204 lots

LOT 101

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur le Vicomte de Curzay Le compteur à pointage No.545, sold on 16 May 1847, for the sum of 350 Francs. Gilt metal inking chronograph, of new design, with 60 minute and 12 hour counters.

Case: Three part, cylindrical, the back signed: " Breguet Neveu & Compagnie, No. 545". Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet". Subsidiary dials for hour and minute counters, the edge graduated to 60 for the inking chronographe. Blued-steel poires hands. Movement: Brass, 23"', full plate with turned pillars, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance. Blued-steel flat balance spring. The inking hand operated by a button in the band next to the stop/start bolt. In very good condition. Diam. 81 mm.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

LOT 102

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A la Sté. Anonyme des Etablissements Louis Breguet Watch No. 3796, completed on 24 October 1881, sold on 23 December 1925. Pink gold keyless watch with split centreseconds chronograph without fly-back. Original fitted tooled leather case.

Case: 18 ct., four body polished, bassine et filets form, the back engraved: Les Compagnies de Navigation Aérienne d Monsieur A.Renvoisé - 1925. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 3796".
Dial: White enamel signed: "Breguet,No.3796", with Roman hour and'Arabic minute numerals and seconds. Gold poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by Audemars, 22 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Bluedsteel Breguet balance spring. Push-piece for the chronograph and split hand on the winding crown.
In perfect condition. Diam. 51 mm.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 17,250

LOT 103

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Messieurs Mir et Cottereau Watch No.5132, completed on 22 November 1886, sold on 3 October 1892, for the price of 1240 Francs. Pink gold keyless watch with dual time zones, and quarter-repeating made for the Islamic market.

Case: 18ct., three body, demi-bassine form, the back engine-turned d grains d'orge, the centre engraved with a small monogram. Gold cuvette, signed: "Breguet No. 5132".
Dial: Two piece white enamel, signed: "Breguet No. 5131", with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals. Blued-steel poires hands. A narrow gold ring separating the centre disc with Turkish numerals for the second time zone. Gold poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by Pounat et fils, 26 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with a slide in the band.
In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm. Estimate:

CHF 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

LOT 104

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur le Comte de Paris Watch No. 926, sold on 14 November 1863, for the sum of 2200 Francs. Gold half hunting-cased keyless watch.

Case: 18 ct., two body polished, demi bassine form, by Perote, No. P 596, with blue champlevé enamel Roman numerals around the dial aperture, the back with monogram "L.P.O.", also in blue champlevé enamel. Glazed over the dial.
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 926", with Roman hour and'Arabic minute numerals, eccentric subsidiary seconds and secret signature below ' A l l " (small hair line). Blued-steel Breguet hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 17"', the ébauche by Piguet Frères, 1.5 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Bluedsteel Breguet balance spring. Slow/fast regulation through the edge of the bezel. In good condition. Diam. 47 min.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 14,950

LOT 105

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur L.H. Dulles Chronometer No. 1939, sold on 7 January 1928, for the sum of 7040 Francs. Gold hunting-cased keyless lever chronometer watch.

Case: 18 ct., four body, demi-bassine form, No. 3706. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 1939".
Dial: Enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 1939", with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Bluedsteel poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', bar caliber signed: " Breguet, No. 1939", with 15 jewels, fusee with maintaining power, the keyless work disconnected when fully wound and re-engaged by a bolt in the band. Counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement with Guillaume compensation balance. Free-sprung blued-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and diamond end-stone.
In unused condition. Diam. 54 mm.

CHF 55,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 65,550

LOT 106

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Pigache Chronometer No. 3795, completed 24 August 1881, sold on 7 April 1885, for the sum of 1800 Francs. Gold pocket chronometer watch.

Case: 18 ct., four body, bassine et filet, carrure plate form, No. 12484. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 3795".
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No.3795", with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel piques hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 20"', three-quarter plate caliber, ébauche by Audemars, 17 jewels with screwed chatons, fusee with maintaining power, the keyless work automatically disconnected when fully wound and re-engaged by a bolt in the band. Spring detent escapement with two-arm bimetallic compensation balance. Blued-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and index regulator.
In perfect condition. Diam. 53 min.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

LOT 107

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Dunand Watch No. 4273, completed on 19 September 1882, sold 22 November 1889, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Gold hunting-cased keyless watch with minuterepeating, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph.

Case: 18ct.,pink, four body polished, tiemibassine carrure plate form. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No.4273".
Dial: White enamel, with Roman hour numerals, minute and chronograph rings with Arabic numerals, small subsidiary dials for days of the week(hairline), months of the four year bissextile cycle and the date, subsidiary seconds with aperture for the phase and age of the moon. Gold poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', three-quarter plate caliber, ébauche by Audemars, 29 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Chronograph mechanism visible on the back plate, the push-piece on the band. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.
In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 97,750

LOT 108

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Messieurs Mir et Cottereau Watch No. 4269, completed on 5 September 1882, sold 29 December 1885, for the sum of 2500 Francs. Small gold hunting-cased keyless watch with quarter-repeating, perpetual calendar and phase of the moon.

