103,600 CHF
Breguet No. 728, sold to Mr. Falzety on 18 Ventose An 9 (9 March 1801), for 1200 Francs. Fine and very rare silver and gold mantra a tact with auxilary five-minute dial, concentric Revolutionary and Gregorian calendar rings with equation of time calculated to coincide with the Revolutionary calendar. Two body, "forme collier", silver engine-turned, with gold rims, pendant and bow. The cover with a monogram "K. A." engraved on a small gold escutcheon applied below the small glazed eccentric dial aperture, gold border rim with touch pieces. Applied gold a tact arrow on the back, extended by a sector-shaped glazed aperture revealing the months, the equation of time and the additional dial subdivided for five minutes. Gilt brass cuvette with circular eccentric aperture revealing the dial. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, secured by a screw on the barrel bridge. Blued steel Breguet hands. 25 - , gilt brass, souscription calibre with centre barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with bimetallic compensation curb on the regulator. Blued steel flat balance spring. Signed on the gilt brass cuvette and the movement. Diam. 62 mm. Notes The presence of the small auxiliary dial subdivided to indicate fiveminute periods, confirms that this watch originally had only a single hand in common with all the Souscription watches. The present dial, divided for two hands, was fitted during the complete overhaul carri Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
