C. Three-body, ?Empire?, screwed-down back cover decorated with engine-turning, polished band and bezel, gold glazed cuvette, balltype swiveling pendant acting as the winding crown. D. Silver, radial Roman numerals on brushed chapter ring, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned and whitened center, subsidiary seconds, thermometer sector at 9 o?clock, days of the week between 2 and 3 o?clock, aperture for power reserve indication. Gold Breguet hands. M. 22???, Cal.5011K, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, stamped with Thomas Engel punch mark, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balancespring with outer terminal curve, balance and escape wheel pivots with shock absorbers, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 22,000 - 27,000
EUR 14,000 - 18,000
USD 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 25,300
C. Three-body, screwed-down case back with engine-turned decoration, polished borders and band. Gold-rimmed glazed cuvette, balltype, swiveling pendant acting as a winding device. D. Silver, engine-turned and whitened, Roman hour chapter ring, outer minute chapter with dot markers and five-minute Arabic markers, chapter for days of the week, thermometer sector at 6, power reserve aperture at 12. ?Breguet? gold hour hand, ?Breguet? blued steel minute, date and thermometer hands. M. 49 mm, Type Concours Observatoire, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring with outer terminal curve. Dial and movement signed. Case stamped ?TE?. Diam. 56.5 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 22,000 - 27,000
EUR 14,000 - 18,000
USD 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 25,300
C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, later non- Patek Philippe back. D. Brushed silver with applied pink gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary graduation for the days of the month, concentric, the seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12'''- 120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 60,000 - 80,000
EUR 40,000 - 50,000
USD 50,000 - 65,000
Sold: CHF 103,500
C. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystals. D. Silvered with applied yellow gold baton indexes, apertures for the days of the week, the month, leap year and the moon phases. Yellow gold ?Dauphine? hands. M. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 100,000 - 120,000
EUR 65,000 - 80,000
USD 80,000 - 100,000
Sold: CHF 138,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, dedicated case back. D. Matte silver with painted radial Arabic numerals for the minutes aperture for the jump hour. Blued-steel "Breguet" minute hand. M. Cal. 215HG, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 28 mm. Thickness: 8 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 35,000 - 40,000
EUR 23,000 - 26,000
USD 28,000 - 32,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, stepped bezel with "Hobnail" pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 240 Q stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balancespring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 25,000
USD 25,000 - 32,000
Sold: CHF 39,100
C. Four-body, solid, chased and engraved with small scrolls, maker?s punch ?PM?. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 9. Blued steel fleur-de-lys hands. M. 21??? (47 mm), frosted gilt, 14 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement with jeweled locking pin, free-sprung cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws and mean time screws, cranked arms, blued steel helical balance spring, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band. Cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 35,000 - 45,000
EUR 23,000 - 30,000
USD 28,000 - 35,000
Sold: CHF 48,300
C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds at seven, power reserve at five with double-ended hand for 0-7 and Sun.-Sat., secured by two small screws. Blued steel ?fleur de lys? hands. M. 40 mm. (18'''), frosted gilt, 19 jewels, two barrels with tandem winding, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic cut compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the cuvette, movement signed LeCoultre, Genève under the dial. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 35,000 - 45,000
EUR 23,000 - 30,000
USD 28,000 - 37,000
Sold: CHF 52,900
C. Two-body, ?forme collier? by Guillaume Mermillod (Master Mark), engine-turned, the back centered with the blue champlevé enamelled monogram ?AF?. D. Silver, engine turned with radial Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass, three-quarter plate with going barrel, straight line lever escapement with draw and visible jewelled pallets, plain gold three-arm balance, flat balance-spring. Gold crescent-shaped ?pedometer? self-winding weight pierced and engraved with foliate decoration with a limiting device stopping the weight when the watch is fully wound to prevent over winding, two-spring loaded shock absorbing winding weight, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 35,000 - 40,000
EUR 23,000 - 26,000
USD 28,000 - 32,000
Sold: CHF 39,100
C. By Tavernier. Outer: two-body, the back in red translucent champlevé enamel over "sunburst" engine-turning, with gold paillon work around the border, gold paillon rosette in the center, bezels in opaque azure enamel alternating with gold and pink enamel shell pattern. Inner: four-body, polished with reeded borders, gold hinged cuvette with winding aperture. D. By Borel, white enamel with radial Turkish numerals, outer minute divisions, secret signature below 12 o'clock, secured by a screw above 6 o'clock, signed "Borel 217" on the reverse. M. 40,64 mm (18'''), gilt brass, standing barrel with Breguet continuous stop work, ruby cylinder escapement with three-arm brass jeweled balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, index regulator, dumb repeating on two hammers by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial, cuvette, both cases repeated with the number. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 100,000
EUR 50,000 - 65,000
USD 65,000 - 80,000
Sold: CHF 92,000
C. By Tavernier, No. 2827. Three-body, ?forme quatre baguettes?, both covers with translucent pale gray enamel over ?sunburst? engine-turning, gold paillon borders, front with small aperture for the dial, back with gold arrow flush with the enamel, pointing to a small knob, band with the same enamel decorated with gold paillon laurel-leaf wreath, twelve pearl touch pieces, detachable cuvette with apertures for winding, setting, regulating and the dial, with two small secret signatures, pendant set with two half-pearls, loose ring, short gold chain with gold Breguet key. D. Silver, small, eccentric set in the front cover aperture, Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine turned center with ?basket? pattern. Blued steel ?Baton? hands. M. 34.7 mm, gilt brass, ?souscription? caliber with central barrel and five-wheel train, ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot. Signed on the cuvette, case numbered. Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 70,000 - 90,000
