Breguet – Reine de Naples 8918 Mint Green Diamonds / Mother-of-Pearl Dial

BREGUET – Reine de Naples Ref. 8918 Mint Green White Gold Diamonds / Mother-of-Pearl Dial Automatic - 2024

A new Reine de Naples piece in honour of International Women’s Day

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Breguet pays tribute to femininity by unveiling a new version of its iconic collection. The Reine de Naples appears adorned for the occasion in an exquisite fresh mint green shade.

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Today, Breguet celebrates International Women's Day by introducing a new version of the iconic Reine de Naples. This timepiece serves as a true ode to femininity, paying tribute to the women who have made indelible marks on history, who are trendsetters and work for towards the future. 

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Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sister Caroline Murat was one of these brilliant, inspiring figures. She was a woman of great intelligence and literary culture, a patron of the arts, and a collector. She took a keen interest not only in the world of art, but also in economic, social and educational issues within her kingdom, orchestrating projects such as creating schools for young girls and reforming coral factories.

The first wristwatch: imagined by a woman, created by a man

Caroline Murat was particularly fond of timepieces by Abraham-Louis Breguet and amassed an impressive collection of over 30 timepieces. At a time when ladies wore their watches as sautoir necklaces, she placed a daring and avant-garde order with Abraham-Louis Breguet, for a timepiece that she could wear on her wrist. The year was 1810, and Breguet’s founder began to work on this one-of-a-kind model: the world's first wristwatch.

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From its delivery in 1812 to its repairs in 1849 and 1855, the Breguet archives retrace the history and characteristics of this now vanished timepiece. This slender oblong creation, framing a silver guilloché dial, comprised several complications: a quarter repeater, a moon phase and a thermometer. A wristlet of hair woven with gold thread enabled the timepiece to be worn in this novel position.

A wealth of details

The Reine de Naples collection is now embraces a palette of soft colours. After pink, grey and white interpretations, the line welcomes a timepiece in mint green, the colour of hope. A range of hues to suit every wrist.

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The dial of this new version, in white mother-of-pearl, features a sparkling chapter ring crafted using the snow-setting technique. Surrounded by a discreet black minutes track adorned with symbols inspired by the pocket watches developed by Abraham-Louis Breguet. The iconic Breguet open-tipped hands indicate the hours and minutes, while a pear-shaped diamond at 6 o'clock adds a touch of poetic embellishment.

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Layering two shades of green gives the Arabic numerals a two-dimensional appearance. The watch’s unique number, guaranteeing its authenticity, appears between 11 and 12 o'clock. This numbering tradition dates back to Breguet’s early years and enables each timepiece to be traced throughout its existence. The inner flange and bezel are adorned with 117 diamonds, suffusing the dial with an even more luminous glow. Worthy of the greatest queens, the crown is topped with a briolette-cut diamond.

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Finally, the alligator leather strap is fastened by a folding clasp adorned with 28 brilliant-cut diamonds.

An ingenious yet dainty movement

Beating inside an ovoid case measuring 36.5 x 28.45 mm, the 191-component 537/3 self-winding movement with a 45-hour power reserve is equipped with a balance spring and an in-line Swiss lever escapement made of silicon. This material possesses numerous properties, apart from being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and improves the accuracy of the timepiece. 

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All of the calibre components are carefully handcrafted in the Breguet tradition, whether visible or concealed from view. The sapphire-crystal back of the white gold case reveals the platinum weight, as well as the Côtes de Genève decoration, polished screws and chamfering on the movement. The individual watch number is engraved around the gold rim.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  Reine de Naples

Model:  Reine de Naples 8918 Mint Green

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 Reference  ART. 8918BB5D964D0

Case
Oval case in 18-karat white gold set with 💎117 brilliant-cut diamonds
crown set with a briolette-cut diamond
Sapphire-crystal caseback.
Dimensions 36,5 × 28.45 millimeters. Thickness 10.10 millimeters.
Water resistant to 3 bar (30 m).
Dial
In gold paved with 💎121 diamonds and in natural white mother-of-pearl,
offset chapter ring with transferred Breguet Arabic numerals and set with a pear-shaped diamond
Hands: Breguet open-tipped hands
Caliber
Mechanical, self-winding movement.
Caliber 537/3.
Lines 8 ¾ lignes. 26 jewels. Numbered and signed Breguet.
Power reserve 45 hours.
191 components.
Frequency: 3,5 Hz (25,200 vph)
It is adjusted to six positions.
Platinum rotor with Cotes de Genève decoration and bevelling.
Escapement: flat balance spring and in- line Swiss pallet-lever in silicon
Functions are: hours and minutes.
Strap
Alligator leather, triple-blade folding clasp set with 💎28 brilliant-cut diamondsdiamonds weighing

