French 18K yellow gold open faced chronograph Circa 1900

Gold keyless lever pocket watch
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A fine French 18 carat yellow gold open faced chronograph pocket watch, circa 1900. This watch features a manual wind mechanical movement with a column wheel chronograph mechanism and a lever escapement. The white enamel dial is signed and numbered, displaying painted Arabic numerals for the hours, a subsidiary seconds dial, a 30 minute chronograph counter, and elegant Breguet style hands in yellow gold. The round 18 carat yellow gold case is solid and plain, with a smooth polished open faced back.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Weight: 93 g
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Signed: Breguet  Paris
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Accompanied by the original fitted box.
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Breguet is a Swiss luxury watch, clock, and jewellery manufacturer founded by Abraham-Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775. Headquartered in L’Abbaye, Switzerland, Breguet is one of the oldest surviving watchmaking brands and a pioneer of many watchmaking technologies such as the tourbillon, developed into a practical solution by Abraham Breguet in 1801. He also invented and produced the world’s first self winding watch (the Perpétuelle) in 1780 and the world’s first wristwatch in 1810.