Swiss gold repeating lever with 30-minute register Circa 1916

Gold minute repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph by Breguet
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A Swiss 18 carat gold open faced minute repeating lever pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph and vertical 30-minute register, circa 1916. Sold to monsieur Lucien Rougerie on 8 April 1916 for 2.600 Francs. Lever movement, 35 jewels. White enamel dial with black Arabic hours and red Arabic minutes, 30-minute register at 12 o’clock, subsidiary seconds at 6. Plain case, snap on back. Dial, case and cuvette signed and numbered. Comes with a Certificate of Origin and fitted presentation box.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Breguet 2646
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This watch is inscribed Souvenir de la Société de Dion Bouton à Monsieur Lucien Rougerie pour sa collaboration à la mise au point sur Avion 130 HP, 1916.
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Dion Bouton was a French automobile and railcar manufacturer operating from 1833 to 1982. During World War I, the company made gun parts, armour vehicles and air craft engines as well as cars and trucks.