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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 262

Breguet, No. 34, 1990?s.A set of two Souscription watches.The wristwatch18K gold gentleman?s minute-repeating astronomical wristwatch, perpetual calendar, phases and ages of the moon.

HKD 720,000 - 880,000

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Sold: HKD 795,500

C. Circular, massive, reeded band. Glazed back over the movement. D. Engine-turned silvered gold, signed: Breguet, No. 34, with Roman numerals on a plain reserve; small subsidiary rings for days of the week, months with concentric leap year indicator, the date and aperture for the moon phases, the ages engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of ?XII?. Blued-steel hands. M. Rhodiumed maillechort, 12??? caliber 189.10, with ?fausse côtes? decoration,24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic screw balance with Breguet self-compensating balance-spring. Repeating on two gongs, with two hammers, by means of a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.The pocket watch18K gold self-winding astronomical pocket watch with instantaneous calendar, moon phases and power reserve.C. Three part, massive, Empire form. Glazed back over the movement. D. Engine-turned silvered gold, signed: Breguet, No. 34, with Roman numerals on a plain reserve, and Arabic figures for the remaining indications, subsidiary seconds, sector for Up-and-Down scale calibrated for 45 hours, apertures for the instantaneous date, and moon phases with the ages engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of ?XII?. M. Gilt brass, 22???, caliber 90, with automatic winding but capable of beingmanually re-wound if required, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement with monometallic screw balance, with pare-chute on the top pivot. Breguet self-compensating balance spring. Platinium winding weight pivoted on the edge of the movement with spring banking, unidirectional winding automatically disconnected when fully wound, and two ball-bearing runners, one visible in the weight, to reduce friction in the pivot point, the arm of ?S? formto provide elastic suspension and retained in balance by a double-ended spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 62 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: * 1
Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

The first Souscription set was specially made for the theme auction The Art of Breguet, Antiquorum, Geneva, Sunday,April 14, 1991, lot 203.Contained in a polished burr walnut veneered casket, lined in paisley pattern fabric, with lockable drawer below containing a gilt magnifying glass, a calendar setting pin, a gold Breguet watch chain, and a polishing stick.Abraham-Louis Breguet conceived the idea for the Souscription in 1794, another of the ?inventions? resulting from his period of forced exile in Switzerland during the French Revolution. The concept was brilliant and simple to offer a watch to his clients that could be reserved in advance and delivered upon completion.