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Breguet Ladies

Breguet Classique Ladies Diamond in 18K Gold 25mm Watch
Breguet Classique Ladies Diamond in 18K Gold 25mm Watch

Breguet Classique Ladies Diamond in 18K Gold 25mm Watch

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classic Ladies 18k Yellow Gold and Diamond Bezel Watch. Manual wind. All original parts

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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

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Ladies Breguet Classic 3210 18 Karat Yellow Gold Mechanical Watch
Ladies Breguet Classic 3210 18 Karat Yellow Gold Mechanical Watch

Ladies Breguet Classic 3210 18 Karat Yellow Gold Mechanical Watch

By Breguet

Located in New York, NY

Brand Breguet Model Classic 3210 Gender Ladies' Condition Pre-owned Movement Swiss Mechanical Case

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Late 20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 8067, Case, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 8067, Case, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 8067, Case, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #:8067. Ladies Breguet Classique in 18k white gold with original mother

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Breguet Classique 8067, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
Breguet Classique 8067, White Dial, Certified and Warranty

Breguet Classique 8067, White Dial, Certified and Warranty

By Breguet

Located in Miami, FL

Breguet Classique Reference #:8067. Ladies Breguet Classique in 18k white gold with original mother

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Patek Philippe 1928-1929 Early Cushion Ladies Watch, 18K, Breguet Dial Sold 1933
Patek Philippe 1928-1929 Early Cushion Ladies Watch, 18K, Breguet Dial Sold 1933

Patek Philippe 1928-1929 Early Cushion Ladies Watch, 18K, Breguet Dial Sold 1933

By Patek Philippe

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Patek Philippe 1928-1929 Early Cushion Ladies Watch; Made in 18K yellow gold measuring 21 x 21mm

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Materials

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Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Queen of Naples Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Queen of Naples Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Queen of Naples Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Princeton, NJ

ladies watch with 18k white gold case with the signature Breguet "coined edge" VS quality round

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Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Set Reine De Naples Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Set Reine De Naples Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies White Gold Diamond Set Reine De Naples Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Mayfair, London, London

An 18k White Gold Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch, white mother of pearl dial, an off-centred

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Materials

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Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Reine de Naples Self Winding Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Reine de Naples Self Winding Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Reine de Naples Self Winding Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Greenwich, CT

Breguet's Reine de Naples collection is inspired by an early bracelet watch L. Breguet created for

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

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Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Reine de Naples Self-Winding 8918 Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Reine de Naples Self-Winding 8918 Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies Yellow Gold Reine de Naples Self-Winding 8918 Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Greenwich, CT

Breguet's Reine de Naples watch is inspired by an early bracelet watch -L. Breguet created for

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

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Breguet Ladies Reine de Naples Moon Phase Power Reserve Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies Reine de Naples Moon Phase Power Reserve Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies Reine de Naples Moon Phase Power Reserve Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

GENDER Ladies AGE 23rd August 2013 CASE DIAMETER 29 mm CASE SIZE 28.5mm by 36.5mm BOX & PAPERS Box

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Breguet ladies Yellow Gold diamond mother of pearl dial Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet ladies Yellow Gold diamond mother of pearl dial Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet ladies Yellow Gold diamond mother of pearl dial Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

GENDER Ladies AGE 23rd August 2013 CASE DIAMETER 29 mm CASE SIZE 28.5mm by 36.5mm BOX & PAPERS Box

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Breguet Skeleton 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Watch
Breguet Skeleton 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Watch

Breguet Skeleton 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Watch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Skeleton 18k Yellow Gold Ladies Watch - Manual winding . 18K Yellow gold case ( 25 mm

Category

20th Century Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A
Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A - Self winding movement. 18K yellow gold case

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A
Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Reine de Naples Ladies Wristwatch Ref. 8908A - Self winding movement. 18K yellow gold case

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Reine de Naples 8967 Mother Of Pearl  Ladies Watch
Breguet Reine de Naples 8967 Mother Of Pearl  Ladies Watch

Breguet Reine de Naples 8967 Mother Of Pearl Ladies Watch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet Reine de Naples 8967 Mother Of Pearl Ladies Watch - Automatic winding. Stainless steel

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Breguet Reine de Naples 18k Diamond Bezel Ladies Moonphase WristWatch 8908
Breguet Reine de Naples 18k Diamond Bezel Ladies Moonphase WristWatch 8908

