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 2. GRIBELIN À PARIS [Gribelin，巴黎] | A GOLD AND ENAMEL SINGLE CASED VERGE WATCH CASE CIRCA 1660, MOVEMENT CIRCA 1685 [ 黃金畫琺瑯懷錶備機軸式擒縱機芯，錶殼年份約1660，機芯年份約1685].

GRIBELIN À PARIS [Gribelin，巴黎] | A GOLD AND ENAMEL SINGLE CASED VERGE WATCH CASE CIRCA 1660, MOVEMENT CIRCA 1685 [ 黃金畫琺瑯懷錶備機軸式擒縱機芯，錶殼年份約1660，機芯年份約1685]

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GRIBELIN À PARIS

[ Gribelin，巴黎]


A GOLD AND ENAMEL SINGLE CASED VERGE WATCH

CASE CIRCA 1660, MOVEMENT CIRCA 1685

[ 黃金畫琺瑯懷錶備機軸式擒縱機芯，錶殼年份約1660，機芯年份約1685]


• Movement: later (c.1685) gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance with short spring, decoratively pierced balance cock engraved with flowers and foliage, rack and pinion regulation with small silver indication disc, standing barrel, vase shaped pillars, signed Gribelin à Paris

• Dial: white enamel chapter ring with black Roman numerals, polychrome enamel painted centre depicting the Flight into Egypt attributed to Robert Vauquer (1625-1670) after an engraving by his brother Jacques (1621-1686), blued steel turned floriate-form hand

• Case: gold and restored enamel, the polychrome enamel painted case back depicting the birth of Christ with the Virgin and Child to the centre surrounded by Joseph and the shepherds, lakeside vignettes to the band with figures boating, fishing and promenading, inside back with a landscape scene depicting a boy playing a flute with cattle beside a lake, plain gold bezel


diameter 44mm


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The Sandberg Watch Collection

Antiquorum Geneva, 31 March 2001, lot 253

The movement of this watch dates to circa 1685 and appears to have been especially made to fit the earlier watch case. Since the case dates to c. 1660, the original movement would not have been fitted with a balance spring and it would therefore seem likely that the replacement movement was fitted in order to benefit from the superior timekeeping offered by the balance spring. 


Nicholas Gribelin (1637-1719) was born in Blois, the son of Abraham and grandson of Simon Gribelin. He was made a Master at Faubourg St. Germain in 1675. Nicholas was recorded at Rue de Bucy, Paris, received a patent from the King in 1693 and had business relations with Jean de Hauteville (1647-1724) for whom he made watches of 8-day duration in 1692. See: Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 1971, vol. 1, p.274. Watches signed by the Gribelins may be found in the collections of the British Museum, Ashmolean and Victoria & Albert Museums.


Robert Vauquer (1625-1670) was one of the most accomplished enamel painters of his day and appears to have lived his entire life in Blois. His brother Jacques was an engraver who produced a series of designs for watch cases, examples of his engravings may be found in both the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum.