Details
CIRCA: 1820
CASE MATERIAL: 18K gold
CASE SIZE: 48 mm. diam.
DIAL: Silver
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Quarter repeating
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The present quarter repeating watch incorporates several style elements also found in watches made by the celebrated Abraham Louis Breguet: the movement with pare-chute suspension, a safety device invented by Breguet to protect the pivots of the balance from damage if a watch is dropped or knocked, the dial with two different styles of engine-turning, the engine-turned case with slim bezel for full visibility of the dial.

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