THE ART OF BREGUET
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991
LOT 74
A Monsieur le Comte de Schouvaloff Chronometer No. 3787, sold on 27 December 1823, for the sum of 2520 Francs. Silver cased "garde-temps" watch with double barrels.
CHF 80,000 - 100,000
Case: Three body polished, demi bassine et filets form, by Joly, No. 377. Gilt-metal cuvette signed: "
Breguet et Fils, Horlogers de la Marine Royale
No. 3787".
Dial: Silver, small eccentric hour ring with
Roman numerals, outer minute ring intersecting
with subsidiary seconds circle. Blued-steel poires
and lanices hands.
Movement: Gilt brass, 26"', bar caliber, with
individually wound twin barrels, spring detent
escapement with gold escape wheel, two-arm
bimetallic compensation balance with parachute
on the top pivot. Blued-steel helical balance
spring witH terminal curb.
In very good condition
Diam. 66mm.
Notes
Paul Andrejevitsch Schouvaloff, General and aide de camp to the Czar Alexander I. Born circa 1775,he enlisted in the army at a young age,serving under General Souvaroff,and receiving the Cross of St.George after the successful,but bloody seizure of Prague in 1794.In 1799 he took part in the Italian campaign,again under the command Souvaroff,fighting in the victorious battles at Cassino and Novi,before being forced to flee from Switzerland following die virtual destruction of the Russian army near Zurich by Massena.Schouvaloff was promoted to the rank of General at the age of only 25.After the unsuccessful campaiggn against the French in 1807,which left the Russian forces blocked in Poland,he went on to become the first to break through into Swedish territory crossing the Tornes,and overcoming a string of obstacles before succeeding in the capture of Schelefta.His reward was promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-general,and a commission from the Czar to negotiate the armistice at Pleiwitz in 1813. Lot 100 Nouveau Titre