Swiss 18 carat gold award winning lever watch Circa 1942
- Kenmerk
- SB0150
- Diameter
- 51 mm
- Estimate
- € 12.000 - 20.000
- Price sold
- € 15.600
Gold lever by Breguet
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A Swiss gold open faced keyless lever pocket watch, circa 1942. First prize gold medal award from the National Observatory of Besançon. Sold April 1942 to Mr. Chadourne with Bulletin Premiere Classe. Highly jewelled movement, Guillaume balance, signed and numbered gold cuvette. Silvered guilloché, satin finished chapter ring with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and blued steel moon hands. Polished case, milled band. Dial, movement and cuvette signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Breguet Bulletin de 1ère Classe de l’observatoire National de Besançon Médaille d’Or
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The present example was awarded the Gold Medal from the National Observatory Time Contest in Besançon. It is part of very few watches that were awarded this first prize in timing contest at French National Observatory. Interestingly the prize winning award was engraved on the cuvette with the inscription ‘Breguet No. 2894 Bulletin de 1ère Classe de l’observatoire National de Besançon Médaille d’Or’ to show the importance of this watch from its timing contest results.
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Signed: Breguet Bulletin de 1ère Classe de l’observatoire National de Besançon Médaille d’Or
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The present example was awarded the Gold Medal from the National Observatory Time Contest in Besançon. It is part of very few watches that were awarded this first prize in timing contest at French National Observatory. Interestingly the prize winning award was engraved on the cuvette with the inscription ‘Breguet No. 2894 Bulletin de 1ère Classe de l’observatoire National de Besançon Médaille d’Or’ to show the importance of this watch from its timing contest results.
Signed: Breguet No 2894 Bulletin de 1ère Classe de l’observatoire National de Besançon Médaille d’Or
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