguet Type XXII Flyback Chronograph Watch 3880ST/H2/3XV features a round 44mm wide steel case that's about 17.3 mm thick.
Stainless Steel
Breguet Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch`
By Breguet
Located in Southampton, PA
Displays hours, minutes, seconds, flyback chronograph, and the date on a gray dial. Lastly, the watch has a matching stainless steel bracelet with a deployment clasp. Included items ...
Stainless Steel
Breguet Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Automatic winding; flyback chronograph. Stainless steel case with rotating bezel (43mm diameter). Ruthenium dial with Arabic numerals; date at 6 o'clock position; hour, minute and s...
Stainless Steel
Breguet Platinum Type XX Aeronavale Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch Ref 3800
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Type XX Aeronavale Men's Platinum Chronograph Watch 3800 - Automatic winding; chronograph.
Platinum
Breguet Platinum Type XX Aeronavale Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch Ref 3800
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Type XX Aeronavale Men's Platinum Chronograph Watch 3800 - Automatic winding; chronograph.
Platinum
Breguet Platinum Type XX Aeronavale Chronograph Automatic Wristwatch Ref 3800
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Type XX Aeronavale Men's Platinum Chronograph Watch 3800 - Automatic winding; chronograph.
Platinum
Breguet Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Men's Titanium Chronograph Watch 3810TI
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Men's Titanium Chronograph Watch 3810TI/H2/TZ9 - Automatic winding.
Breguet Marine Chronograph 18 Karat White Gold 5827BB/12/5ZU
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
BREGUET MARINE CHRONOGRAPH 18KT WHITE GOLD 5827BB/12/5ZU -Condition: Mint -Movement: Automatic Self Winding -Power Reserve: 48 hours -Case: 18kt White Gold -Case size: 42 mm -Case...
Stainless Steel
Breguet Type XXI Flyback Chronograph Pilot's Watch 3810ST/92/9ZU
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 42mm stainless steel Type XXI crafted by Breguet. Features a brown dial with arabic luminous numbers, a date aperture at 6 o'clock, and 3 subdials featuring a smalls seconds, a day...
Stainless Steel
Breguet Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Men's Rose Gold Chronograph Watch 3810
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Men's Rose Gold Chronograph Watch 3810BR - Automatic winding.
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Men's Rose Gold Watch Ref. 3820
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Men's Rose Gold Watch Ref. 3820 - Automatic winding; chronograph. 18K Rose gold with bi-directional rotating bezel (39mm diameter).
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Men's Rose Gold Watch Ref. 3820
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Men's Rose Gold Watch Ref. 3820 - Automatic winding; chronograph. 18K Rose gold with bi-directional rotating bezel (39mm diameter).
Breguet Heritage Chronograph White Gold Watch 5460/12/996 Men's Watch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet Heritage Chronograph White Gold Watch 5460/12/996 Men's Watch - Automatic . 18K White gold ( 32 x38 mm ).
White Gold
Breguet Type XX Flyback Chronograph, Circa 1970, 3 Registers, Anti-Magnetic
By Breguet
Located in Vannes, FR
Iconic Breguet Type XX flyback chronograph dating to circa 1970.
Breguet Unworn Marine Chronograph Platinum Silver Guilloche Dial 3460PT/12/996
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 35.5 mm Unworn Platinum Marine Chronograph NOS Gents Wristwatch, silver guilloche dial hand engraved on a rose engine with roman numerals, 30 minute recorder at 3 0'clock, date and...
Platinum, Silver
Breguet XX Aeronavale Platinum Chronograph Black Dial Automatic Men Watch 3800PT
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Very Rare Platinum Pre-owned Breguet XX Aeronavale Platinum Chronograph Black Dial Automatic Men Watch 3800PT.
Breguet Type XXl Ref 3810 Large Steel Chronograph Divers Automatic Wrist Watch
By Breguet
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2015 Breguet Type XXl Reference 3810 Chronograph Wrist Watch, 42 MM Stainless Steel case, 15.4 MM thick with Rotating Bezel.
Steel
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Black Dial Mens Watch 3820ST/H2/SW9
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Pre Owned Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Chronograph Black Dial Mens Watch 3820ST/H2/SW9.
Breguet Classique Chronograph 18k Gold Silver Dial Hand Wind Men's Watch 5237
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
This watch comes with a Chronostore presentation box and authenticity card. Brand Breguet Series Classique Model Number 5237 Packaging Gift Box and Chronostore Certificate Production...
18k Gold
Breguet 18 Karat White Gold Silver Dial Marine Chronograph B&P 5827BB/12/BZ0
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 42 mm 18k White Gold Marine Chronograph Gents Wristwatch, silver dial hand engraved on a rose engine with roman numerals, date and 12 hour recorder at 6 0'clock, small seconds at 9...
18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Breguet Type XXII Transatlantique Chrono Men's Watch Ref 3880
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Black dial with luminous hands and Arabic numeral hour markers; Red chronograph marker. Black Breguet leather strap with Stainless Steel deployant buckle and red and white stitching ...
