3,450 CHF
Breguet No. 2097, movement by Patek Philippe No. 3524, sold by Breguet to Vicomte Aguado on May 7, 1852 for 1650 Francs.Very rare and important 18K gold half-hunting early keyless quarter-repeating watch. Notes The watch comes from the series of watches destined for the first Universal Exhibition, held in London in 1851. Patek Philippe's No. 3503 (only 21 numbers prior to the present watch) was at the time the smallest watch in the world, and won Patek a medal at the exhibition. Patek exhibited a number of watches at the exhibition, including some very similar to the present one. Breguet, who must have attended the exhibition, possibly remarked Patek's new product then.Both Patek Philippe and Breguet had been deeply involved in developing a keyless winding system. Breguet was first to design and to employ a keyless winding and setting system, as pointed out by Emmanuel Breguet in his book, "Breguet, Horloger depuis 1775", Paris, 1997. However, it was Patek Philippe's system which prevailed, and was even used later by Breguet, as this watch testifies.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-11-16
