43,700 CHF
Buyer Unknown Watch No. 91/122, begun circa 1775, entered in the books on 7 November 1791 under No.122. Gold watch with "à toc" quarter-repeating. Notes History: This watch is certainly one of the earliest made by Breguet after he set up in business in 1775. As the records did not begin until 1787 it was therefore not recorded at the time, but was entered into stock under No. 122 in 1791. Breguet gives no information relating to its manufacture, date of sale, nor the price and name of the buyer, which was not uncommon in the first stock book. Note: The Arabic numerals are identical to those used by Jean Antoine Lépine from about 1770, and the signature is typical of Breguet's work prior to the Revolution. The case is stamped with the mark of Gustave Mermillod who is recorded as
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
