THE ART OF BREGUET

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

LOT 107

A Monsieur Dunand Watch No. 4273, completed on 19 September 1882, sold 22 November 1889, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Gold hunting-cased keyless watch with minuterepeating, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph.

Case: 18ct.,pink, four body polished, tiemibassine carrure plate form. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet No.4273".
Dial: White enamel, with Roman hour numerals, minute and chronograph rings with Arabic numerals, small subsidiary dials for days of the week(hairline), months of the four year bissextile cycle and the date, subsidiary seconds with aperture for the phase and age of the moon. Gold poires hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 19"', three-quarter plate caliber, ébauche by Audemars, 29 jewels, counterpoised adjustable straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Chronograph mechanism visible on the back plate, the push-piece on the band. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.
In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm.