15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
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Breitling: A Special Limited Edition 60th Year Anniversary Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Breitling, 1940-2000, model: Chronomat Mosquito, ref: A13352, limited edition number 30 of 60 pieces made, circa 2000, lever movement, blue dial with baton markers and depicting the 'Mosquito' aircraft, three silvered dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture, outer tachymeter scale, screw down crown, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, rotating bezel, screw back signed and numbered 415478, Breitling stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp, with Breitling boxes, International warranty booklet, chronometer paperwork, limited edition booklet and a model of the 'Mosquito' aircraft
40mm wide
In association with Breitling and the Goldsmiths Group, a special limited edition of 60 watches was produced in 2000 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the first operational Sortie of the de Havilland Mosquito aircraft. The Mosquito became known as one of the most successful aircrafts of WW2.
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £1,800
Case and bracelet with surface scratches, case sides with minor dents in parts, bracelet is slightly dirty in parts, glass is clean, dial is clean, crown is screwing on correctly on the threaded tube, chronograph is working, date is changing correctly, movement in going order. Bracelet length including watch case is 21cm long approximately.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 15th Jul, 2023
A Chalcedony, Sapphire and Diamond Flower Brooch by Suzanne Belperron, one of the most original and influential jewellery designers of the 20th century, is to be offered in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale. The brooch is the Property of a Lady, who was given it on her wedding day in 1952 by the Italian noblewoman Marchesa Maria Nunziate di Mignano. From the same vendor comes an Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, and amongst a host of other glittering jewels in the sale is a Diamond Cluster Ring featuring a fancy intense yellow cut-cornered rectangular diamond.
Fine vintage and luxury watches include a rare Rolex 'Single Red Line' Submariner, a 1982 Patek Philippe Caltrava, and a limited edition Breitling Bentley. The silver section of the sale is led by a remarkable 18 carat gold three-piece George VI Café au Lait Service made by E. Silver and Co. of Sheffield in 1947, and a fine pair of George II Provincial Silver Candlesticks, made in 1746 and 1747 by James Kirkup of Newcastle.
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