BREGUET 18k (750) yellow gold "Empire" modטle mid-size wristwatch No. 4263 Case : round, back with א snap closure, flutedיe middle, signי and numיrotי Dial: silverי and guillochי with Roman numerals, stylisיs hands and perlיe minute track, signי Movement: mechanical with manual winding Diameter: 31 mm Gross weight 32,7 g The Breguet Empire watches of the 1960s were equipped with Peseux calibres, part of a period of transition for the company. After the upheavals of the post-war period, Breguet was gradually reconstituting its horological identity by relying on Swiss movements that had been יprouvedי. Peseux calibres, in particular the rיfיrences mיcaniques א remontage manuel, יquipped many crיations in the Empire collection at the time. These movements offered a solid technical base, enabling א Breguet to offer wristwatches יlיgantes in the spirit of the house, while maמtrising production co�ts. The Empire aesthetic of this period privileיgiated gold cases, dials often guillochי in the Breguet tradition, and characteristic "Breguet" hands in blued steel. These piטces tיmoignent a יpoque oש la maison cherchait א perpיtuer son hיritage tout en adaptant aux rיalitיs industrielles contemporaines. poinחon : tךte d'aigle Condition report : Sold in י condition, traces of use wear visible throughout, browning of gold on bezel, movement works intermittently, prיvoir a rיvision complטte, no warranty. L : 24 cm Weight : 32,7 g We would like to thank Emmanuel Breguet and the Breguet SA archives for the following information on this small undated model, 10.5 lines: "4263 sold on 14 October 1969 for the price of 1988 francs". EXPERT: Geoffroy Ader, Ader Watches.com