Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 11, 1992
LOT 425
Breguet No. 2846, sold to the Prince Frederic Guillaume, Louis of Prussia, second sun of the King, for the sum 1248 Francs.Fine 18 ct. gold, quarter repeating watch.
CHF 24,000 - 28,000
C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes", by Amy Gros, with reeded band and polished back. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals (restauration)., secret signature beneath "12". Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19-, bar caliber, with free standing barrel,, ruby cylinder escapement, with "parachute" suspension, blued steel flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the cuvette. In good condition. Diam. 49 mm.
Notes
This watch was bought back on 2 June 1814, resold to
London in August 1814 to Count Orloff, for the sum of
1200 Francs. Bought back on 26 May 1815. Sent to
Fatton on 30 May 1815.