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」

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 58. BREGUET [寶璣] | A VERY FINE GOLD AND SILVER RUBY CYLINDER SINGLE HANDED SOUSCRIPTION WATCH WITH DATE, VISIBLE REGULATION AND DOUBLE ENDED GOLD RATCHET KEY NO. 4455, 'MONTRE SIMPLE MÉDAILLON' SOLD TO MONSIEUR CRIVELLI ON 15 NOVEMBER 1827 FOR 1,840 FRANCS [黃金及銀製單指針懷錶備紅寶石工字輪擒縱機芯、日期、透視調節器及黃金雙頭棘輪鑰匙，編號4455，1827年11月15日以1,840法郎售出].

BREGUET [寶璣] | A VERY FINE GOLD AND SILVER RUBY CYLINDER SINGLE HANDED SOUSCRIPTION WATCH WITH DATE, VISIBLE REGULATION AND DOUBLE ENDED GOLD RATCHET KEY NO. 4455, 'MONTRE SIMPLE MÉDAILLON' SOLD TO MONSIEUR CRIVELLI ON 15 NOVEMBER 1827 FOR 1,840 FRANCS [黃金及銀製單指針懷錶備紅寶石工字輪擒縱機芯、日期、透視調節器及黃金雙頭棘輪鑰匙，編號4455，1827年11月15日以1,840法郎售出]

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June 16, 03:10 PM GMT

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BREGUET

[寶璣]


A VERY FINE GOLD AND SILVER RUBY CYLINDER SINGLE HANDED SOUSCRIPTION WATCH WITH DATE, VISIBLE REGULATION AND DOUBLE ENDED GOLD RATCHET KEY

NO. 4455, 'MONTRE SIMPLE MÉDAILLON' SOLD TO MONSIEUR CRIVELLI ON 15 NOVEMBER 1827 FOR 1,840 FRANCS

[黃金及銀製單指針懷錶備紅寶石工字輪擒縱機芯、日期、透視調節器及黃金雙頭棘輪鑰匙，編號4455，1827年11月15日以1,840法郎售出]


• Movement: gilded, 15''' souscription calibre, ruby cylinder escapement, flat three-arm gold balance, parachute suspension, barrel set to the centre

• Dial: silver engine-turned, satin finished chapter ring with black Roman numerals, similarly finished outer minute ring, aperture for date at 12 o'clock and indicator for regulator above 6 o'clock, single gold hand with blued steel central boss, signed Breguet to a banner at the base of the dial, secret signature either side of 12 o'clock engraved Breguet no. 710

• Case: gold and silver case by Tavernier, engine-turned back and bezel, engine-turned silver band, gold pendant and bow, centre of the case back with small open aperture for winding and handset, further small aperture at 6 o'clock for regulation, pusher to the band at 9 o'clock for date adjustment, case back stamped T 4061 and B 4455, further stamped MA B beneath a triangle in a lozenge shaped cartouche, and Paris gold marks for 1819-1838

• Key: with a short chain and double ended gold male ratchet key, the top with hinged bar folding out with small male key for adjusting the hand through the centre of the case back   


diameter 44mm


Accompanied by a Breguet certificate dated 27 January 2020. 


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Monsieur Crivelli

T. P. Camerer Cuss

Habsburg Feldman, The Art of Breguet, April 1991, lot 87

T. P. Camerer Cuss, The Country Life Book of Watches, 1967, p. 67, pl. 76

T. P. Camerer Cuss, The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches, 1976, pp. 206-207, pl. 124

Breguet began outfitting many of his watches with a short chain and ratchet key early on in his career. Several of these keys, such as with the present piece, were double ended. One end wound the watch through a central hole to the back of the case. The other end of the key sets the hand through the center of the winding hole, advances the date through a pusher at the side of the case, and adjusts the regulator through an additional hole to the back of the case. 


The Crivelli family had a significant impact on Italian opera. Gaetano Crivelli (1774-1836) built an exceptional opera career as a celebrated tenor. He established a reputation for fully exploiting his baritone-tenor range and technique. He performed in London, Paris, and northern Italy, where he achieved most of his fame. His three sons were also musicians and continued the family’s operatic legacy. His son Domenico both composed and taught music, becoming a prominent fixture in London’s musical circles, and his two younger sons, Enrico and Giovanni sang leading baritone roles in operas both in their home country of Italy, and across Europe.