Case: 18ct., four body, bassine et filets form, No. 12158, engine-turned à grains d'orge. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No.4269".
Dial: White enamel, with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, subsidiary rings for days of the week, month for the four year bissextile cycle and date, the subsidiary seconds with aperture for the phase and age of the moon. Blued-steel poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 14"', ebauche by Audemars, 32 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Bluedsteel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with a slide in the band. In very good condition, accompanied by a gold chain.< /STRONG> Diam. 38 mm.

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 92,000

LOT 109

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Messieurs Mir et Cottereau Astronomical watch No. 3701, sold on 22 September 1894, for the sum of 2650 Francs. Gold keyless watch with quarter-repeating, independent centre-seconds, perpetual calendar and moon phase.

Case: 18 ct., four body polished, bassine et filets, form, No. 11782, the back with engraved monogram in Islamic script. Gold cuvette signed "Breguet, No.3710".
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No.3701", with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, subsidiary rings for week days, months calibrated for the four years of the bissextile cycle, and date with aperture for age and phase of the moon (two small hair lines). Blued-steel piques hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by Audemars, bridge caliber, two train witH differential wincing for the two barrels, 36 . jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. The independent jumping dead centreseconds train released by a M t in the band. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.
In good condition Diam. 53 mm.

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 82,800

LOT 110

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Jean Dollfus Watch No. 4420, completed on 12 June 1921, sold on 12 July 1922, for the sum of 6500 Francs. Gold astronomical keyless watch with retrograde perpetual calendar, phase of the moon, independent fly-forward chronograph and jumping 1/5th subsidiary seconds. Original red leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., pink, four body, polished, bassine et filets form, No. 2913. Gold cuvette, signed: " Breguet, No. 4420".
Dial: White enamel, with Roman hour and Arabic minute and second numerals, sector for the perpetual calendar and aperture for the perpetual date, aperture for phase of the moon,days of the week and months of the year, with subsidiary flying seconds dial. Blued-steel poires hands. Movement: Gilt brass, 20"', ébauche by Parent, two-train with differential winding, 18 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance. Bluedsteel Breguet balance spring with unusual snailcam regulator. Chronograph work under the dial, with push-piece in the crown.
In perfect condition. Diam. 53 mm.

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

Sold: CHF 86,250

LOT 111

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A S.E. Don Manuel Lisandro Barillas Watch No. 832, sold on 22 July 1890, for the sum of 2700 Francs. Gold keyless minute-repeating watch with chronograph.

Case: 18 ct. pink, polished, three body, demibassine et filet form. Gold cuvette signed:" Breguet, No. 832".
Dial: White enamel, with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, the chronograph scale graduated in 1 /5th seconds, subsidiary seconds. Gold poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', the ébauche by Parent et Fils, 29 jewels, with counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph mechanism visible on the back plate with push-piece in the winding crown.
In good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 25,300

LOT 112

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Madame Wagner Watch No.2381, sold on 23 June 1913, for the sum of 1400 Francs. Gold hunting-cased keyless watch with minuterepeating. Original green leather fitted case.

Case:1 8ct.,four body,polished,No.26528, bassine form. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No. 2381".
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet No.2381", with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by Pourrat, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.
In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

LOT 113

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Madame Combuzat Roy Watch No.2001, sold on 22 December 1894, for the sum of 1000 Francs. Pink gold keyless watch with quarter-repeating. Original green leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., four body, demi-bassine form, No. 11893, with matted decoration and initials "C.A." in reserve. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No. 2001". Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet No.2001", with Roman hour numerals, Arabic minutes and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Movement: Gilt brass, 20"', ébauche by D. Golay, 32 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Bluedsteel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. In very good condition. Diam. 52 min.

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

LOT 114

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Leseine-Pélissier Watch No. 3282, sold on 11 October 1912, for sum of 1800 Francs. Gold keyless watch. Original red leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., two piece with broad milled bezels, the band engraved with a decorative frieze, the back polished with monogram "L.L." and the date, "16 Octobre 1912" engraved on the inside. Inner plain gold protecting case.
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 3282", with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals. Gold Breguet hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by Piguet Frères, 15 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Slow/fast regulation through the band of the case.
In perfect condition. Diam. 48 min.

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 17,250

LOT 115

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur L.H. Dulles Chonometer No. 4580, sold on 19 February 1960, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Gold keyless pocket chronometer. Original red leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., three piece,frosted, No. 4580, the band engraved with a decorative frieze.
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 4580", with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals. Subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale calibrated for "30" hours. Blued-steel Breguet hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 17"', three-quarter plate caliber, made in the workshops of Breguet in Paris, 19 jewels, fusee with maintaining power, the keyless work automatically disconnected when fully wound and re-engaged by a bolt in the band. Spring detent escapement with gold scape wheel, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with gold adjusting screws. Free-sprung with blued-steel ad' spring and terminal curve, diamond end stone.
In unused condition. Diam. 49 mm.

