The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999
LOT 127
Breguet, No. 569, circa 1910.Fine and elegant 18K gold and enamel keyless minute repeating watch.
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
C. Three-piece, massive "Empire" with milled bezels, the blue enamel back applied with a gold cast crowned coat-of-arms, the band engraved with a decorative frieze. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. 20''', gilt brass,15 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, Slow/Fast regulation through the band of the case. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Signed on the dial.Diam. 46 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 21 |
Period |
Movement: * 4 - 5 |
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Dial: 3- 01 |
Good |
Notes
A similar watch but without repeating train, was soldby Antiquorum in Geneva, The Art of Breguet, April 1992,lot 114.