Hi, Sorry for the late response.... aaronm is right on all aspects.....the finishing and I will add: the balance wheel, which is the real givewaway here. As you stated, its very interesting on the inside and still a repeater nevertheless. These early Breguet period "copies" actually have a small fol
Hi, Is called a "breguet style pocketwatch". A term we use in the auction world. Breguet, as now, was very famous and his style was very unique that people could identify his pieces from a distance. Also like today, others would try to copy this style. These piece usually date to around 1830ish, I h
Hi, For one day in basel. I spend 4 days and never feel like I can spend time with everyone and you have taken great pics which require sit downs with each company. I have an off topic question....can you tell the story of your Helvetia? I spend alot of time in the vintage world but have no referenc
Hi, The AP your referring to is Calibre 2870 where the back of the case is part of the base plate.....that movement is 5mm thick. The point of that watch wasnt being thinnest....it was the size of the tourbillon cage being the smallest. The Bulgari Tourb....is 1.95 mm thick that is almost 1 mm thinn
Hi MTF, I think you mean when Giorgio passed in 1966 the company was operated by his sons Gianni and his younger brothers. Gianni eventually stepped down due to personal reasons in the 80's and sold his stake to his younger brothers Paolo and Nicola. It should be noted it was Gianna and Gerald Genta
The Steel Calibro 303 (blue one) is powered by the FP 1185 chrono movement. The RG Moon Phase model is powered by a GP 3100 base with a in house module for the Calendar/Lunar function. Thanks, KHD