Available  in Breguet Boutique around the world

🔴 Price: CHF 45,900 / EUR 53,800 / $ 54,100 USD💰

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BREGUET – Reine de Naples 8925 Valentine's Day Edition

BREGUET – Reine de Naples Ref. 8925 Valentine's Day White Gold Automatic Limited Edition 2024

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Reine de Naples 8925
Valentine’s Day Edition

 Breguet pays tribute to Valentine’s Day by adorning the iconic Reine de Naples with poetic references. A new timepiece issued in a limited edition of 28 pieces.

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This new interpretation from the House of Breguet celebrates love with subtle red accents delicately scattered across its white mother-of-pearl dial. 

 

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The flange is set with 66 hand-set rubies, complemented by a bezel featuring a myriad of diamonds and a crown adorned with a cabochon-cut ruby. 

 

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Discreet red hearts mark the hours on an offset chapter ring. The hours and minutes hands follow their passionate path, perfectly complementing the alligator leather strap. Additionally, the lug and folding clasp are adorned with hand-set diamonds.

The movement

At the heart of its 33mm egg-shaped case, 180 parts form the 586/1 self-winding movement with its 38-hour power reserve and 3 Hz frequency. This calibre is equipped with a balance spring made of silicon, a material endowed with numerous properties. 

 

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As well as being resistant to corrosion and wear, silicon is unaffected by magnetic field influences and improves the timepiece’s precision. Whether visible or invisible, the components are all meticulously hand-finished in the Breguet tradition. 

 

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The sapphire-crystal back of the white gold case reveals its platinum oscillating weight, showcasing the Côtes de Genève decoration and bevelling on the mechanism.

A Queen’s watch

During her reign in Naples, Napoleon Bonaparte's younger sister, Caroline Murat was a passionate supporter of the arts, acquiring over 30 Breguet watches and clocks. 

 

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In an era when women wore watches as necklaces, Caroline Murat placed a bold and avant-garde order with Abraham-Louis Breguet: she desired a timepiece that she could wear on her wrist. Thus, in 1810 Abraham-Louis Breguet began to work on this one-of-a-kind timepiece: the world's first wristwatch.

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Conceived by a woman, created by a man this historic timepiece delivered in 1812, with undergoing repairs in 1849 and 1855, is documented in the Breguet archives, retracing the history and characteristics of this watch, which has since disappeared. 

 

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This oblong creation with a silver guilloché dial was extremely dainty and included several complications including a minute repeater, a moon phase and a thermometer. Lastly a bracelet made of hair intertwined with gold threads allowed the timepiece to be worn on the wrist.

 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  Reine de Naples

Model:  Reine de Naples 8928 Valentine's Day Edition

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 Reference  ART. 8925BB/58/944 D0

Case
Oval case in 18-karat white gold with delicately fluted caseband. 
Bezel and lugs set with 💎73 diamonds (1.062 carats), flange set with 💎66 rubies (0.145 carats), crown set with a ruby (approx. 0.27carat.
Sapphire-crystal caseback.
Dimensions 33 × 24.9 millimeters. Thickness 8.50 millimeters.
Water resistant to 3 bar (30 m).
Dial
Lacquered in white with Breguet Arabic numerals.
Individually numbered and signed Breguet.
Indication of the hour in a window and of the minute by a heart-shaped hand of variable length.
Caliber
Mechanical, self-winding movement.
Caliber 586/1.
10 ¾ lines× 13 ½ lignes. 29 jewels. Numbered and signed Breguet.
Power reserve 38 hours.
252 components.
21,600 vph
It is adjusted to six positions.
Platinum rotor with Cotes de Genève decoration and bevelling.
It features a flat silicon balance spring. 
Functions are: hours and minutes.
Strap
Red alligator leather strap strap with an 18kt white gold buckle set with 💎28 diamonds weighing
approximately (0.164 carats).

