THE ART OF BREGUET

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

LOT 115

A Monsieur L.H. Dulles Chonometer No. 4580, sold on 19 February 1960, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Gold keyless pocket chronometer. Original red leather fitted case.

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

Case: 18 ct., three piece,frosted, No. 4580, the band engraved with a decorative frieze.
Dial: White enamel, signed: "Breguet, No. 4580", with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals. Subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale calibrated for "30" hours. Blued-steel Breguet hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 17"', three-quarter plate caliber, made in the workshops of Breguet in Paris, 19 jewels, fusee with maintaining power, the keyless work automatically disconnected when fully wound and re-engaged by a bolt in the band. Spring detent escapement with gold scape wheel, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with gold adjusting screws. Free-sprung with blued-steel ad' spring and terminal curve, diamond end stone.
In unused condition. Diam. 49 mm.


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Note: The combination of a high grade chronometer movement with a decorative case is unusual, in what appears at first glance to be an elegant dress watch. All steel-work is highly polished and not blued.