Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
Breguet, Paris, 1829. Letter a Monsieur Louis Breguet sur une Pendule de Messr Breguet Père et Fils, avec le tableau de la marche de cette Pendule pendant 5 années consecutives, par M. Schumacher, Altona, 1829, 8 pages. An important account on performance of Breguet?s astronomical clock No. 3405 taken between Oct. 21, 1822 and Nov. 20, 1827. Schumacher bought the clock on June 19, 1820 for 1200 francs. It was an important regulator from a series of three pieces. Schumacher was one of the most important Breguet clock collectors. He bought at least twenty pieces from him. (not illustrated)