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Breguet
A very rare brass empire ormolu clock with hour repeating on demand or automatically, alarm, 8 day movement and original key
- Estimate
- HK$30,000 - 50,000€3,500 - 5,900$3,700 - 6,200
HK$75,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Breguet
- Year
- 1923
- Movement No
- 5'204
- Material
- Brass
- Calibre
- Mechanical 8 day movement
- Dimensions
- 150 mm. high
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed and numbered</em>
- Accessories
- With original numbered <em>Breguet </em>key.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Manufactured in 1923 and sold in 1926, this Breguet brass repeating clock has been retained in extraordinarily original condition. According to research, only 5 similar clocks were made in the 1920s. This present example was sold to Sir John Luxury for 3,800 Swiss Francs. In addition to the exceptional condition, the clock still retaining its original numbered Breguet key.
Breguet
Swiss | 1775 Established in 1775 by Abraham Louis Breguet, widely considered the greatest watchmaker of all time, the storied brand continues to thrive in the modern era, creating exceptional high-end watches as the Swatch Group's premier prestige brand. Some of the most important and lasting inventions in watchmaking are attributed to Abraham Louis Breguet, including the tourbillon, shock resistance and the use of hammers and gongs employed in nearly all minute repeating watches made since.
Eighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.
Browse MakerEighteenth and nineteenth century Breguet pocketwatches are especially sought-after by collectors, and many of them were made for the elite of European society, including Napoléon and Marie Antoinette. Key wristwatches from the twentieth century include oversized dress watches, two-register chronographs, triple calendars and Type XX aviator's chronographs made for the French military and civilians.