A fine and slim 18ct gold open-faced minute repeating keyless lever watch with personalised dial
Breguet No. 1441 | Sold to Madame de Maublanc on 31 December 1934 for Fr. 8,000
Auction Closed
November 9, 08:49 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
17’’’ rhodiumed movement, decoratively pearled main plate and damascened bridges, lever escapement, 30 jewels, blued steel balance spring with Breguet overcoil, bi-metallic compensation balance, 8 adjustments, minute repeating with two polished steel hammers on two coiled gongs, signed Breguet France
silvered dial, personalised hour indexes spelling Edward Haslam, outer chemin-de-fer minute ring, subsidiary seconds with Arabic 10-second calibrations, blued steel Breguet hands
18ct gold case, rounded bezel, snap-on back with engraved initials EH separated by two birds perched atop a pair of explorer’s telescopes, case back interior numbered 1441, poinçon de maître key mark 5 for Georges Croisier, case back, inner rim and pendant with Swiss Helvetia head assay marks, bow further stamped 0.750 & Unroc
Measurements
diameter 46mm
case depth including crystal 8mm
weight 55.4g
Accompaniments
with a Breguet 250th anniversary certificate
Sotheby’s New York, 7 December 2016, lot 175.
The case of this watch was made for Breguet by George Croisier. Croisier is also known for the cases he made for Patek Philippe, including three steel examples of reference 1518 and a unique steel case for a reference 1526.
The Breguet archives confirm that the dial has the name E.D.W.A.R.D.H.A.S.L.A.M. instead of the usual indexes.