68,750 CHF
BREGUET NO. 3118 MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH REAUMUR THERMOMETER MADE IN 1821 Breguet No. 3118, Marine Chronometer "thermometre metallique", sold to the French navy, in 1821, for 2400 Francs. Fine, early and extremely rare, 2 day going deck Chronometer with earnshaw escapement and metallic thermometer. Accompanied by the Breguet certificate dated 1957 and original key. Three body mahogany deck-watch type box. Oval Chromium plated bowl in oval gimbal. Silver plated, black painted roman indexes, outer track with arabic 10 minute indication, subsidiary seconds aperture to start/stop the balance, thermometer at 3 o clock. Blued steel hands. Brass full plate, 2 large barrels for 2 day power reserve, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two arm compensation balance with cylindrical weights and timing screws, parachute shock absorber, free sprung polished steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Notes Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. DIAL DIAM. 104 mm. PROVENANCE Ineichen Auktion 321, October 1979. Bought by the family of the consignor at the above mentioned auction in 1979 for CHF 160'000 and illustrated in the Art of Breguet p. 238. A visionary genius way ahead of his time, ABRAHAM LOUIS was an extremely smart man whose various interests kept his horological inventions at the forefront of creativity. Named in 1814 at the FRENCH LONGITUDE OFFICE, this organisation was created with the goal of advancing astronomy, geography and navigation. It was this, as Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2016-05-15
