13,750 CHF
BREGUET CHRONOMETRE DE BORD CENTER- SECONDS RATTRAPANTE DECK CLOCK FOR AIR FRANCE Breguet No. 4373, "Chronomètre de bord". Made in 1947, sold to Air France on April 14th, 1948. Very fine and rare, mahogany keyless deck-clock with center-seconds and rattrapante, 24-hour dial and Guillaume balance. Accompanied by Breguet Attestation with archive details. Two-body, rectangular, mahogany, the movement set on a black dial plate fixed by four screws, levers for Start/ Stop, and Mise a L'Heure, winding knob and rattrapante button. Painted cream dial with Arabic 24-hour numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals Blued steel lozenge hands. 24"', matte gilt, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil. Dial and dial plate signed and numbered, movement numbered. Notes DIM. 13.2 x 11 x 5.4 cm. The Breguet archives confirm the manufacture of this Chronomètre de Bord in 1947 and its sale to Air France on April 14th, 1948. It is described in the archives as 'Chronomètre de Bord, 24-lignes, seconds au centre, rattrapante, balancier Guillaume, cadran 24-heures, coffret acajou'. The movement is of very high quality as would be expected in a navigational instrument.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-11-10
