Lot 89 · Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」
a fine and extremely rare pink gold open-faced two-train perpetual calendar chronograph watch with jumping fifths, retrograde date and moon phases no. 4420, sold to monsieur jean dollfus on 12 july 1922 for 6,500 francs [極罕有粉紅金雙發條萬年曆計時懷錶備1/5 秒跳秒功能、逆跳日期及月相顯示,編號4420,1922年7月12日以6,500法郎售出]
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- Estimate
- CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000 hammer ≈ $7,386–$10,551
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」, Geneva · 16 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4829802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Breguet, breguet [寶璣] | a fine and extremely rare pink gold open-faced two-train perpetual calendar chronograph watch with jumping fifths, retrograde date and moon phases no. 4420, sold to monsieur jean dollfus on 12 july 1922 for 6,500 francs [極罕有粉紅金雙發條萬年曆計時懷錶備1/5 秒跳秒功能、逆跳日期及月相顯示,編號4420,1922年7月12日以6,500法郎售出]. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2020, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829802.
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Breguet, breguet [寶璣] | a fine and extremely rare pink gold open-faced two-train perpetual calendar chronograph watch with jumping fifths, retrograde date and moon phases no. 4420, sold to monsieur jean dollfus on 12 july 1922 for 6,500 francs [極罕有粉紅金雙發條萬年曆計時懷錶備1/5 秒跳秒功能、逆跳日期及月相顯示,編號4420,1922年7月12日以6,500法郎售出]. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2020, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829802.
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From the same sale Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」 · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a very rare gold oval ring thermometer no. 2119, sold 1 may 1810 by m… | Breguet Et Fils | CHF 15,000–CHF 25,000 | |
| an exceptional and very rare gold self-winding quarter repeating watc… | Breguet | CHF 200,000–CHF 300,000 | |
| b. haas jeune & cie, paris & genève [b. haas jeune & cie,巴黎及日內瓦] | a … | — | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| a silver-gilt pocket thermometer with réaumur and fahrenheit scales n… | Breguet | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| a fine pink gold hunting cased double dialled keyless lever calendar … | Alfred Courvoisier Jonais | CHF 2,000–CHF 3,000 | |
| cartier, france [卡地亞,法國] | a gold and enamel purse watch with sprung … | France Cartier | CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breguet | Untitled | $55,345 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | |
| Breguet | Reference 3350 Classique Tourbillon | A platinum tourbillon | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Breguet | A yellow gold wristwatch Circa 1955 | 寶璣 | 黃金腕錶,製作年份約 1955 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Breguet | Classique, Reference 5317 | A platinum tourbillon wristwatch | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Breguet | ref 5837 de la marinea pink gold chronograph wristwatch with | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Breguet | Classique, Reference 5317 A platinum tourbillon wristwatch w | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Breguet | a very rare, fine and slim white gold open-faced keyless lev | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Breguet | Marine Tourbillon Equation Marchante, Reference 5887PT/Y2/9W | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.