Martin Boeck

Martin Boeck, Wien, No. 34, with Austrian hallmarks for 1831. Rare and interesting silver "Souscription" watch with special escapement. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes", engineturned. White enamel double " souscriptinon" type, with upside down Breguet chapter divised in order to enable the lecture of time within two minutes, inner concentric small reversed small Breguet chapter ring. Blued steel double ended single hand. Notes This watch is described and illustrated by A. Chapiro in his book: La Montre Française, p. 240 as a good example of the influence of Breguet on the watchmakers of his time. This escapement is similar to that of lot 36. A very similar watch by Vanier, No. 430, made in 1781, is described and illustrated by A. Chapiro in his book: La Montre Française, Editions de l'Amateur, 1991, pp.180-181, fig. 377-379. This watch was also part of the exhibition "La Dynastie des Le Roy, Horlogers du Roi", in the Musée des Beaux Arts de Tours, 1987, No. 38 of the catalogue.