An exceptional letter from Antide Janvier (1751-1835) to Abraham Louis Breguet, dated October 1810, in which Janvier thanks Breguet for services rendered. Mention is made of a watch with one hand and Janvier's desire to apply the idea to public clocks. Janvier finishes on a somewhat bitter note, mentioning an old quarrel with Berthoud, whom he accused of having mutilitated a memoir he had written, which Berthoud had freely edited and published in his "Histoire de la mesure du temps". This unique document links three great watchmaking geniuses of the period: Berthoud, Janvier and Breguet. | Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrating Antiquorum's 30th Aniversary | Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, 24th April 2004

Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

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An exceptional letter from Antide Janvier (1751-1835) to Abraham Louis Breguet, dated October 1810, in which Janvier thanks Breguet for services rendered. Mention is made of a watch with one hand and Janvier?s desire to apply the idea to public clocks. Janvier finishes on a somewhat bitter note, mentioning an old quarrel with Berthoud, whom he accused of having mutilitated a memoir he had written, which Berthoud had freely edited and published in his "Histoire de la mesure du temps". This unique document links three great watchmaking geniuses of the period: Berthoud, Janvier and Breguet.

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EUR 3,800 - 5,000 / USD 4,700 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 19,550

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