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THBBreguet No. 2835 Astronomical Quarter-repeating Watch
Lot 75
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We invite you to preview items, ask questions of our specialists, and learn more about the auction process at Skinner. Appointments are required to ensure safety and health. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Breguet No. 2835 Astronomical Quarter-repeating Watch, sold on March 23, 1825, 18kt gold two-part engine-turned case by Pierre-Benjamin Travernier, no. 3331 with bayonet back, and original Breguet short chain, engine-turned dial with offset silver roman numeral chapter ring, signed "Breguet et Fils," subsidiary seconds, slow/fast regulator indicator, and aperture for phase of the moon above 12, gilt-brass 19-caliber movement with female barrel winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement with jeweled pallets and long lever, two-arm compensated bimetallic balance with inner adjustment screws inset in the rim, parachute shock absorber, blued-steel flat balance spring with terminal curves, repeating on single gong with hammer, and striking on a steel intermediate block, dia. 49 mm.
Provenance: The estate of David G. Newsom.
Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers/Antiquorum, The Art of Breguet, Sunday, April 14th, 1991, Hotel des Bergues, Geneva, Lot 34.
Note: With framed Breguet certificate stating it was sold on March 23, 1825, Henry William Paget, "Lord Paget." There is an extensive write-up on Lord Paget and the watch in the Antiquorum catalog which accompanies the lot.
Literature: Illustrated and described in George Daniels The Art of Breguet, p. 230, figs. 251 a-c. Also discussed in A. Lange & Sohne/The Watchmakers of Dresden, Reinhard Meis, pp. 100-101.Condition
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