21,850 CHF
Breguet No. 2910, sent to Wenham on 12 June 1816, for 1300 Francs. Fine 18K gold, small gold watch with dial of regulator type. Three body "forme quatre baguettes" No. 3410, by Tavernier with guilloche band, the back engineturned in a stripped pattern and protected by a glass. Gold cuvette. Silver engine-turned with eccentric small Roman hour chapter ring and symmetrical Arabic minute ring. Blued steel hands. 15 - , gilt brass with going barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with parechute suspension, blued steel flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Accompanied by Breguet certificate No. 3760. Diam. 39 mm. Notes Note: Described in the records as Petite medallion d 'or excentdgne, the glass protecting the back of this watch, enables to fit a small portrait over the engine-turned back. Wenham was Breguct's agent in St. Petersburg.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
