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The Empress Marie Louise Breguet, N°784, "Médaillon d’or", sold to Empress Marie-Louise on 27 September, 1813 for 2, 000 francs. An exceptional, small 20K gold slim astronomical watch with phases of the moon, its age and regulator on the dial, built along the principles of the "Garde Temps". Accompanied by the original morocco leather fitted box, original ratchet key on short gold chain, and Breguet certificate N°616, dated 1922.
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°51 - 24 avril 2004 - Lot N°43
The Empress Marie Louise Breguet, N°784, "Médaillon d’or", sold to Empress Marie-Louise on 27 September, 1813 for 2, 000 francs. An exceptional, small 20K gold slim astronomical watch with phases of the moon, its age and regulator on the dial, built along the principles of the "Garde Temps". Accompanied by the original morocco leather fitted box, original ratchet key on short gold chain, and Breguet certificate N°616, dated 1922.Enchère
Vente aux enchères
Antiquorum N°51
24 avril 2004
Lot N°43
The Empress Marie Louise Breguet, N°784, "Médaillon d’or", sold to Empress Marie-Louise on 27 September, 1813 for 2, 000 francs. An exceptional, small 20K gold slim astronomical watch with phases of the moon, its age and regulator on the dial, built along the principles of the "Garde Temps". Accompanied by the original morocco leather fitted box, original ratchet key on short gold chain, and Breguet certificate N°616, dated 1922.
- CHF 454 500
C. Three-body, "forme quatre baguettes", by master casemaker Tavernier, N°282, engine-turned, back cover with bayonet fixing, shuttered winding aperture. D. Silver, engine-turned by Tavernier, eccentric champlevé radial Roman hour chapter, outer minute dot divisions on polished ring, engine-turned and matte center, phases of the moon aperture at 12 o’clock with age scale on the edge, regulating sector set at 2 o’clock. Gold Breguet hands with minute hand equipped with steel setting tail having a square opening for setting key. M. 29. 7 mm (13'''), gilt brass bridge caliber, hanging barrel with "arbre percé" (square opening for winding), straight line calibrated lever escapement with divided lift with 11-tooth brass escape wheel with oil-retention holes, 3-arm gilt balance, flat balance spring, pare-chute on both pivots. Signed on the dial, punched "B 2784" inside the back cover, along with French guarantee marks. Diam. 33 mm.
