Gravant, Elève de Robin, à Paris, No. 23, made for Boutet, circa 1810. Extremely fine and unusual, 18 ct. three coloured gold, dumb-quarter-repeating precision watch. | L\'ART DE L\'HORLOGERIE EN FRANCE DE XVIe AU XXe SIÈCLE | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 14th November 1993

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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993

LOT 117

Gravant, Elève de Robin, à Paris, No. 23, made for Boutet, circa 1810. Extremely fine and unusual, 18 ct. three coloured gold, dumb-quarter-repeating precision watch.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

C. Three body, Empire, the band chased with a garland of flowers on a matted ground, the back with an exceptional garland of flowers within an outer decoration matching that of the band. d'armes de Versailles, Paris, J. Granches, 1984. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, made by Borel (signed on the enamel back). Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, the barrel passing through the back plate, secured by a bridge, Robin detent-lever escapement, two-arm compensation balance with poising and timing screws, blued-steel helical balance spring. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Signed "Boutet" on the dial," Gravant" on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 61 mm.

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Boutet was persona] gun maker to Napoleon, and in view of the unusual decoration and the signature on the dial, this precision watch \vas almost certainly made to match a set of valuable presentation pistols. Fitted with the escapement invented by Robert Robin in 1791, the movement of this watch is very similar to those made by Robin himself shortly before lis death. For the escapement see plate page 187.