$41,300
“Montre Perpetuelle - Jump-Hour” Breguet, “Montre Perpetuelle - Jump-Hour”, No. 1034, movement No. 1/10. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces in the 1990s. Extremely fine and rare, keyless, self-winding, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with jump-hour indication and 45-hour power reserve sector. Three-body, "Empire", solid, polished and stepped bezels, reeded band, transparent case back. Guilloché silver with off-center ring dial for the minutes, sector for the up-and-down indication at 11, aperture for the jumphour at 12. Blued steel "Breguet" hand. Cal. 24’’’, frosted gilt, bridge caliber, wound by a half-ogival platinum (.960) weight, swinging on a pivoted curved arm for additional elasticity, 2 spring-loaded bumpers, Philippe slipping mainspring over-winding prevention, oscillating weight with sapphire roller to reduce friction, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, "parachute" shock-absorber on both pivots, micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 62 mm. Property of a Middle-Eastern Collector Notes This watch is based on the original model for Breguet “Perpetuelles”, which he produced in the early 19th century. For an example see Antiquorum’s Exceptional Horological Works of Art, October 2002, o. 146. Montre Perpétuelle Upon his return from Switzerland in 1795, Breguet began working on improvements to the self-winding watch, or the "Perpetuelle" as he called it. T
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
