French 18K gold quarter repeating Breguet watch Circa 1797
- Kenmerk
- FB0273
- Diameter
- 57 mm
- Estimate
- € 17.500 - 35.000
- Price sold
- € 19.100
Gold quarter repeating cylinder watch by Breguet et Fils
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A French fine and very rare 18K gold key wind quarter repeating open face pocket watch with jumping hour hand, London Hallmark for 1797. Matte gilt with typical underslung ruby cylinder escapement, plain 3-arm balance, parachute protection for balance, bimetallic compensation curve for balance spring, two polished hammers striking on a gong.
Brushed champagne dial, secret signature between 12 and 1, hobnail engine turned centre, black Roman numerals, black outer minute divisions with five-minute markers, secret signature between 12 and 1, subsidiary constant seconds with wheat sheaf engine turned centre at 3, blued steel Breguet hands, jumping hour hand, Engine-turned round case, reeded band, push repeat via stem. Case stamped DD, dial and cuvette signed.
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A French fine and very rare 18K gold key wind quarter repeating open face pocket watch with jumping hour hand, London Hallmark for 1797. Matte gilt with typical underslung ruby cylinder escapement, plain 3-arm balance, parachute protection for balance, bimetallic compensation curve for balance spring, two polished hammers striking on a gong.
Brushed champagne dial, secret signature between 12 and 1, hobnail engine turned centre, black Roman numerals, black outer minute divisions with five-minute markers, secret signature between 12 and 1, subsidiary constant seconds with wheat sheaf engine turned centre at 3, blued steel Breguet hands, jumping hour hand, Engine-turned round case, reeded band, push repeat via stem. Case stamped DD, dial and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: Breguet et Fils
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Signed: Breguet et Fils
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This Breguet watch contains many of the typical enhancements to Horology that Breguet pioneered and have been adopted (in some fashion) in watchmaking to this day. The very fine underslung ruby cylinder (jewelling the escapement), the famous Parachute spring system to protect the balance (shock resist systems) and the bimetallic curve for accurate temperature compensation (compensation balances).
This Breguet watch contains many of the typical enhancements to Horology that Breguet pioneered and have been adopted (in some fashion) in watchmaking to this day. The very fine underslung ruby cylinder (jewelling the escapement), the famous Parachute spring system to protect the balance (shock resist systems) and the bimetallic curve for accurate temperature compensation (compensation balances).
Incorporated in this watch Breguet came up with a system that allowed the hour hand to remain stationary on the hour marker until the minute hand reached the next hour when it would then jump instantaneously to the next number. A very interesting development that was used for digital displays later but for the traditional dial it was somewhat confusing as at 5 minutes to four the hour hand would still point at 4 rather than be close to 5. There is a story that Napoleon had a watch with this feature and missed an important meeting by misreading his watch.
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Includes ratcheted winding key.
Signed: Breguet et Fils
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