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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 48

Breguet, No. 4461, sold to Monsieur Bidaux, on August 2, 1828 for 840 Francs.Very fine 18K gold large souscription watch.

CHF 17,000 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

C. Three-body, "Empire", engine-turned back and band, short pendant. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, by Droz, outer five-minute divisions, secured by a screw below 12 o'clock. Blued steel hand. M. 57 mm. (25'''), gilt brass, souscription caliber with center barrel wound from either side, four-wheel train, ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, compensation curb, parachute on top pivot.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with the number, casemaker's mark and French guarantee marks.Diam. 62 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3 - 14
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

Provenance: Beyer Museum, ZürichSotheby's, Geneva, November 11, 1999, lot No. 421.Exhibitions: "L'oeuvre d'Abraham-Louis Breguet", organized by Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds between May 1 and September 20, 1976.An examination of the registers reveals that this is one of the most expensive souscription watches Breguet ever made.