Available  in Breguet Boutique around the world

🔰Limited to Only 28 Pieces

🔴 Price: upon request 💰

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BREGUET – Classique 5345 & 7145 DRAGON Special Edition

 

BREGUET – CLASSIQUE 5345 Double Tourbillon DRAGON 46 Platinum CLASSIQUE 7145 DRAGON Eight-Piece Numbered 40 Gold Special Edition 2024

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Breguet pays tribute to the emblematic Year of the Dragon with the unveiling of two new watches created in highest standards by its in-house expertise.

Classique 5345 & 7145
Lunar New Year 2024

A symbol of power, courage, nobility, tenacity and success, the dragon is regarded in Chinese culture as a supernatural creature with many talents... In its honour, the Manufacture has dedicated all of its skills into creating two exceptional timepieces.

 Technical skills meet savoir faire

To counter the effects of gravity on the watch movements’ regularity, Abraham-Louis Breguet launched the tourbillon on 26 June 1801 and this horological invention has been a ceaseless source of fascination ever since. Over time, different variations have appeared in the brand's collections, culminating in the unveiling of the first double tourbillon in 2006: a unique interpretation in which two tourbillons connected to a differential form, an integral part of the time display. 

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The rotating central plate on which the two tourbillons are mounted sets into rotation the hours hand which serves as the upper bridge for one of the tourbillons and its extension as a bridge for the second. Coupled by means of differential gears determining the mean rate and driving the rotation of the entire mechanism, the two tourbillons are nevertheless independent of each other, each making one turn per minute via its own gear train and barrel.

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This fascinating mechanism is brought to life by 749-component Calibre 588N1, a hand-wound movement with a 60-hour power reserve and a 2.5 Hz frequency. The full scope of Breguet's expertise can also be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback. The allegorical decoration featuring a blend of guilloché and engraving required great dexterity on the part of the Manufacture's artisans.

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These two centuries-old arts are perpetuated at the Manufacture Horlogère nestling in the heart of the Vallée de Joux. The guilloché workshop is equipped with more than 30 guilloché lathes, some of which date back several hundred years. These are the machines that work the magic, deftly guided by the expert touch of the craftspeople who create different types of motifs by hand.

Drawing on their many years of experience, the engravers working nearby use a variety of techniques to create the varied motifs found on these timepieces. With the exception of binocular microscopes, the tools and techniques are the same as they were centuries ago.

A timepiece with many details 

Today, the brand is highlighting a version in which a dragon twirls between the two tourbillons. The entirely hand-engraved gold dragon secured to the two barrel bridges is depicted clutching a pearl made of mother-of-pearl in its talons. Legend has it that this pearl possesses the sacred essence that gives the dragon its power. It is also said to represent sagacity. The creature symbolises the emperor as being one who rules his empire with wisdom.

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The rhodium-plated gold rotating plate is hand-guilloché with a fan motif. The gold bridge below the mainplate features an anthracite galvanic treatment and guilloché-work with a Clous de Paris hobnail motif. 

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Luxury lies in the details: the Roman numerals and minutes track on the sapphire hour-circle are first laser-engraved and then coated with black varnish. The flange is engraved with 12 Roman numeral hour-markers, which are then filled with black varnish and represent the shadow of the numerals on the chapter ring. Moreover, Breguet offers each client a one-of-a-kind timepiece, as the dragon's shape and colour can be personalised as desired. The colour of the Roman numerals, the hands and the strap can also be chosen from a range of Breguet designs.

Dial adorned with artistic crafts

The full range of skills cultivated by Breguet's craftspeople is visible in this new creation. Firstly, the crimson red dial featuring different shades between the chapter ring and the centre is produced using a technique rarely exercised today: Grand Feu enamelling. 

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This age-old skill requires great virtuosity to master the vast palette of colours and create subtle and elegant nuances. To obtain this texture, the artisan applies a mixture of silica and oxides to the watch face. The dial is then fired several times in a very high-temperature kiln, where the enamel ignites and melts in contact with the heat. This is a very delicate operation, during which the dial could break at any time.

