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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 122

Perusset, Eleve de Breguet, circa 1825. Fine and rare silver watch a seconde d'un coup.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 13,225

C. Three body, "forme collier" engine-turned (the back worn). D. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring and subsidiary seconds. Bold Breguet hands. M. 21 - , gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement of the second type introduced by Breguet circa 1812, the first made with draw, two-arm cut bimetallic balance with elastic suspension, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Dead centre second mechanism so call "seconde d'un coup" with bolt in the band. Signed on the movement. Diam. 55 cm.


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Grading System
Case: 7

Oxidized
Movement: 4

Fair
Dial: 4-51

Fair

Partially reprinted

Notes

Note: By its style, its quality and other technical features, such as the escapement, the balance with elastic suspension, the free sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, and the dead centre seconds mechanism, this pocket lever chronometer can be compared with the best production of Breguet, for the same period, in the l field of watches coast) riles sue he pdncipe des Garde Temps. Only used by Breguet and a few of his best pupils, the so called d wonder (lava coup was invented by Breguet to avoid the subsidiary train of the regular (lead independent centre second mechanism as invented by Moise Pouzait and used by most of the other watchmakers.