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Nov 08, 2020,07:58 AM
 

Hey breguet how about that manual wind type xx??

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Help Wanted: Breguet watches owned by Thomas Engel

 
 By: Ratskunk : November 8th, 2020-06:46
It may be 20 years since I lasted posted on WatchProSite but I am working on a project and thought maybe people much more expert than myself can assist a novice like me. Please note: I am not a scholar of any stripe so I am treading in unknown waters and ...  

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 By: xxn : November 8th, 2020-07:58
Hey breguet how about that manual wind type xx??

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 By: amanico : November 8th, 2020-08:04

Thank you and here is partial answer with a wrinkle...

 
 By: Ratskunk : November 8th, 2020-08:29
I have the German edition of the Thomas Engel autobiography so not knowing German I at first missed the below passage concerning the Christie's Part III sale but luckily I have some scanned pages from the English edition and until the last sentence it see...  

I mean I'd be surprised if many people have been through a bibliography as extensive as that.

 
 By: gadalex : November 8th, 2020-08:01
Kudos to you on the work done so far. I wish I knew how to help you progress with the outstanding queries! But I know a couple of people in the UK that I can enquire with. Regards, Baruch

Follow-up to my question # 1...

 
 By: Ratskunk : November 11th, 2020-09:20
The original question number 1... 1. Christie's 1964-1965 Sir David Salomons sale: Edgar Mannheimer purchased all 20 lots from Part III of the sale (November 1965). Anecdotes suggest all 20 watches were purchased on the behalf of Thomas Engel (can this be...