102,500 CHF
Breguet No. 2, Horloger de la Marine Royal, "Garde Temps", sold to Comte Mercy d'Argenteau on January, 28, 1824, for 3,400 francs.Exceptionally fine and rare 18K gold half quarter-repeating pocket chronometer with jump hour hand, date, annual calendar indication and equation of time engraved on the cuvette, accompanied by original morocco fitted box and certificate. Four-body, "forme collier", No. 118 made by Joly, engine-turned back, bezels and band, gold hinged cuvette engraved with equation table around the edge, winding aperture.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-11