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BREGUET (Abraham-Louis) - N° 3002
Pocket watch in 840 thousa…
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BREGUET (Abraham-Louis) - N° 3002
Pocket watch in 840 thousa…
See original version (French)
Lot no. 287
Description
BREGUET (Abraham-Louis) - N° 3002
Pocket watch in 840 thousandths yellow gold with date display and quarter repeater. Case: yellow gold in four parts, by Tavernier, N° 3510 and 3002 B. Fully guilloché back with concentric waves, double back enclosing a lock of hair protected by a glass. Hallmarks of master M.A. Buffelard (registered in 1815-1816), Paris cock hallmark 2nd degree 840 thousandths (1809-1819). Gold case engraved "Breguet, N° 3002". Pusher at 1 o'clock for the repeater. Dial: silvered and guilloché in the centre, outer discs with engraved Roman numeral hour markers and minute track. Opening at 6 o'clock for date indication, blued steel "apple" hands. Signed "Breguet et Fils" in a cartouche at 12 o'clock. Movement: gilt brass, 15 lines, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, parachute on the upper pivot, repeater with hammer on two gongs.
Diameter: 43 mm - Gross weight: 72.3 g
With its original red morocco case, gilded with small irons, numbered 3002. On the reverse, green morocco, signed "Breguet, père et fils, Quai de l'Horloge du Palais, N° 79" in an escutcheon. One replacement glass. An 18K (750 thousandths) yellow gold chain with a key (Length: 13 cm, Gross weight: 6.3 g).
We would like to thank Mr Emmanuel Breguet for his kind collaboration.
(To be revised, restorations)
Provenance :
- Sold on 5 November 1817 to Madame Soehnée for the sum of 2000 Frs.
- By direct descent to the present owner.
History :
First time presented for sale, this watch appears in the BREGUET records under this designation: "3002 : Montre à répétition, 15-lignes, boîte or n° 3510 par Tavernier. Sold on 5 November 1817 to Madame Soehnée for the sum of 2,000 Francs". This was the "historic period" of Abraham-Louis Breguet and his son, when each piece was unique. Our example is typical of the post-revolutionary production of the House of Breguet, a period of apogee when Abraham-Louis Breguet was one of the best watchmakers of his time and undoubtedly one of the most influential. Madame Soehnée lived at 2 rue Neuve de Berry.
Expert: Mrs Géraldine Richard
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