Breguet Reine de Naples 18k Diamond Bezel Ladies Moonphase WristWatch 8908

By Breguet

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Breguet Reine de Naples 18k Yellow Gold with Diamond Bezel Ladies Moonphase Wrist Watch. Reference

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

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Breguet Horologer De La Marine Ladies 18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Dial 3400
Breguet Horologer De La Marine Ladies 18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Dial 3400

Breguet Horologer De La Marine Ladies 18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Dial 3400

By Breguet

Located in Mayfair, London, London

An 18k Yellow Gold Horologer De La Marine Ladies Wriswatch, silvered dial hand engraved on a rose

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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Diamond Mother-of-Pearl Type XX Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Diamond Mother-of-Pearl Type XX Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Diamond Mother-of-Pearl Type XX Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Greenwich, CT

Breguet Type XX was designed in the 1950s for the French naval air army, this Type XX Breguet is a

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

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Diamond, White Diamond, Stainless Steel

Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XX Automatic Wristwatch
Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XX Automatic Wristwatch

Breguet Ladies Stainless Steel Transatlantique Type XX Automatic Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brand Name: Breguet Style Number: 4821st/59/s76.d000 Series: Type XX Transatlantique Gender

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Stainless Steel

Breguet Reine de Naples 0 8928BA/51/J20 DD00 Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Mother
Breguet Reine de Naples 0 8928BA/51/J20 DD00 Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Mother

Breguet Reine de Naples 0 8928BA/51/J20 DD00 Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Mother

By Breguet

Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

: 8928BA/51/J20 DD00 Age: 26-02-2011 Gender: Ladies Complete With: Breguet Box, Manuals, Guarantee & Swing

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2010s Omani Wrist Watches

Materials

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Breguet Lady's Rose Gold Reine de Naples Wristwatch Ref 8928BR/51/844.DD0D
Breguet Lady's Rose Gold Reine de Naples Wristwatch Ref 8928BR/51/844.DD0D

Breguet Lady's Rose Gold Reine de Naples Wristwatch Ref 8928BR/51/844.DD0D

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Ladies' Breguet Reine de Naples. Timepiece's dial is made in natural mother of pearl. Case is

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Breguet Lady's White Gold Reine de Naples White Mother of Pearl Dial Wristwatch
Breguet Lady's White Gold Reine de Naples White Mother of Pearl Dial Wristwatch

Breguet Lady's White Gold Reine de Naples White Mother of Pearl Dial Wristwatch

By Breguet

Located in Dallas, TX

Breguet, Ladies 18K WG "Reine De Naples." White Mother of Pearl Arabic Dial. Pear Shape Diamond at

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 8561
Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 8561

Breguet Classique 18 Karat White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 8561

By Breguet

Located in Atlanta, GA

Breguet Classique 18K White Gold Diamond Ladies Watch 8561. Manual-winding movement. Caliber 503

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

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Breguet Ladies For Sale on 1stDibs

Browse a vast assortment of breguet ladies for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold, these items were constructed with great care. There are many different pieces in our collection of breguet ladies to choose from, but Modern breguet ladies are of considerable interest. Lovers of these pieces agree that it’s a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 8 Diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch.

How Much are Breguet Ladies?

Prices for breguet ladies can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $7,195 and can go as high as $62,281, while breguet ladies, on average, fetch $28,950.

Breguet for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Wrist-watches for You

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.

Questions About Breguet
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 17, 2024
    Yes, Breguet watches are sometimes more expensive than Rolex. Entry-level Breguet watches can be as much as twice the price of Rolex's less expensive timepieces. However, both makers offer a broad assortment of watches with options available at various price points. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of Rolex and Breguet watches.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 17, 2024
    Yes, Breguet is as good as Patek. These two luxury watch brands are universally heralded for all the distinctive timepieces they’ve brought to market. Breguet is known for high-quality craftsmanship and meticulous design, as well as the ease of use and portability of its timepieces. Patek Philippe has an equally strong reputation and is acclaimed both for impeccable craftsmanship and for crafting some of the most complicated timepieces ever created. When shopping for a watch, you should think about what you’re looking for in this type of accessory. You may wish to consider the power reserve, materials, accuracy, craftsmanship, where it was manufactured and more. If it’s your first watch, you may wish to consider whether or not you’d prefer a pre-owned model. Buying a new, never-worn watch enables you to build a history with it that isn’t shared by anyone else, but the greatest advantage to buying a pre-owned watch is that it opens up a wider range of models to consider, including rare ones that have been discontinued. Find a wide variety of watches on 1stDibs.