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The dragon standing proudly on the dial is an entirely hand-engraved rose gold applique. The fantasy creature with its majestic posture keeps a constantly watchful eye on its pearl, made of natural white mother-of-pearl. The Roman numerals, minutes track and clouds are in a golden powder-pink hue. The chapter ring is punctuated by 12 discreet round gold hour-markers. Finally, the time is indicated by Breguet's signature open-tipped hands.

A highly refined mechanism

Calibre 502.3 beats inside a 40 mm-diameter rose gold case which is one of Breguet’s thinnest at just 2.40 mm thick. The 162 components of this self-winding movement endow the timepiece with a 45-hour power reserve. It is equipped with a balance-spring and pallet-lever in silicon. 

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The latter material has many properties: in addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and enhances the precision of the timepiece. The gold oscillating weight that is hand-guilloché with a circular barleycorn motif can be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE

Model:  CLASSIQUE Double Tourbillon 5345 DRAGON 46 Platinum

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 Reference 5345PT/1S/9XU 05

Case
Round platinum case with finely fluted caseband
Sapphire-crystal caseback.
Diameter 46 mm. Thickness: 16.8 mm.
Rounded welded lugs with screw bars
Water-resistant to 3bar (30 meters).
Dial
Chapter ring on a sapphire disc
Hands: open-tipped Breguet hands
Individually numbered and signed Breguet.
Hours chapter with Roman numerals.
Open-tipped Breguet minutes hand in black steel.
Black-steel hours hand extending along the bar supporting the two tourbillons.
Movement
Hand-wound, double rotating tourbillon, hand-engraved gold dragon, hand-
guilloché plate, engraved allegorical motif on the back of the movement
Numbered and signed Breguet. Caliber 588N1.
Two tourbillons mounted on a revolving main plate hand-engraved on a rose engine.
The two regulating organs are coupled to a differential that determines the average rate.
Complete revolution of the main plate in 12 hours.
60-hour power reserve. 16½ lignes. 81 jewels. 749 components.
Breguet balance springs. Frequency 2.5 hertz.
Monometallic balance wheels with gold screws.
Adjusted in 6 positions.
On the reverse side of the movement, an engraving carried out by hand depicts the building on Quai de l’Horloge in Paris.
Functions: hours, minutes 
Strap
Black alligator leather strap
Triple folding clasp in platinum.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  CLASSIQUE

Model:  CLASSIQUE 7145 DRAGON Eight-piece numbered 40 Rose Gold

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 Reference 7145BR/25/9WU 05

Case
18K rose gold case
Dimensions: 40 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Sapphire caseback
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 m)
Dial
Red Grand Feu enamel with hand-engraved gold applique depicting a dragon
Hands: open-tipped Breguet hands
Functions: hours, minutes
Movement
Self-winding
Calibre: 502.3
Frequency: 3 Hz 

162 components
Power reserve: 45 hours
Escapement: flat balance-spring and pallet-lever in silicon
Strap
Chestnut brown alligator leather strap
with black inter-scale areas

Available  in Breguet Boutique around the world

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BREGUET – Marine Hora Mundi Only Watch 2023

BREGUET – MARINE Hora Mundi 5557 Dual-time Gold Automatic Only Watch 2023

 

Breguet is repeating its participation in the Only Watch auction. This charity event organised by the Only Foundation takes place every two years. This exceptional auction featuring one -of-a-kind models from several watch brands will take place this November at Palexpo, Geneva.

“Marine Hora Mundi X Only Watch”

On this occasion, the brand is pleased to present a one-off version of its Marine Hora Mundi model. Launched in March 2022, this watch combines technical sophistication with aesthetic appeal. This Breguet-patented mechanism is the only device serving to change time zone at a single click – a technical feat made possible by handling the pusher and crown. 

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After setting the first city, the time and the date, the watch wearer need only then set the second city. The timepiece’s mechanism calculates the time and date in the latter using a clever system of cams, hammers and an integrated differential. After that, simply pressing the pusher is enough to move from one end of the planet to the other without disturbing the precise running of the watch.

