Property from the Estate of Bryan P. Hiler, Indiana
Breguet
A gold quarter-repeating à toc watch, No. 1157 sold to Monsieur Albert 5, Mai, 1808
Lot Closed
June 17, 03:59 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
Dial: silver engine-turned dial, Roman numerals, matte chapter ring, the dial signed Breguet & Fils, the center engine-turned, blued steel Breguet hands
Movement: gilt full plate movement, parachute, originally with verge escapement, later modified with an English Lever, plain three arm flat balance, blued steel hairspring
Movement number: the movement signed Breguet N.1157
Case: engine-turned, case stamped with casemaker mark for Joly, and Paris gold marks for 1798-1809
Case number: the case stamped B 1157 and 1503, metal cuvette signed Breguet, N. 1157
Size: 54 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Breguet certificate, 5 Mai 1808, recording the sale to Monsieur Albert, the certificate dated, 4 December 1997, The certificate further stamped further records that the watch originally had a verge escapement and sold for Fr.1200 but has now been modified with an English lever escapement. The watch was re entered in Breguet’s books 2, Juin, 1814 for 1200fr and further records that the watch was resold 2nd Juillet 1814 to an English Colonel for the same price, and associated gold tone metal chain