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Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」
Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」
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Breguet
A RARE AND SLIM GOLD AND PLATINUM HUNTING CASED QUARTER REPEATING RUBY CYLINDER WATCH NO. 3773, SOLD TO COMTE POTOCKI ON 14 MARCH 1822, BOUGHT BACK AND RE-SOLD TO MME DUPATY ON 3 NOVEMBER 1829 FOR 2,400 FRANCS [ 寶璣罕有黃金及鉑金二問懷錶備紅寶石工字輪擒縱機芯，編號3773]
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November 12, 03:30 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Breguet
A RARE AND SLIM GOLD AND PLATINUM HUNTING CASED QUARTER REPEATING RUBY CYLINDER WATCH
NO. 3773, SOLD TO COMTE POTOCKI ON 14 MARCH 1822, BOUGHT BACK AND RE-SOLD TO MME DUPATY ON 3 NOVEMBER 1829 FOR 2,400 FRANCS
[ 寶璣罕有黃金及鉑金二問懷錶備紅寶石工字輪擒縱機芯，編號3773]
• Movement: 20''' gilded, underslung ruby cylinder escapement, plain flat three-arm balance with bi-metallic compensation curb and parachute suspension, two polished steel hammers repeating on two short polished gongs, polished gold cuvette with apertures for winding and regulation, cuvette secured by a single blued steel screw and signed and numbered faite par Breguet no. 3773
• Dial: silver engine-turned, satin finished chapter ring with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, blued steel moon hands, aperture to glass for hand adjustment, signed to a banner at the base Breguet et Fils
• Case: gold and platinum made by Joly, engine turned covers, platinum body and engine-turned band, quarter-turn plunge pendant for repeat, both covers numbered 3773 B and 2459 with stars beneath, back cover with Paris control marks for 1819-1838 and rubbed case maker's mark
diameter 53mm
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With a Breguet certificate dated 2 September 2020.
This fine and slim hunting cased watch is especially notable for the unusual combination of gold and platinum used in the construction of its case. Count Stanislas Kostka Potocki (1755-1821) was born in Lublin in Poland and married Princess Aleksandra Lubomirska (1760-1836), the daughter of Stanislaw Lubomirski, a Grand Marshall of the Crown, in 1776. Count Potocki held the Knighthood of the White Eagle and Saint Stanislaus Merits and was Great Master of the Polish Freemasons. He founded the University of Warsaw in 1816 and was elected President of the Senate in 1818. He devoted his fortune to promoting literature, sciences and the arts. He amassed a beautiful collection of paintings, Etruscan vases and engravings at his castle, Wilanów, near Warsaw. Potocki's collections were displayed to the public in a portion of the castle, making it one of Poland’s earliest museums. Among the other Breguets owned by Count Potocki were: no. 1176, a four-minute tourbillon (purchased 1809); and a ring watch (1810).