Swiss gold lever made for King Fuad I of Egypt Circa 1925
- Kenmerk
- SB0664
- Diameter
- 47 mm
- Estimate
- € 12.500 - 25.000
- Price sold
- € 26.200
Fine and rare gold and enamel open faced lever by Breguet
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A fine and rare Swiss gold and enamel open faced keyless pocket watch made for King Fuad I of Egypt, circa 1925. Sold to King Fuad 1st Egypt on 17 October 1925. Jewelled gilt lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance. Signed and numbered gold cuvette. Silvered dial, guilloché centre, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and outer minute track. Polished case, case back centred by polychrome enamel coat of arms of King Fuad I, milled band. Movement, dial and cuvette signed. Accompanied by a presentation case with applied crown to the cover.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Breguet
Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Breguet
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Fuad I, born in 1868, was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, substituting the title of Sultan for King when the United Kingdom recognized Egyptian independence in 1922. Following his education at the military academy in Turin, Italy, Fuad served in a number of administrative posts, including nominal rector of the Egyptian University from 1908-1913 (now Cairo University). Furthermore, socially and religiously, Fuad aligned himself with the outlook and interests of Al-Azhar, Cairo’s great institution of Muslim learning, which won him popular support. Fuad I died on 28 April 1936 being a true watch connoisseur who was well known amongst the best watchmakers of the time who designed some exceptional and complicated pieces for him.
Fuad I, born in 1868, was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917, substituting the title of Sultan for King when the United Kingdom recognized Egyptian independence in 1922. Following his education at the military academy in Turin, Italy, Fuad served in a number of administrative posts, including nominal rector of the Egyptian University from 1908-1913 (now Cairo University). Furthermore, socially and religiously, Fuad aligned himself with the outlook and interests of Al-Azhar, Cairo’s great institution of Muslim learning, which won him popular support. Fuad I died on 28 April 1936 being a true watch connoisseur who was well known amongst the best watchmakers of the time who designed some exceptional and complicated pieces for him.
Signed: Breguet 441
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