99,200 CHF
Breguet et Fils No. 2844, Petite repetition plate, Garde Temps, sold on 27 April 1816 to M. d'Irtury, for 4800 Francs. Very fine 18 ct. gold, moon phase astronomical quarter repeating jumping hour watch "construite sur le principe des garde-temps". Eccentric, silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, moon phase aperture, the age engraved on the border, small sector for the slow/fast regulator position and offset sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. Notes Almost identical watch No. 2835, is illustrated and described by George Daniels in The Art of Breguet, page 230, fig. 251 a-c, it was sold by Antiquorum on 14 April 1991 in the sale "The Art of Breguet", lot No. 34. Both supremely elegant and technically brilliant, this watch is an example in very good condition of Breguet's most refined production for civil use. An exceptionally flat repeater, it is fitted with the final development of Breguet's straight line lever escapement with jewelled pallets adjustable for depth, and with draw (the wheel teeth, being such that in the resting position, the lever is "drawn" clear of the roller, to avoid any frictional contact during the free arcs of the balance. Breguet was the first watchmaker in France to employ draw in his lever escapements). Furthermore, parachute type shock protection is fitted to both pivots of the balance staff, and the bimetallic balance is of the most advance design with the adjusting and poising screws inset int Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-04-20
