Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」
Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣:鐘錶鬼才」
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June 16, 02:55 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
Lot Details
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B. POITEVIN, PARIS AND GENÈVE
[B. Poitevin,巴黎及日內瓦]
RETAILED BY AUGER JOAILLIER BIJOUTIER, PLACE DES VICTOIRES, PARIS: A GOLD AND ENAMEL OPEN-FACED KEYLESS LEVER MINUTE REPEATING WATCH WITH POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED ARMS
CIRCA 1890, NO. 38383
[零售商為巴黎勝利廣場AUGER JOAILLIER BIJOUTIER:黃金畫琺瑯三問懷錶飾琺瑯彩繪紋章,年份約1890,編號38383]
• Movement: damascened movement, lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, two polished steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs
• Dial: white enamel, black Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, sunken subsidiary seconds, gold spade hands
• Case: 18ct gold, the back with polychrome enamel coat of arms against a pale blue background, repeating slide to the band, polished gold cuvette numbered and signed by the retailer No. 38383, Auger Joaillier Bijoutier, Place des Victoires, Paris, back cover and cuvette additionally numbered 33353
diameter 52mm
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Antiquorum Geneva, 12 November 2006, lot 274
B. Poitevin is recorded as winning an Honourable Mention at the Geneva Chronometer Contest in 1882 with a chronometer timed by C. A. Paillard (see: K. Pritchard, Swiss Timepiece Makers 1775-1975, 1997, p. P-88).