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Dating a Breguet
Thank your Alberto for your reply. If the serial number is assigned in sequence as the watch is being completed, then it should be possible to date a Breguet. Is the factory the only source of information, or are there unauthorized books or websites out there?
My Type XX does not follow this convention, it is all numeric and 5 digit long starting with a 3. If the serial number is indeed assigned in sequence, can it be possible that Breguet made less than 40 thousand watches so far? Using your example (3452 K) equates to 3452*11=34972, also less than 40 thousand. I read an article somewhere that Breguet sold about 13000 watches in 2003, so how can the total production since the company was founded be less than 40K??
Barnaby
In a nutshell...
By: a.lber.to : May 7th, 2005-09:09
...the last digit of the Ref. numbers indicates whether the watch has a solid back (0) or whether it has a display back (7). As per the serial numbers, these are assigned to the watches as they are made, across models/references. Hence you may have watch ...
Dating a Breguet
By: barnaby416 : May 7th, 2005-07:19
Thank your Alberto for your reply. If the serial number is assigned in sequence as the watch is being completed, then it should be possible to date a Breguet. Is the factory the only source of information, or are there unauthorized books or websites out t...
Ahhh...
By: a.lber.to : May 8th, 2005-01:01
I did not realise you were referring to a Type XX watch - I should have read your post more carefully. As far as I know, all the watches in the Type XX/XXI families follow a different, independent numbering schema, and these make up the bulk of Breguet's ...