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Moreover, the dial offers a fascinating wristworn interpretation of the terrestrial planisphere by playing on materials and various superimposed plates. On the first gold base, the hand-guilloché waves lap gently against the continents’ shorelines. The sunburst blue dial background is engraved with "wave" decorations. An additional sapphire plate displays the luminescent gold hour-markers along with the engraved and varnished navy blue continents. For this special edition, and as a reminder that the planet never sleeps, multiple bright rose gold dots stand out on Earth. Finally, an external flange holds the various elements present on the dial. The result features brilliantly executed dimensions and surfaces thanks to different treatments requiring several weeks of work.

The importance of details

For Breguet, luxury is in the details – which is notably why the Breguet hours and minutes hands are enhanced with red luminescent material recalling the Only Watch 2023 colours – a reference also featured on the trapeze-shaped hour-markers and on the anchor located at 6 o'clock, indicating the reference city. In a nod to the Only Foundation, the city of Paris has been replaced by the principality of Monaco in red.

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The hand-hammered Sun and Moon at 4 o'clock lend a strongly realistic touch. While the Sun glows in a luminous rose gold, the rhodium-plated moon takes on a mysterious grey appearance. The date is indicated through an aperture at 12 o'clock, with a retrograde hand added to the date system. Ingeniously placed under the aperture, it is tipped with a "U" shape serving to encircle the current date. The lightly brouillé (blurred) finish is an updated version of a historical watchmaking decoration, giving the watch a matt yet shiny effect. It also facilitates reading while remaining discreet.

A unique movement

The 43.9 mm-diameter rose gold case houses Calibre 77F1, whose balance oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz. This mechanical self-winding movement is fitted with an escapement made of silicon – a material boasting multiple properties that is resistant to both corrosion and wear that is also insensitive to the effects of magnetic fields. The unique advantage of Calibre 77F1 lies in its patented additional modules. These include the dual-time mechanism, the second time-zone display, the programmable and reprogrammable mechanical memory wheel as well as the pointer-type day/night display.

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Part of this exceptional mechanism can be admired through the sapphire caseback, elegantly adorned with a Côtes de Genève motif, as well as guilloché and snailed finishing. The oscillating weight with its distinctive rudder-like appearance is made of black-treated gold. Finally, the "Pièce Unique" and "Only Watch 2023" engravings appear at 12 and 6 o'clock respectively.

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Ready to travel the world, the new Marine Hora Mundi is fitted with a midnight blue rubber strap.

Breguet and the Navy

Recognised as an outstanding scientist and technician, Abraham-Louis Breguet bound his destiny to that of the French Navy in 1814 when he became a member of the Bureau des Longitudes by royal decree. Alongside academics such as Delambre, Biot and Laplace, one of the bureau's roles was to solve astronomical problems related to the determination of longitude at sea. A year later, King Louis XVIII awarded him one of the most honourable titles: that of Chronometer-Maker by appointment to the French Royal Navy. The fleets of the greatest explorers sailed equipped with a Breguet timekeeping system. Today, the Marine line with its elegant yet sporty look is one of the brand's emblematic collections.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 
Collection  Tradition

Model:  Marine  5555 Hora Mundi Gold Edition

References  5555BR/YS/5WV - 18-carat Rose gold - One-of-a-kind model

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Movement
    Calibre: 77F1
    Self-winding
    Escapement: inverted straight-line lever escapement with silicon pallet-horns, escape-wheel and flat balance-spring.
    Frequency: 4 Hz
    Power reserve: 55 hours
    Components: 384

Functions: hours, minutes and seconds, pre-programmable instantaneous-jump dual-time display with
synchronised date, day/night indication and city.
Case
    18-carat rose gold
    Diameter: 43.9 mm
    Thickness: 13.80 mm    

    Water resistance 10 bar (100 m)
Dial
    Sunburst and guilloché blue, sapphire plates

The dial is made of 3 superimposed components:
- A base made of gold with a waved hand-guilloché pattern
- A sapphire plate with gold hour markers along with engraved navy blue continents
- An external flange holds the three components in place
Strap/Bracelet
   Midnight blue rubber strap with triple-blade folding clasp in 18-carat rose gold Leather strap, rubber strap and gold bracelet.

Available with leather strap, rubber strap or gold bracelet.

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 🔰Edition
Limitation: Unique piece for Only Watch 2023

 🔴Prices    Lot 14      Estimated at CHF 70,000 - CHF 80,000 💰

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