Months ago there was a topic concerning the lapis lazuli Breguet chronograph
The question was if it was a unique piece or not. Well I guess it’s not cause I found this in a watch book from 1996 I can’t imagine they would make only 1 piece and then put it in a watch year book Probably small production but definitely not a one-off ...
I think I have a similar book in English...
Also, Make AP John Shaeffer Great Again!®
unique or not, a special piece
Last summer, I highlighted a Geo. Daniels at a Sotheby's auction that I promised my wife I would take a pass on. She said "If you find one with a lapis dial, you can go for it..." Whaddya know, the very next watch was the 3237 with lapis lazuli (something...
Well that’s a relief for us poor souls
Who got caught off guard by the high auction result. Gives us hope for another chance in the future!
the 'tuxedo' next to the lapis in the photo
this model was made in only 3 examples-white gold-rose gold -yellow gold. so i assume the lapis was the same and made in 3 examples these models were one of the first models made by the chaumet brothers and the watchmaker-daniel roth on the breguet resusc...
Interesting
Good find. Anyone know how many other very limited small run watches Breguet has done? I know there’s that black enamel dial one they did. What else?