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Beautifully written presentation. Watch worthy. My hat's off to you. Now just one thing...
Jul 12, 2020,04:44 AM
For the life of me I con't figure out the difference between "common seconds'' and those "…for observation." Obviously I have a great deal, still to learn about watchmaking, but would you be so kind as to educate me on this difference. Is one "whirling about" in the manner of a foudroyante? Or??? In any case, great thanks for offering us all a chance to see this marvel. FH
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Breguet 1297 Whirling about regulator: A watch fit for King George III
By: gadalex : July 12th, 2020-03:34
Whilst Sotheby's sold a probably unique, modern Rolex Daytona, for a King's ransom in their Hong Kong sale over the weekend, I managed a couple of hours at the preview of their London sale on Bond Street aiming to see some remarkable pieces of horology fr...
Awesome!
By: countzero : July 12th, 2020-04:20
Thanks for the post and the detailed photos!
Impressive...
By: George Gently : July 12th, 2020-04:27
Thank you Very much, Baruch, for this interesting write-up and for the pictures. Regards, George
Thank you!
By: gadalex : July 12th, 2020-04:58
Some further context. 'Whirling about regulator' is a translation of the French 'Ragulateur à tourbillon' as found on the cartouche of a similar watch. The common seconds is the running seconds and the 'seconds for observation' is essentially a 60 seconds...
Not at all!
By: gadalex : July 12th, 2020-06:39
So much information on the website I thought it best to direct interested parties there rather than trying to repeat it here badly!
Utterly jaw dropping
By: Brandon Skinner : July 12th, 2020-09:28
It’s my hope the winning bidder is Breguet themselves, so this can become part of their extensive collection. I would love to see it myself one day, and selfishly this probably presents my best chance of having the opportunity. Whatever the final price is...
A triple 👍👍👍
By: Jurry : July 12th, 2020-11:04
👍for sharing this unique watch 👍for great pictures 👍for your superb eloquent wording which makes it pleasure to read
:-) [nt]
By: kjkt3 : July 12th, 2020-15:42