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watchteacher · 5 March 2010, 04:00 AM

Created by THA, the timepiece design group owned by FP Journe and Vianney Halter, Breguet made about twenty of these, in many variations. #1 had a solid gold case, and was auctioned off for charity. They had previously made a different version for Asprey of London in very limited production.

The interesting fact about these Sympathiques is that when the watch is in it's place at the top, the crown is engaged by the clock and the watch is wound and the time corrected if it's within plus/minus 5 minutes.

I had personal care of this for a long time until it was finally sold. During my stewardship it went back twice to Breguet for servicing-and carried and with its own airplane seat.

Watch has a regulator dial, power reserve indicator, and tourbillion. 8 Day clock has full calendar, equation of time, thermometer in Celsius, and 8 Day Power Reserve indicator, and a spring detent escapement with double helical gold hairsprings.

ParisDakarBmw · 5 March 2010, 04:01 AM

Very nice! The clock is really cool. I like the base, and coin edge feet!

Chrisxx · 5 March 2010, 04:09 AM

That is awesome, any more pics? Would like to see the watch in situ!
Regards,
Chris

watchteacher · 5 March 2010, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chrisxx

That is awesome, any more pics? Would like to see the watch in situ!
Regards,
Chris

Here's some more. I don't have an image with the watch in place, except for the original press release picture from 1991-I don't have a scanner, but will try and get it done sometime.

Chrisxx · 5 March 2010, 08:22 AM

Great, thanks, its actually quite hard to find a decent picture of this piece... google doesn't come up with much.. a scan of the press release would be interesting
Chris

Fofo · 5 March 2010, 08:35 AM

Beautiful! Yes, I would be interested in a scan of the press release

5 March 2010, 04:01 AM	#2
ParisDakarBmw Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Paul Location: New Haven, CT Watch: 116610 Sub-C Posts: 6,552	Very nice! The clock is really cool. I like the base, and coin edge feet!

5 March 2010, 04:09 AM	#3
Chrisxx Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plymouth, Uk Posts: 125	That is awesome, any more pics? Would like to see the watch in situ! Regards, Chris

5 March 2010, 08:22 AM	#5
Chrisxx Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plymouth, Uk Posts: 125	Great, thanks, its actually quite hard to find a decent picture of this piece... google doesn't come up with much.. a scan of the press release would be interesting Chris

5 March 2010, 08:35 AM	#6
Fofo Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Monterey Bay, CA Watch: Explorer II Posts: 554	Beautiful! Yes, I would be interested in a scan of the press release

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