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The case for this watch was also made by Tavernier.
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SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 3964, 1824
Details
Breguet. A gold and silver half quarter repeating calendar pocketwatch of small size
Signed Breguet, no. 3964, 1824
The frosted gilt movement of Lepine type calibre, with bimetallic balance and peripheral weights, flat blued steel hairspring with endcurves, regulation through the dial, straight line lever escapement, repeating on one oval section gong by operating a slide in the band, the matt silver engine-turned dial with eccentric Roman chapter ring, sector for the date below the VI, segment for balance regulation at IIII, subsidiary seconds dial at XII, signed on a raised cartouche, blued steel moon hands, in engine-turned gold and silver case numbered T3954, with gold bezel and pendant, engine-turned snap on back rotating to reveal winding aperture, with original double ended gold and steel male key, contemporary presentation box, case and dial signed, case numbered
36 mm. diam.
Signed Breguet, no. 3964, 1824
The frosted gilt movement of Lepine type calibre, with bimetallic balance and peripheral weights, flat blued steel hairspring with endcurves, regulation through the dial, straight line lever escapement, repeating on one oval section gong by operating a slide in the band, the matt silver engine-turned dial with eccentric Roman chapter ring, sector for the date below the VI, segment for balance regulation at IIII, subsidiary seconds dial at XII, signed on a raised cartouche, blued steel moon hands, in engine-turned gold and silver case numbered T3954, with gold bezel and pendant, engine-turned snap on back rotating to reveal winding aperture, with original double ended gold and steel male key, contemporary presentation box, case and dial signed, case numbered
36 mm. diam.
Provenance
Purchased by Monsieur Schickler, 2 January 1824, for 6,000 French Francs.
The Belin Collection, no. 64, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1979, lot 193
The Belin Collection, no. 64, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1979, lot 193