59,000 CHF
"A Madame Giulani pour Monsieur Palli" Breguet, No. 2675, sold to Madame Giulani pour Monsieur Palli on October 15, 1817, for 2,272 francs. Very fine and extremely rare, small, "répétition médaillon", 18K gold, jump hour, quarterrepeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, short gold Breguet chain and ratchet key. Accompanied by an original fitted box. Three-body, "forme quattre baguettes", No. 3428, by Tavernier (master mark), engine-turned. Gold cuvette with apertures for winding and regulation. Matte silver, engine-turned, brushed chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute chapter with dot indexes. Gold "Breguet" hands. Notes For a note on the heightened value of miniature watches, see “Watch the Difference” by Philip Poniz, in the Vox magazine, Summer 2003.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
