History: The repair books record that this watch was still the property of the Marquis de San Adrian (Marquis de Santiago) when returned for overhaul on 13 July 1825. It was again repaired by Breguet on 20 July 1857 at the request of Monsieur Salveta, rue Bergere 5 Paris No. 11. Note: Gold and enamel decorative watches made by Breguct are relatively rare and were essentially made in only two forms. One type, often large repeating watches or clock-watches with pair-cases, enamelled with flowers, coastal scenes or paillonne decoration, was destined to the Islamic Market, and usually sold through Breguet ' s agent, Le Roy in Constantinople. The others were practically all montres medaillon a tact (such as this lot), with flingue enamel covers and the " touch pieces " and a tact arrow in pearls or diamonds; the decorative elements remained largely functional, the only concession being an applied motif on the back of symbolic or heraldic significance, such as a crown or monogram. Such watches, less austere in appearance than Breguet's usual production, enjoyed a certain success despite their high price, and virtually every member of the Bonaparte family owned at least one example. Only very few examples of this kind, with extra large diamond touch pieces, were produces by Breguet, mainly for the Bonaparte family. They were among the most expensive watches produced by that time in the Breguet workshop. Jose Maria Magallon y Armendariz, 5th Marquis of San Adrian and of Castelfuerte, Marquis de Santiago, Senor of Monteagudo and Ezca, Grande de Espana and Knight of the order of Calatrava, (?-1845). He married Dona Maria de la Soledad Isidra Rodriguez de los Rios y Sanchez de Mortaing Suso de la Vega, Marquesa of Santiago and of la Cimada, Countess of Zuewghem, and adopted her title, which he continued to use even after 1802 when he inherited his own. It is in fact the name that appears in the books at Breguet. The family seat was at Tudela near Pamplona, the capital of Navarra in Northern Spain. He was an enlightened democrat who did much to rejuvenate the economic prosperity of Navarra by encouraging the liberalisation of agriculture, and pushing through reforms to the police and local government. An ardent «Afrancesadors» -or Francophile- with many friends among the French aristocracy, he corresponded with the famous French philosopher Denis Diderot. An outstanding portrait of him was painted by Francisco Goya in the same year that the purchased his watch from Maison Breguet. He is shown with a ribbon and seal hanging from the fob pocket of his breeches, which was in fact a customary way of carrying a watch at the time. Goya also painted his wife, the Marquesa de Santiago, in 1809.