Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1992
LOT 87
Breguet & Fils, No. 2382, Horloge Marine, Lette 1 sur le cadran, sold to Ducom on 25 August 1815, for 1500 Francs. Bought back on 16 June 1816, for the same price, sold to Mr. Sakellard on 12 May 1818 for 1200 Francs.
CHF 70,000 - 90,000
Sold: CHF 92,000
Very fine and rare small two day marine chronometer en forme de tabatière, gimballed in mahogany box. Two part solid mahogany box , with sliding observation lid and a large brass handle on the top. Green velvet lined weighted brassbowl suspended ingimbles and locked from the bottom by a srew. Case in three parts, en forme de tabatière, the back with bayonet fixing, the bezel secures by two knurled screws, the winding hale in the bottom is brass lined and protected by a rotatable escutcheon plate, with eccentric hole for the key and without a return spring. White enamel dial, marked wit letter "I", with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Unusual small brass half plate movement, the fusee with maintaining power, Spring detent escapement, bimetallic three armed balance with poising and timing screws, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the box, dial and movement. In very good condition with original ratchet key. Dial dIam. 71 mm. Dim. 11 x13x13 cm.
