The Breguet Type 20 is the most famous and collectors, the most valuable of the French army chronograph. Montres Breguet was founded in 1775 by the great inventor and watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) and is based in Paris, until he moved to Switzerland in 1970.
The watchmaker Breguet has a long history of confrontation with the airline industry by Charles-Louis Breguet (1880-1955), who was a pioneer of aviation. Louis Breguet was the great-great-grandson of Abraham Louis Breguet. Louis Breguet developed his first aircraft in 1909 and during
the First World War, his company, which produces Society of Aviation Louis Breguet, 5,500 Breguet XIV (BR-14 aircraft) for the Allies. Designed by Louis Breguet in 1916, the innovative Breguet Br-14 biplane was a highly successful by the French, Belgian and American air. It was robust and versatile, and served reconnaissance, bombers, one, and an ambulance. The BR-14 has a wingspan of 14.36 meters and was powered by a Renault V12 engine has a top speed of 177 kmh at 2,000 meters and a ceiling of 5,800 m. After the war, made the historic Breguet XIX advanced long-distance flights across continents and oceans. Link to www.aerodrome.com
Breguet Br-14 Parallel to the achievements of aviation, Breguet Clock of aeronautical company developed instruments and chronographs aviation. His first clients were the American pilots stationed in France and quickly became Louis Breguet Aircraft Company and was followed by many others. Breguet Type 20 chronograph was produced in small amounts until it has received formal approval by the French in 1950. In 1954, Breguet was commissioned by the French government, the Type 20 Air Force offer, Naval Aviation, and the CEV. Breguet Type 20 used boxes and stainless steel screw. The standard model of the French Air Force had a 30-minute counter at 3 and used a Valjoux Cal. 22 movements with Flyback Date. (This movement may have been called Valjoux Cal. 222) Valjoux Cal. 22 was launched in 1914 and was one of the first chronograph movements designed for wristwatches. The movement is rhodium-plated 17-jewel, 14'''(31.6 mm, 1''' = 2.2558 mm) and used a spring balance and Breguet monometalic.
There were about 2000 such a model. The case was engraved "Breguet 205101/54 type and serial number and the year. The French Navy ordered a version with a record 15 minutes for his pilots. They were labeled" Marine Breguet Type 20 Naval Aviation One "and had a internal magnetic shield. The AEC ordered 500 watches with 2 registers and 50 watches with 3 entries that were engraved with "CEV" and the serial number. The CEV version had recorded 15 minutes bezel with engraved indices. Some drivers get personal copies Breguet Type 20 and some civilian models were sold. As has already been built for many years, there are many variations in style. (The at least one issue of non-military, with silver dial, fixed bezel vote, and the application - almost unrecognizable, but is sold at an auction type 20.) Some fake Breguet Type 20s were usually one of a kind 20 other manufacturers to restructure. Breguet is trying to win new orders from the Army in 1970, but the prices are too high. A model has occurred in the second generation of civilians in the 1970s and 1980s, and has a weight, polished steel case with square blocks.
This model uses a gold plated 17 Jewel Movement 14'''. Breguet Type 20 (Antiquorum 11Kb) Breguet Type 20 (Antiquorum, 10KB) Breguet Type 20 (Antiquorum, 11Kb) Breguet (type Clock, 59KB) Breguet Type 20 (L'Orologio, 65KB) Breguet Type 20 (The Clock, 63KB) are examples of the Breguet Type 20th Notice the different frameworks, crown and hands. Some of these documents for a total of 15 minutes minutes, for a total of about 30 minutes, and some enlarged for better readability. The clock in the lower right corner is a second generation of Breguet Type 20 from 1970. Breguet Type 20 (Lhote and Lassaussois, 34Kb) The Clock on the left side is on display one of the few 3D models, registration CEV. Another example of 3 log Breguet 1950, Gordon Bethune in the collection, shown on page 26 of the February / March 1999 InSync. The third generation of the Breguet Type 20 chronograph was launched in 1995 and has a serrated middle Lemania automatic movement ..
Source: Classic watch.com
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