Fine and rare French silver pocket chronometer Circa 1824

Silver chronometer by Breguet
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A very fine and rare French silver pocket chronometer, circa 1824. Sold to Monsieur Texier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau on March 15th, 1824, for 1,500 Francs. Frosted gilt full plate movement, the backplate relieved for the barrel secured by a bridge, cylindrical pillars, English jeweling, fusee with chain, Earnshaw spring footed detent escapement, Earnshaw two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with sliding gold wedge-shaped temperature weights and meantime adjustment screws, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and ruby endstone. Gilt-brass detachable cuvette. Frosted silver dial with Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds at XII and original blued steel poire hands. Polished case. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, case numbered. Accompanied by a Certificate.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Signed: Breguet et Fils Horlogers de la Marine Royale
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According to the repair books, this chronometer was returned for overhaul on 20 December 1824 at the request of Monsieur Texier. The punch mark for Joly has been removed from the interior of the back of the case, almost certainly at the same time as the owner’s name or coat of arms were removed from the exterior, probably at the request of the family. The number 4084 has been re-stamped.