92,000 CHF
A Monsieur le Comte Woronzoff "Souscription" watch No. 729, sold 18 Germinal an 9 (12 April 1801), for the sum of 1200 Francs. Restored to perfect condition at the request of Monsieur le Comte Woronzoff on 1 February 1853, for the sum of 1000 Francs. Gold "montre à tact" with auxiliary five-minute dial, concentric Revolutionary and Gregorian calendar rings, with equation of time calculated to coincide with the Revolutionary calendar. Notes History: The sale registers confirm that in 1801, Breguet noted this watch simply as being sold to: Un Monsieur qui parfait pour Naples. It is however certain, that it subsequently became the property of Count Woronzoff, as the repair books confirm, that the present case, No234, was made at the same time as the watch was restored to perfect condition, following instructions received in a letter from Monsieur le Comte Woronzoff, dated 23 June 1852. The presence of the small auxiliary dial subdivided to indicate five-minute periods confirms that this watch originally had only a single hand in common with all souscription watches. The present dial, divided for two hands, was fitted during the complete overhaul carried out by Breguet. The presence of a glazed window in the à tact cover is extremely rare. Turning the cover in a clockwise direction (it must be revolved in the opposite direction to find the time with the arrow) enables the required month to be sighted in the window, and a comparison to be made between the normal months a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
