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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 39

Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 4005, sold to Jousselin & Brasch for Mr. le Prince Sapoukhin on 1 May 1823, for 2200 Francs. Very fine and unusual 18K gold and silver a tact, a deux aiguilles with date.

CHF 70,000 - 80,000

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes " with silver central body, gold bezel and back by Tavernier No. 3913, fully engine-turned " a grains d 'orge " , the silver band with gold touch pieces, revolving gold a tact hand on the back. Gold detachable cuvette centred with the a tact mechanism aperture. D. Silver engine-turned with Slavonic numerals on the polished chapter ring and a small calendar aperture. M. 22"', gilt bras nouveau calibre with going barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain gold three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension, flat blued steel balance spring. A tact mechanism fitted on the bridge of the centre wheel. Signed on the cuvette and movement, secret signature on the dial. Accompanied by Breguet certificate. Diam. 56 mm.


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Dial: 4-37-51

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Re-gilt

Partially reprinted

Notes

Note: This watch, among other features, is exceptional for his dial with Slavonic numerals, a language which, already in the time of Breguet, had not been used for a century but favoured by the Russian Aristocraty as it was still the religious language. Very few examples of Breguet watches with a Slavonic dial are known to exist, another one is described and illustrated by Emmanuel Breguet in his book: Breguet - Horloger depicts 1775 (Alain de Gourcuff Editeur - Paris 1997), pp. 210-211.