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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 199

Breguet (Swiss) No. 1737, ?Echappement à cylindre en rubis, 9 joyaux, para-chute, compensation approximative, secon-des?. Bearing English hallmarks circa 1820. Very fine 18K pink gold, quarter repeating, jump hour pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000 / USD 17,000 - 20,000

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, solid, maker?s punch ?DD?, polishedbezel, reeded band, engine turned back. Hinged gold cuvette withengraved blue champlevé enamel technical characteristics. D. Gold, polishedchapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute markers, engine turned centre, off-set subsidiaryseconds, secret signature. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 51 mm., frosted gilt, standing barrel, nine jewels, over-hangingruby cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat blued steel balance-spring, temperaturecompensation curb, upper pivot parachute suspension, index regulator, repeating with two hammers on twogongs via a pull and twist piston in the pendant.Dial and cuvette signed.Diam. 57 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3 - 6 - 15
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 6 - 01

Notes

Among the most best ebauche makers who worked for Breguet, the Genevan watchmaker Descombaz was one of the most appreciated. Descombaz is particularly known for his self-winding movements with weights and his repeating watches. Some of the ebauches originally destined for Breguet were in fact finished in Geneva and sold under the Breguet name. These watches were usually destined for the English, German, or Italian markets. The present watch is probably one of such watches.