Breguet Type XXII Transatlantique Chrono Men's Watch Ref 3880
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Black dial with luminous hands and Arabic numeral hour markers; Red chronograph marker. Black Breguet leather strap with Stainless Steel deployant buckle and red and white stitching ...
Breguet Type XXI Flyback Chrono Rose Gold 3810BR/92/9ZU Watch
By Breguet
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rose gold 42mm Type XXI transatlantic Flyback Chronograph manufactured by Breguet. Featuring a brown dial and contrasting highly legible Arabic numbers.
Rose Gold
Breguet Transatlantique Type XXI Steel Flyback Ruthenium Dial Watch 3810ST/92/SX
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Details: MSRP 13400.00 Brand Breguet Department Men Model Number 3810ST/92/SX Country/Region of Manufacture Switzerland Model Breguet Type XXI Style Luxury Movement Mechanical (Autom...
Sold
H 0.56 in W 0.83 in Dm 1.58 in
Breguet Type XX Transatlantique Steel Flyback Black Dial Men Watch 3820ST/H2/SW9
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Case Diameter-40mm. Details: Brand Breguet Series Type XX Model Number 3820ST/H2/SW9 Packaging Gift Box and Chronostore Certificate Warranty One Year Chronostore Warranty Service Re...
Steel
Breguet Type XX Aeronvale Steel Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch 3800ST/92/SW9
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Details: MSRP 10900 Brand Breguet Department Men Model Number 3800ST/92/SW9 Country/Region of Manufacture Switzerland Model Breguet Type XX Aeronvale Style Luxury Movement Mechanical...
Breguet Type XX Aeronvale Steel Black Dial Automatic Men's Watch 3800ST/92/SW9
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
This watch comes with a Chronostore presentation box and authenticity card. Details: Brand Breguet Series Type XX Model Number 3800ST/92/SW9 Packaging Gift Box and Chronostore Certif...
S. Shonholtz Chromium Chronograph with Breguet Style Engraved Dial, circa 1950s
Located in Long Beach, CA
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This vintage chronograph is fitted with a sterling silver dial done in the classic Breguet style.
Vacheron & Constantin. A Gold Open Face Chronograph Pocket Watch C1924
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Mayfair, London, London
The manual wind lever movement is fully signed and numbered with the chronograph mechanism visible on the top plate. The perfect signed white enamel dial with arabic numeral chrono...
Gold, 18k Gold
Patek Philippe 5170G-010 Chronograph 18 Karat White Gold Men's Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in Miami, FL
This elegant chronograph features applied Breguet numerals. Subtle rounded leaf shaped hands.
Vulcain. An 18ct Rose Gold Minute Repeater Chronograph Full Hunter Pocket Watch
By Vulcain
Located in Mayfair, London, London
Movement: The beautiful fully jewelled Swiss keyless Lever movement with compensation balance, spiral Breguet overcoil hairspring with the chronograph mechanism exposed on the backpl...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Le Phare A Rose Gold Full Hunter Calendar Minute Repeater Chronograph C1890
Located in Mayfair, London, London
The repeater button is located at the six o'clock position and the chronograph button is located at the two o' clock position Movement: The beautiful fully jewelled Swiss keyless Le...
Rose Gold
Breguet Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XXI Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
By Breguet
Located in Dallas, TX
Breguet strap band and stainless steel deployant clasp.
Stainless Steel
$68,499
H 1.58 in W 0.44 in Dm 1.58 in
Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 18k White Gold Cream Dial Mens Watch 5320G-001
By Patek Philippe
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned, like-new condition. Comes with an original box and a full paper set. Retail for $101,100 USD. General Information Department: Men Style: Luxury Model Name: Perpetual Cale...
White Gold
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Money Clip
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Honolulu, HI
Item Specifications: Brand: Tiffany & Co. Style: Money Clip Metal: 925 sterling silver Measurements: 1.25" x 1.10" Total Weight: 17 Grams Stamped: "925" "Tiffany & Co." "Elsa P...
Sterling Silver
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph 5960R-010 18K Rose Gold Box Paper
By Patek Philippe
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 5960R-010 Year: 2013 Model: Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph Case Material: 18K Rose Gold Band: Leather Bezel: 18K Rose Gold Dial:...
EXCLUSIVE OFFER, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Mens Watch
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Pre-owned Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Ref. 25940SK.OO.D002CA.01, with a 42mm steel case, black rubber-clad bezel with 8 visible screws, screw-locked crown and push...
Rare & Historic Rose Gold Enamelled Pivoted Detente Hunter Pocket Watch, C1880
Located in Mayfair, London, London
An Historic and Rare Rose Gold Enamelled Keyless Pivoted Detente Cronometre Half Hunter Pocket Watch C1880. Dial: The excellent white enamel dial with Roman Numerals, outer minute t...
Rose Gold, Enamel
Patek Philippe 14 Karat Gold Pocket Watch, sold by W. Lennartz-Michels
By Patek Philippe
Located in Berlin, DE
Patek Philippe Gold Pocket Watch, Arabic Enamel Dial Slight signs of wear due to age on the case. Hands possibly replaced. Diameter measured without the crown. The pocket watch can...
