Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2025

LOT 160

BREGUET & FILS, FRANCE, ''GARDE-TEMPS D'ARGENT'', POCKET CHRONOMETER. SOLD TO MONSIEUR TEXIER, LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU, SILVER

CHF 10,000 - 20,000

HKD 98,000 - 196,000 / USD 12,500 - 25,000 / EUR 10,800 - 21,500 / JPY 1,900,000 - 3,800,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A very fine and rare, silver, manual wind pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Breguet & Fils, France

Model ''Garde-Temps d'argent''

Year Sold on March 15th, 1824 for 1500 Francs

Movement No. 4084

Case No. 4084

Diameter 59 mm.

Caliber 24''', frosted and gilt, full plate, the back plate relieved for the barrel secured by a bridge, cylindrical pillars, English jeweling, fusee with chain, Earnshaw spring footed-detent escapement, Earnshaw two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with sliding gold wedge-shaped temperature weights and mean time adjustment screws, freesprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and ruby endstone.

Signature Dial, case and movement

Accessories Breguet certificate

Notes

According to the repair books, this chronometer was returned for overhaul on 20 December 1824 at the request of Monsieur Texier. The punch mark for Joly has been removed from the interior of the back of the case, almost certainly at the same time as the owner's name or coat-of-arms were removed from the exterior, probably at the request of the family. The No. 4084 has been restamped. An almost identical watch is illustrated in ''The Art of Breguet'', George Daniels, 1974, p. 270.