A Monsieur le Baron Schickler Watch No. 4606, sold on 19 June 1829, for the sum of 6000 Francs. Small gold and enamel watch with quarterrepeating and calendar, constructed on the principals of the "garde-temps". Accompanied by a gold and enamel patch box and a pill box, both with matching enamel decoration. | THE ART OF BREGUET | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 14th April 1991

THE ART OF BREGUET

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 14, 1991

LOT 90

A Monsieur le Baron Schickler Watch No. 4606, sold on 19 June 1829, for the sum of 6000 Francs. Small gold and enamel watch with quarterrepeating and calendar, constructed on the principals of the "garde-temps". Accompanied by a gold and enamel patch box and a pill box, both with matching enamel decoration.

CHF 70,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 57,500

Case: 18 ct., three body, quatre baguettes form, the band engraved with flowers, the back decorated with foliate scroll work in white champlevé enamel with the monogram of Baron Schickler in the centre. Gold cuvette signed: "Breguet Neveux & Cie., No. 4606".
Dial: Eccentric, silver with Roman numerals, signed: "Breguet", engraved with foliate scroll work, the calendar aperture below "6". Bluedsteel Breguet hands.
Movement:Gilt brass, 13"', bar caliber, the barrel with female winding square, counterpoised straight line lever escapement with long lever, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance. Blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on a single gong with one hammer, striking on a steel intermediate spring block, the slide in the band.
In very good condition Diam. 36 mm.

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History: Delivered in 1829 in a plain engineturned gold case, by Tavernier, with a bayonet fitting back, the repair books of Maison Breguet record a new case from 1837. In the restoration book from 1845 it is described ... Boîte d'or émaillé en blanc et gravée .., cuvette en or". It is impossible to establish the exact year when the new case was made (between 1829-1837) but there is no doubt that it was at the request of Baron Schickler, whose arms appear not only on the back of the watch but also on the matching pill and patch boxes. Obviously the watch was highly prized by the Baron, having originally cost him the stag gering sum of 6000 Francs, in addition to the charges for making the very fine enamel case and accompanying accessories. It was returned by the Baron for overhaul on three occasions: 17 May 1837, 28 October 1842 and 31 January 1845.
Note: The high cost price of 6000 Francs may well reflect the particularly small size of the movement, bearing in mind that it is a quarterrepeater with calendar, constructed on the principals of the garde-temps.