Breguet Type XX: value, pre-owned prices and references (3800, 3810, 2057)

The Type XX is Breguet's pilot's chronograph, and the only line in the house that wears like a tool watch. It is also one of the trickiest to value: the family spans military pieces from the 1950s, three modern civilian generations and a complete redesign in 2023, with prices that range from one to three times each other. Our data on this model is still limited. We publish it as it stands, and point out each time what it does not allow us to conclude.

From a military specification to a civilian line

In the early 1950s, the French Ministry of Defence drew up a chronograph specification for its pilots: a robust case, a highly legible black dial, a rotating bezel and, above all, a flyback function that resets the counter and restarts timing with a single press. Several makers answered this so-called "Type 20" specification, Breguet among them. The examples made for the French Air Force were delivered between 1955 and 1959 and remained state property; the Aéronavale, the naval air arm, received them too. In parallel, Breguet offered the model to civilian customers under the name Type XX.

That heritage underpins today's market value. The Type XX is a chronograph with a documented military past, signed by a haute horlogerie house: its audience is narrower than a Speedmaster's, but better informed, and it knows what it is looking for.

The modern references, generation by generation

Before any valuation, note the full reference number from the card or the caseback: at Breguet, the groups that follow the base reference (/92/9W6, /92/SZ9…) specify the variant, notably dial and strap or bracelet.

• 3800ST, Type XX Aéronavale (from 1995): 39 mm, classic 30-minute counter, bidirectional bezel. It is the closest to the originals and is now a discontinued reference. See the 3800ST page.
• 3820ST, Type XX Transatlantique (from 1998): the same spirit with a date window. It left the catalogue in the mid-2010s.
• 3810, Type XXI Flyback (from 2004): 42 mm, chronograph minutes read by a central hand, day/night indicator. It exists in steel, titanium (3810TI) and gold. See the 3810ST page. The Type XXI 3817, presented in 2016, is its evolution.
• 3880ST, Type XXII (2010): a high-frequency (10 Hz) chronograph with a second time zone, the most technical watch of the family.
• 2057ST and 2067ST (2023): the redesign. Two watches measuring 42 mm across and 14.1 mm thick, driven by the new in-house calibre 728 at 5 Hz, with flyback and 60 hours of power reserve, adapted as the 7281 for the three-register version. The 2057, named Type 20, revives the military design: two registers, an ungraduated bezel and an onion crown. The 2067, Type XX, revives the civilian version: three registers and a 12-hour bezel. See the 2057ST page.

2026 price guide by reference

The ranges below come from our data collected between June and October 2026. They rest mostly on private-party listings published in the United States and converted into euros; only one certified dealer price appears in the sample. The retail price of the 2057 is the one in our catalogue and should be confirmed with a boutique.

Across the whole model, the median private listing sits around €5,800, based on about fifteen data points. That is little, and the titanium Type XXI line shows why: several of its data points are the same watches relisted at a lower price. Treat these figures as orders of magnitude. For a dated estimate of your own watch, the Type XX page and the valuation tool refine by year, condition and accessories.

What the price guide tells us

Three takeaways, to be read with the caution the sample demands.

1. The pre-2023 generation is the way in. At roughly €4,000 to €6,500, a 3800 or a titanium Type XXI gives you a flyback chronograph signed Breguet. For comparison, that is the budget for a pre-owned Speedmaster (median of our data around €5,800), whose value we cover in Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch: value and pre-owned prices.
2. The 2057 takes a clear [depreciation](/glossaire/decote) hit. Its three listings sit between €11,200 and €12,300, about a third below the retail price shown in our catalogue. This is the pattern of a watch available in boutiques, with no waiting list: the first resale absorbs the gap. We explain it in new or pre-owned: first-year depreciation.
3. In our data, the 3800 does not show the premium its reputation would suggest. Collectors consider it the most faithful to the originals, yet its listings sit at the level of the titanium Type XXI. With four data points, including one example without date and another freshly serviced by Breguet, the sample does not settle the question. Our article does a discontinued reference gain value? explains why discontinuation alone does not push a price up.

Military Type 20s: a separate market

The chronographs delivered to the armed forces in the 1950s and 1960s belong to a different market from the modern Type XX. They sell mostly at auction, case by case, and their price depends less on the brand than on the history of the individual watch. We do not have enough data to publish a range, and we will not publish one on the strength of a few isolated hammer results.

Three points determine value:

• Documented origin: consistent military markings and, ideally, a certificate from the house. This is what is called provenance, and it should be checked before you bid.
• The integrity of the watch: dial, hands and movement must be original and belong to the same example. Military pieces were often serviced, sometimes reassembled with parts from other watches; such a hybrid, a frankenwatch, loses most of its collectible value.
• The condition of the dial and its lume: an even patina adds value; a refinished dial, much less.

Before bidding, read our method for reading an auction catalogue and a condition report, and factor in the buyer's premium: it comes on top of the hammer price.

Checks before you buy

• The flyback: start, stop, reset and restart on the fly must be crisp, and the hands must return exactly to zero.
• The bezel: it should turn firmly, without play; a marked insert can be replaced, but it is a negotiating point.
• The lume: a different tint between hands and markers betrays a replacement.
• The case: heavy polishing rounds off the edges and shows at once. Our article to polish or not to polish your watch details what a buyer will accept.
• The papers: the serial number must match the warranty card. In a market this thin, a full set carries real weight, as we quantified in box and papers: impact on price.
• The last [service](/glossaire/revision): by our benchmarks, a full chronograph service at Breguet generally costs €1,000 to €2,000, parts excluded. Our figures by brand are in luxury watch servicing: cost and frequency.

Type XX, Marine or another house?

Within Breguet, the sporty alternative is the Marine, dressier and not centred on the chronograph. Outside the house, the Type XX compares with pilot's chronographs and the great classics of value retention. It does not play in the league of Rolex sports models or the Royal Oak, whose resilience we compare in Rolex, Patek or Audemars: which holds its value best?. Its appeal lies elsewhere: a genuine history and a reasonable pre-owned price for the name on the dial.

Selling a Type XX in 2026

• State the full reference and the generation: a Type XXI listed as a "Type XX" loses part of its audience, and vice versa.
• Include the invoice for the last service: on a flyback chronograph, it is the most reassuring argument.
• Compare the channels: direct sale, consignment, trade-in or auction, depending on the piece. Our comparison of sales channels sets out timelines and commissions, and why trade-in prices sit below market value explains the gap with a professional buyer.

In France, a Type XX usually sells for more than €5,000: the sale then falls within the scope of the 6.5% flat-rate tax, unless you opt for the capital gains regime and can prove the purchase price and date. The details are in our article on the taxation of selling a watch, and the steps on the sell your watch page. If you live elsewhere, check the rules that apply in your country.

In summary

The pre-2023 modern Type XX trades at around €4,000 to €6,500 between private parties, the new 2057 at about a third below its retail price, and the military Type 20s belong to an auction market where only the documented history of the individual watch counts. Our data remains thin: check the reference, the condition of the chronograph and the papers, then calculate the value of your Type XX from its reference, year and condition.