Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2025

LOT 168

BREGUET à PARIS, SWITZERLAND, THEATRE OF LOVE, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 10,000 - 20,000

HKD 98,000 - 196,000 / USD 12,500 - 25,000 / EUR 10,800 - 21,500 / JPY 1,900,000 - 3,800,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine, rare and amusing, 18k gold and painted on enamel, manual wind open-face, pocket watch with concealed erotic scene. The bezel, band, pendant and bow with foliate chasing, hinged back cover pierced and engraved with a proscenium arch, the aperture showing a polychrome painted on enamel vignette of a young couple, the cover opens to reveal the hidden erotic part of the enamel.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Breguet à Paris, Switzerland

Model Theatre Of Love

Year Circa 1820

Movement No. 22393

Diameter 49 mm.

Caliber 43 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, turned pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, pierced and chased continental balance-cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation disc.

Weight 83 gr.

Signature Dial and movement with faux Breguet signature.