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With Breguet original fitted morocco leather-covered box no. 4330.
According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present watch, a split seconds chronograph with counter, first class Besançon observatory bulletin and silver case no. 60195 was made in 1920 and sold to Count Max de Pourtalès on 16 January 1924 for the sum of 2,000 Francs.
Count Max De Pourtalès (Max Arthur Hubert de Pourtalès), 1893-1935, was the son of Hubert Louis Edouard Edmond De Pourtalès and Marguerite Malvine Henriette De Schickler, members of an important French noble family.
He was one of the pioneers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race and finished with a 10th place at the debut race in 1923 with his fellow-countryman Vicount Sosthène de la Rochefoucauld on a Bugatti Brescia 16S.
The movement of the present watch is signed with the "Viper's Head", symbol for watches which had successfully passed the chronometer tests in Besançon , the position of this hand-stamped mark indicating the relevant class.
As of the end of the 18th century, Besançon, close to Switzerland, became one of the most important centres of French clock and watchmaking industries. The Astronomical Observatory of Besançon was founded in 1882 to support the growing local watchmaking industry and renowned manufacturers such as Breguet submitted their precision movements for chronometer contests.
According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present watch, a split seconds chronograph with counter, first class Besançon observatory bulletin and silver case no. 60195 was made in 1920 and sold to Count Max de Pourtalès on 16 January 1924 for the sum of 2,000 Francs.
Count Max De Pourtalès (Max Arthur Hubert de Pourtalès), 1893-1935, was the son of Hubert Louis Edouard Edmond De Pourtalès and Marguerite Malvine Henriette De Schickler, members of an important French noble family.
He was one of the pioneers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race and finished with a 10th place at the debut race in 1923 with his fellow-countryman Vicount Sosthène de la Rochefoucauld on a Bugatti Brescia 16S.
The movement of the present watch is signed with the "Viper's Head", symbol for watches which had successfully passed the chronometer tests in Besançon , the position of this hand-stamped mark indicating the relevant class.
As of the end of the 18th century, Besançon, close to Switzerland, became one of the most important centres of French clock and watchmaking industries. The Astronomical Observatory of Besançon was founded in 1882 to support the growing local watchmaking industry and renowned manufacturers such as Breguet submitted their precision movements for chronometer contests.