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 116

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Louis Dollfus Watch No. 2170, sold on 30 April 1929, for the sum of 6500 Francs. Gold keyless watch with split- seconds chronograph, tachometer scale and instantaneous register. Original leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., three body polished,No.2170, bassine form. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 2170".
Dial: Best quality white enamel, small central hour ring with Breguet numerals and subsidiary rings for subsidiary seconds and the instantaneous 60-minute recorder, the speeds calibrated on a red spiral, with concentric splitseconds chronograph. Blued-steel poires hands.
Movement: Nickelled, 19"', ébauche by Mathey Tissot, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Guillaume compensation balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Visible chronograph work on the back plate operated by push-pieces on the band and the winding crown.
In perfect condition. Diam. 52 mm.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 74,750

LOT 117

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Giély Watch No. 2868, sold on 7 November 1933, for the sum of 4500 Francs. Gold keyless watch with split- seconds chronograph and instantaneous 60 minute counter, awarded a "Bulletin de 1ère classe de l' Observatoire de Besançon". Original fitted tooled leather case.

Case: 18 ct., three body, Empire form,No.2868, with polished back and reeded band. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No. 2868", with the inscription: "Observatoire de Besançon, Bulletin de 1ère classe Médaille d'or".
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet No.2868", with Breguet numerals, tachometer scale graduated to the base 1000, subsidiary seconds and 60 minute register (very small hair line cracks at edge). Blued-steel poises hands. Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', ébauche by G.Grogg, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Guillaume compensation in brass and invar. Blued-steel balance spring with terminal curve. Split- seconds chronograph work visible on the back plate with push-pieces on the winding crown and the band.
In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 118

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur J. Macqué Astronomical watch No. 4802, completed on 12 November 1925, sold on 21 September 1928, for the sum of 17,000 Francs. Gold keyless watch with dual time zones, quarter-repeating, full calendar, thermometer and independent jumping dead split-seconds with subsidiary 1/5th flying hand.

Case: 18 ct., four body polished,No.4802, bassine form. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 4802".
Dial: Mat silver, signed: "Breguet, No. 4802", small dial for the hours with Roman numerals, and concentric week day ring , symetrical dial for local hour with Roman numerals and. concentric outer date ring. Subsidiary seconds with concentric flying 1 /5th seconds hand, and aperture for age and phase of the moon, with semi-circular sector below for the thermometer. Independant jumping dead centre-seconds hand with rejoining split. Blued-steel piques hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 20"', bar caliber ébauche by S. Niton, with two wheel trains, differential winding for the two barrels, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. The independent seconds train locked by a bolt in the band, the split hand push-piece on the winding crown. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Hand-setting for both time dials with a key.
In very good condition Diam. 54 mm.

CHF 230,000 - 260,000

LOT 119

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur L.H. Dulles Astronomical watch No. 1639, sold on 29 July 1929, for the sum of 40,000 Francs. Gold watch with perpetual calendar, phase of the moon, differential equation of time and sunrise/sunset indication. Original red leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., four body, polished,No.B.1639, bassine form, with concealed hinges. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet, No. 1639".
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 1639", with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the hours of sunrise and sunset, months of the year with concentric aperture for the phase of the moon, date ring with concentric week days and subsidary seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands, with gold "sun" hand for the equation of time.
Movement: Rhodiumed maillechort, 20"', by Victorin Piguet, with fausses côtes decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, bimetallic two-arm compensation balance, adjusted for all positions and temperatures. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Concentric differential equation of time mechanism by Léon Aubert,the sub-platform on the back plate comprised of three wheels and pinions, spring and jumper, with pivoted rack and kidney cam on the year wheel,revolving once per hour, a fifteen point star advancing the equation train and receiving one impulse every 24 hours,the central pinion with an extra long pivot passing through the centre of the movement to carry the'hand. Sunrise and sunset mechanism mounted under the dial with the perpetual calendar sub-plate.
In perfect condition. Diam. 56 mm.

CHF 500,000 - 600,000

Sold: CHF 446,250

LOT 120

THE ART OF BREGUET Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

A Monsieur Louis Dollfus Chronometer No. 472, completed on 31 December 1924, sold on 31 May 1924 , for the sum of 10'000 Francs, with an additional 500 Francs paid on delivery on 19 January 1925. Large gold keyless pocket chronometer with centre-seconds. Original red leather fitted case.

Case: 18 ct., four body, polished, bassine form, No. 472. Gold cuvette. Total weight 126 grams.
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 472", with Roman hour and Arabic minute and seconds numerals. Blued-steel Breguet hands.
Movement: Rhodiumed maillechort, 21"', ébauche by Pitou, with fausses côtes decoration, signed: " Breguet 472", 17 jewels, spring detent escapement with highly polished scope wheel and Guillaume balance. Free sprung blued-steel helical balance spring with termina'curves.
In perfect condition. Diam. 62 mm. Estimate:

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 39,100