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“A la Turque” Breguet et Fils, No. 2107/1385, sent to the Maison de Russie on April 23, 1810, sold by Moreau on December 31, 1810, for 1680 Francs. Very fine and rare 18K gold quarter-repeating watch with ruby cylinder escapement. Three-body, “Turque”, by Joly (Master mark), No. 1385, polished with reeded bezels, the back centered with an engraved crescent and star within a circle. Later gold-rimmed glazed cuvette. White enamel by Borel No. 323, with Islamic numerals and secret signature below 12. Blued steel Breguet hands. Glazed, 20’’’, gilt brass bar caliber with free standing barrel, Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension, flat balance spring, blued steel regulator arm. Repeating on two short gongs with pull-twist piston through the pendant. Dial signed. Diam. 52 mm. Notes Lazare Moreau, nicknamed Zarenne, was sent to Russia by Breguet in 1808 to set up the firm's Russian establishment, called the Maison de Russie. He was given permission to call himself "Monsieur Moreau-Breguet" and, as soon as he arrived in St. Petersburg, he managed to be introduced to the most important personalities of the Court and even met Tsar Alexander I on several occasions. As early as November 1808, the Tsar appointed him and the Breguet firm as Watchmaker to "His Majesty and to the Imperial Navy". News of Moreau's excellent work in Russia reached Paris and pleased Breguet. Nonetheless, Breguet was wary of Moreau's sl


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