NO. 2910, CASE NO. 4655

Price Realised CHF 7,500

Estimate

CHF 8,000 - CHF 12,000

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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BREGUET, ‘MONTRE À RÉPÉTITION’ QUARTER REPEATING LEVER WATCH

NO. 2910, CASE NO. 4655

Price Realised CHF 7,500

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

Price Realised CHF 7,500

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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SOLD ON: 17 March 1864 to M. Ch. Duverdy for the sum of 1200 Francs
CASE MATERIAL: 18K gold
DIAMETER: 46.5 mm.
DIAL: Enamel
MOVEMENT: Manual, keywound
FUNCTIONS: Quarter repeating

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Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Montre Breguet, the present watch was sold to Monsieur Ch. Duverdy on 17 March 1864 for 1,200 Francs.

The movement is fitted with a high quality calibrated and counterpoised straight line lever escapement, exposed ruby pallets and moustache-shaped fork tail, temperature-compensating bimetallic balance with gold adjustment screws and Breguet balance spring, all-or-nothing type repeating mechanism activated by a slide at 2 o’clock. The going train is jewelled to the third wheel and the repeating train is fully jewelled.

This is a particularly well-finished watch for the period and a fine example of the timepieces being sold by the House of Breguet in the second half of the 19th century.