EUR 45,000 - 60,000
USD 55,000 - 75,000
Sold: CHF 108,100
C. Three-body, 'forme collier', by Tavernier No. 1637, both covers overlaid with translucent royal blue enamel, the front cover with eccentric ellipse pattern engine-turning and with a rose diamond-set monogram, finely reeded bezel edges, revolving back cover with sunburst effect engine-turning, arrow à tact hand set with rose-cut diamonds, coin-edge band set with 11 rose-cut diamond touch pieces, the elongated diamond-set pendant with loose bow forming the 12th, detachable gold cuvette engraved ?Breguet N. 852?, with apertures for the dial and the regulator. D. Small, eccentric, mounted on the barrel bridge, silvered with Arabic numerals and outer minute markers. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 35 mm., gilt brass 'souscription' caliber with center barrel wound only from the front, five-wheel 45-hour going train, ruby cylinder escapement with three-arm brass jeweled balance, flat blued-steel balance spring, blued steel regulation arm. Diam. 40 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 25,000
USD 25,000 - 32,000
Sold: CHF 51,750
C. Two-body solid mahogany box with sliding observation panel in the lid. Brass handles and fittings. The movement mounted in a cylindrical brass bowl and suspended within shaped square gimbals. D. Matte silvered, eccentric, signed ?Breguet Neveu & Comp., No. 3219,? radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, symmetrically positioned subsidiary seconds ring, power-reserve sector on the right. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, three-quarter plate with spotted finish and turned pillars, fusee and chain, maintaining power, navette-shaped platform with spring detent escapement, No. 21, bimetallic two-arm, free-sprung compensation balance with cylindrical weights and peripheral adjustment screws, blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and adjustable stud. Dial signed. Diam of dial: 125 mm. Dim. 210 x 210 x 220 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 100,000
EUR 50,000 - 65,000
USD 65,000 - 80,000
Sold: CHF 92,000
C. Brass bowl with screwed glazed bezel and gimballed in a three-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a spring loaded hinged lid, brass fittings and blued steel fastening screws, special gimbal lock operated by a lever which locks both the gimbal and lifts the bowl. D. Matte silvered, eccentric, the hour and minute dial with radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, Arabic ten-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds below. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 94 mm., brass, two going barrels wound separately, train under the dial, navette-shaped platform (No. 151) with spring detent escapement mounted in front of the barrels, bimetallic compensation balance, four meantime adjustment nuts, two temperature screws, jewelled escapement, balance with diamond endstones, helical balance spring, the lower stud adjustable horizontally and vertically. Dial signed and numbered. Diameter of bowl. 87 mm., Box dim. 185 x 210 x 190 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 50,000 - 60,000
EUR 32,000 - 40,000
USD 40,000 - 50,000
Sold: CHF 63,250
C. Brass bowl with glazed screw-down bezel and set into a rectangular brass plate secured by four screws. Three-tier mahogany box, the top with a lozenge-shaped plaque inscribed: No. 735. D. Silvered brass with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, power reserve sector below 12. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 62 mm., gilt brass fullplate, tapered cylindrical pillars, the backplate relieved for the barrel, fusee and chain with maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with wedge-shaped weights and four timing screws, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond endstone. Dial and case signed, movement numbered. Dim. 119 x 100 x 69 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
EUR 6,500 - 8,000
USD 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 11,500
C. Three-body, massive, ?forme quatre baguettes? by Amy Joly, No. 1075, engine-turned, gold hinges. Detachable gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel by Droz (signed on the enamel back) with radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds at the top of the dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 21???, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, the back plate relieved for the barrel, spring detent escapement, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with poising weights and timing screws, diamond end-stone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. The dial signed ?Breguet?, the cuvette signed ?Breguet Neveu et Cie, and the movement signed ?Breguet Fils? and numbered.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000
USD 12,000 - 16,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with military issue marks, milled rotating bezel, concave lugs. D. Black with radium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds and 15 minute register dials. Radium-coated "Baton" white hands. M. 14''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator, metal cover over the movement to protect from magnetism. Dial and case signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 11,000 - 13,000
EUR 7,000 - 8,500
USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 18,400
C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down case back with Military Issue Marks, concave lugs, rotating bezel. D. Black with radium coated Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Radium coated "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 222, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial and case signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,000
USD 4,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 10,580
C. Four-body, polished, curved bezel, hinged gold cuvette. D. Two-tone pink, applied gold baton indexes and Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Caliber 17''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to temperature and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,300 - 3,300
EUR 1,500 - 2,000
USD 2,000 - 2,700
Sold: CHF 4,140
C. Three-body, polished, inclined stepped bezel, rectangular bow. D. Two-tone, silvered, applied yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Caliber 17''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,600
USD 2,400 - 3,200
Sold: CHF 3,680