JeanRichard Bressel 1665 “Ago”

The new Chronograph

One of the most rooted habits in the world of collecting, is that of believing that every specific sector doesn’t have points of contact with others. As a consequence, who collects paintings will only think of paintings, who collects wines only owns lots of bottles, and so on for all the rest. Actually the watch, exactly because of its specificity, is very suitable also for horizontal collections. For instance, who wants to collect the memorabilia of a great actress, will have to preserve also her watches. The same is also true for experts of militaria, that to rifles and bayonets, could also add a regulator or chronograph with fly-back function.

The same happens with those who love the world of motors, since very often watches have become protagonists or co-protagonists of important moments or persons (try to guess how much could be worth one of the watches wore by the great Gianni Agnelli!). This is the way we have to look at the Bressel 1665 “Ago” by JeanRichard, presented during the Geneve Showroom. This model is dedicated to the great Giacomo Agostini, the motorcycle pilot who conquered the biggest number of awards, winning 123 Grand Prix and who conquered the podium in 160 of the 187 races, for the world title, to which he participated: the only one who achieved a number of titles, 15, bigger than the number of seasons he participated, 14 overall. For such an important ambassador JeanRIchard created a really important watch: a Foudroyante Rattrappante Chronograph produced in limited edition of only 50 items. It is dedicated to the fans of motorbikes and to experts of high level mechanic. Its heart is a mechanic movement of automatic manufacture, with 13 lines and ¼, 40 rubies, 28.800 alt./hour frequency, visible through the transparent bottom on which the Ago signature lies. As important is the 42mm case, entirely made in palladium (precious metal that has origins in platinum but lighter than the latter) and personalized with two different colours for the dial: silver or black.

So, a very interesting watch, worth collecting and that will continue to be object of talking in the future.

Paolo Gobbi
Italian version

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Tags: 123 Grand Prix, Bressel 1665 “Ago”, Foudroyante Rattrappante Chronograph, Geneve Showroom, Giacomo Agostini, Gianni Agnelli, JeanRichard, watch

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