Breguet. A fine and rare brass two-day marine chronometer

SIGNED BREGUET NEVEU ET CIE., NO. 5055, MANUFACTURED IN 1837 AND SOLD BY MONSIEUR HUETTE ON 24 MAY 1837 FOR 1,100 FRANCS

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Breguet. A fine and rare brass two-day marine chronometer
Signed Breguet Neveu et Cie., No. 5055, manufactured in 1837 and sold by Monsieur Huette on 24 May 1837 for 1,100 Francs
The brass movement with one going barrel, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement mounted on a lenticular platform, two-arm bimetallic balance with brass timing and weighting screws, parachute suspension, free sprung regulator with polished helical hairspring, diamond endstone, the silvered dial with small hour dial with Roman numerals, gilt spade hands, large subsidiary seconds, in water-resistant-type brass bowl with screw bezel, gimballed in three-tier mahogany box with hinged panel in the lid over a circular glazed aperture, numbered 5055, original brass key dial signed and numbered, movement numbered
107 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present "Horloge Marine à un barillet" or marine chronometer with one barrel was sold by Monsieur Huette, Breguet's agent in the seaport of Nantes, on 24 May 1837 for the amount of Francs 1,100.

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