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Tiffany Limited Ediiton Yellow Gold Watch 5150J
By Patek Philippe
Located in Aventura, FL
Patek Philippe introduced the reference 5150 or “T150” in 2001 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the relationship between Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. This model was offered ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Elgin National 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch w Gold Chain and Elks Tooth Fob
By Elgin
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Capture a piece of history in time. This grand 14 karat yellow gold, circa 1891 Elgin National GM Wheeler Grade 103 Model 3 Pocket Watch is a true find. Manufactured pre-1900 by one ...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$7,750
H 0.19 in W 1.26 in
Ultra-Thin Classic Gold Audemars-Piguet Mens Watch with Brown Crocodile Strap
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This handsome, vintage 18K yellow gold Audemars-Piguet wristwatch is positively elegant. Crafted during the mid-20th Century, this iteration is among the very thinnest produced durin...
Gold, 18k Gold
Longines 18Kt. Yellow Gold Men's Wrist Watch, French Hallmarked 1930's
By Longines
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Longines Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Modified Tonneau Shape CIRCA: 1930's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 17 Jewels / Caliber 10.85 DIAL / HANDS: Roman Numerals / Blued Ste...
Yellow Gold
Chopard Mille Miglia Split Second Chronograph Limited Edition Watch 16/1261
By Chopard
Located in New York, NY
Pre Owned Chopard Mille Miglia Split Second Chronograph Limited Edition Watch 16/1261. This Beautiful Timepiece is Powered by Mechanical (Automatic) Movement And Features: Round 18k ...
18 Kt Pink Gold Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Chronograph Ref.26100OR Watch
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Pink Gold Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Chronograph Wrist Watch with Box & Warranty Papers in top condition Ref.26100OR Case : 18 Kt Pink Gold 41 mm
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
$44,910
H 1.66 in W 0.44 in Dm 1.66 in
Unworn Rolex Yacht-Master 42mm White Gold Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch 226659
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Unworn. Comes with the original Box and papers.
White Gold
Unworn Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Reference# 126515ln, Complete set, 2025
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126515LN-0002 – Everose Gold Precision with Black & Sundust Dial A striking fusion of luxury and motorsport heritage, the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126515LN-...
18k Gold
18 Kt Girard Perregaux Chronograph Wrist Watch
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Antwerp, BE
GIRARD-PERREGAUX, MANUFACTURA, LA-CHAUX-DE-FONDS MOVEMENT: automatic, 38 jewels, Gold Rotor FUNCTIONS: hours, minutes, seconds CASE: diameter 32 mm, height 12 mm DIAL: Black dia...
18k Gold
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5146G Cream Dial Watch & Papers
By Patek Philippe
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar 5146G-001 Men's Watch. This timepiece features a 39mm case and bezel made of 18K white gold. The cream dial is complemented by luminous white gold hand...
18k Gold
Known for high-quality craftsmanship and meticulous design as well as ease of use and portability, Breguet wristwatches and pocket watches have remained quite popular throughout history.
Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823) is commonly called the “father of modern horology.” The Swiss horologist is responsible for the creation of many clock and watch innovations that are still used in timepieces today, including the self-winding watch, the tourbillon movement, the perpetual calendar and a shock absorption system. Breguet is also credited with having designed the first wristwatch.
Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Breguet was introduced to watchmaking through his stepfather, watchmaker Joseph Tattet. As a teenager, he traveled to Versailles to apprentice under a master watchmaker. In 1775, he opened his own workshop on the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris.
Breguet was soon crafting timepieces for the French court, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who purchased several Breguet designs. In 1783, one of her guards (and an ardent admirer) commissioned Breguet to design a gift for the Queen, asking him to develop the world’s most complicated timepiece. It would take 44 years to complete and was finished by Breguet’s workshop in 1827, four years after his own death and 34 years after Marie Antoinette was executed.
The Breguet No. 160 pocket watch, as Breguet’s 160th watch was officially called, is now in the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem and was the subject of an infamous 1983 theft before it was recovered in 2006. Breguet now sells a reproduction of what is still the fifth most complicated watch in the world.
Plenty of royals, politicians and virtuosos have acquired their own Breguet timepieces, including Queen Victoria, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ettore Bugatti and Sir Winston Churchill.
The world’s first known wristwatch — delivered in 1812 — was created by Abraham-Louis Breguet for Caroline Murat, the queen of Naples (and Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister). By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch.
The house of Breguet is still in operation today with an enduring commitment to technical innovation in personal timekeeping. It was run by members of the Breguet family through 1870, after which it was sold to English watchmaker Edward Brown, whose family managed it for the next century.
In 1970, the company changed hands to the French Chaumet family, and in 1999, it was acquired by the Swiss Swatch Group. Breguet’s Reine de Naples drew on the founder’s watch for Murat and introduced an unusual ovate case to a receptive public in 2001.
Find a range of vintage Breguet wristwatches and pocket watches on 1stDibs.
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.