Ate. Boussard

Ate. Boussard, Toulouse, circa 1820. Very fine and rare 18K gold, triple-train, independent dead-seconds pocket watch with quarter-repeating. Four-body, “Empire”, engine-turned, gilt hinged cuvette. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes Boussard Established in Toulouse, in 1825 he registered a patent for a “perfected clock movement”, and in 1847 he registered a patent for a winding and stopping system applicable to clocks. He invented interesting stop works which were received with considerable favor. He died prior to 1851.