Circa 1940 — Breguet. A rare and unusual stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch

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Estimate: £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,364–$8,909
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Watches, London, New Bond Street · 19 June 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-396405
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Breguet. A Rare And Unusual Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch, Circa 1940. Bonhams, 19 Jun 2024, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396405.

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Breguet. A Rare And Unusual Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch, Circa 1940. Bonhams, 19 Jun 2024, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-396405.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Jun 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Submariner, Ref: 16800, Purchased 12th January 1983	Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	£6,000–£8,000
Submariner 'Smurf', Ref: 116619LB, Purchased 12th October 2011	Rolex. A Fine 18k White Gold Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	£20,000–£30,000
Prince Jump Hour, Ref: 1491HS, Circa 1930	Rolex. A Rare And Unusual Two Colour 18k Gold Manual Wind Jump Hour Wristwatch	£10,000–£15,000
Santos, Ref: 4074, Purchased 8th February 2021	Cartier. A Fine 18k Rose Gold Diamond Set Automatic Wristwatch	£10,000–£15,000
Ref: 1543, Sold 28th June 1945	Patek Philippe. A Rare Reference 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	£8,000–£12,000
Top Time, Ref: 824, Circa 1969	Breitling. A Rare And Unusual Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph With 24-hour Dial	£4,500–£6,500

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Gondolo, Ref: 5010, Circa 2005	$8,080	Bonhams, Feb 2024
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Submariner, Ref: 5512/5513, c. 1966		Bonhams, Nov 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Rolex. Montre bracelet en acier mouvement automatique Oyste		Bonhams, Jun 2026
Cartier. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Tank, c. 1970s		Bonhams, Mar 2024
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 3919R-001, c.1999		Bonhams, Apr 2023
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 3919, Purchased 31st March 1994		Bonhams, Feb 2025
Cartier. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Santos Dumont, Ref: 2651, c. 2010s		Bonhams, Jun 2025
Patek Philippe. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Calatrava, Ref: 2591, London Import mark for 1969		Bonhams, Nov 2025

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.