Breguet Sympathique Watches broke a record at Sotheby's!

A set of desktop and pocket watches Breguet sold at Sotheby's for a record high price - $ 6.8 million. The rare lot experts estimated less than $ 5 million.

Breguet Sympathique desktop watch
Breguet Sympathique desktop watch

Overall height of the clock is about 58 cm. The case of the desktop model in bronze and tortoiseshell is decorated with engraved and embossed patterns. The pocket watch is made of gold and has a more concise design.

Breguet Sympathique desktop watch
Breguet Sympathique desktop watch

The kit is based on the mechanism Sympathique, to automatically synchronize time on the pocket and desktop watches. To do this It is necessary to put a pocket watch in a box on a desktop chronometer (they are also self-winding).

Breguet Sympathique pocket watch
Breguet Sympathique pocket watch

This line includes about ten similar watches. All of them are designed for crowned persons - Napoleon, King George IV of Great Britain, etc.

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