32,200 CHF
Breguet à Paris, No. 312 and 962, bearing the mark of Jean-François Kalandrin, Fermier Général, Paris 1789. Notes This watch was made before the records, currently preserved by Maison Breguet, were begun, it is therefore impossible to give an exact date of sale, price or name of the buyer, nor to get a certificate. However, at that time, Breguet was not copied yet. According to the case, typical of his early works and made by Guillaume Mermillod who was his early case-maker, we can assume this watch is perfectly genuine. The signature Breguet à Paris was used up until 1791. The fact the number engraved on the dial-rim is different from that engraved on the back plate, means that this watch was sold twice by Breguet, being modified after he first bought it back (when it was sold the first time the dial was certainly with different numerals (the Breguet numerals were not invented yet) and it was almost certainly striking on a bell. This is a good example of the early watches produced by Breguet when he settled in Paris.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1992-10-17
