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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993
LOT 126
Anonymous, circa 1790. Fine and rare eight-day going weight- driven glass-plate skeleton clock.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
Sold: CHF 34,500
C. Single glass plate, the border engraved with a garland of laurel, secured on a black marble base by two brass cylindrical pillars. D.White enamel chapter ring with Breguet numerals. Blued-steel skeletonised Breguet hands. M. Elegant, fully skeletonised train, and weight-driven with two weights and a single barrel, pin-wheel anchor escapement, half-seconds beating pendulum with knife edge suspension. In very good condition. Dim. 45 x 25 x 9,5 cm.
Notes
The elegant appearance of this clock is the result
of the delicate arrangement of the wheel train
highlighted against the glass plate. Introduced at
approximately the same time as the famous '
Souscription' watches by Breguet, they share the
same concept of functional design. Usually such
clocks are spring-driven, with examples such as
this lot-powered by weights- being infinitely
rarer.