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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 374

Breguet et Fils, Swiss, No. 302, circa 1815.Very fine and rare large musical quarter-repeating watch playing every hour or on demand.

CHF 9,000 - 11,000

EUR 6,200 - 7,600 / USD 6,700 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 12,650

C.Four-body, twisted wire band, back engine-turned in a sunray pattern, gold bolt at 7:30, at 1 o'clock for blocking activation of the repeater, lever at 9 o'clock for music/silence, brass cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands with polished steel ink pen tips. M. 53.8 mm., frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, pinned disc sur plateau musical movement with 25 tuned teeth working on both sides ofthe disc, unusual stop-work on the music barrel stopping the musical train when wound down.Signed on the dial and cuvette, case punched with Neuchâtel gold marks, movement punched "HB".Diam. 62 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3
Movement: 3
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

An unusual watch, with its special hands, unusual musical stop mechanism and case band. The restoration of the watch was the diploma project at the La Chaux-de-Fonds horological school, and the 63-page restoration report written at the time accompanies the watch.