THE ART OF BREGUET

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

LOT 203

To be sold on behalf of the Breguet Foundation. A unique set of two "Souscription" watches, signed: "Breguet, No. 1".

a)The wristwatch: Gold and platinum cased gentleman's minuterepeating astronomical wristwatch, with perpetual calendar and phase and age of the moon.

B)The pocket Watch: Platinum and gold cased self-winding astronomical pocket watch with instantaneous calendar, phase of the moon and winding indicator.

A) Case: Circular, massive, reeded band, the rims in platinum. Glazed back over the movement.
Dial: Engine-turned and silvered gold, signed: " Breguet, No. 1", with Roman numerals on a plain reserve; small subsidiary rings for days of the week, months with concentric bissextile indicator, the date, and an aperture for the phase of the moon, the age engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of "XII". Blued-steel hands.
Movement: Rhodiumed maillechort, 12"' caliber 189.10, with fausse Gîtes decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic screw balance with Breguet autocompensator balance spring. Repeating on two gongs, with two hammers, by a slide in the band of the case. Diam. 35 mm.
Estimate: SFr. * * * B) Case: Three part, massive, Empire form, the rims in platinum. Glazed back over the movement.
Dial: Engine-turned in silvered gold, signed: " Breguet, No. 1", with Roman hour numerals on a plain reserve, and Arabic figures for the remaining indications, subsidiary seconds, sector for up-and-down scale calibrated for 45 hours, apertures for the instantaneous date, and phases of the moon with the age engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of "XII".
Movement: Gilt brass, 22"', caliber 90, with automatic winding but capable of being manually re-wound if required, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement with monometallic screw balance, with parachute on the top pivot. Breguet autocompensator balance spring. Platinum wilding weight pivoted on the edge of the movement with spring banking, unidirectional winding automatically disconnected when fully wound, and two b 2 bearing runners, one visible in the weight, to reduce friction in the pivot point, the arm of "S" form to provide elastic suspension and retained in balance by a double-ended spring. Diam. 62 mm.