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Lot 223

Antique Period Excellent Quality Keyless White Metal Chronometer Open Faced Pocket Watch, with Embossed Image of Steam Train to Back Plate, Features Balance Compensation, 15 Jewell Movement, Spiral Breguet, White Porcelain Dial, Secondary Dial. c.1900. Excellent Working Order at time of Cataloging. Please See Photo.

Lot 73

An 18ct White Gold Tonneau Shaped Curved Automatic Calendar Wristwatch, signed Breguet 3040, model: Heritage Big Date, ref: 5480, circa 2005, (calibre 516GG) lever movement signed and numbered 00137, silvered engine turned dial with a Roman numeral chapter ring, seconds dial, date apertures below 12, Breguet secret signatures at 12, Breguet moon shaped hands, case back secured by eight screws and numbered 3040Q, convention mark 750, Breguet strap and a Breguet 18ct white gold deployant clasp, 36mm by 43mm, with Breguet box and Breguet hand tag19.02.19, Case with surface scratches, bezel with minor dents, strap clasp with surface scratches, dial is clean, hand setting correctly, movement is clean, movement in going order.

Lot 2303

Rosewood and boxwood inlaid two train carriage clock by Breguet a Paris, 23cm high. case loss of colour some loss and splitsdial badly damaged has not been seen running

Lot 223

Antique Period Excellent Quality Keyless White Metal Chronometer Open Faced Pocket Watch, with Embossed Image of Steam Train to Back Plate, Features Balance Compensation, 15 Jewell Movement, Spiral Breguet, White Porcelain Dial, Secondary Dial. c.1900. Excellent Working Order at time of Cataloging. Please See Photo.

Lot 105

Men's Breguet Type XXII 45mm Stainless Steel Watch. Automatic Movement wth Flyback Chronograph, Date Indicator and GMT Complications, Black Dial, Leather Strap with Deployment Buckle. Number 96905. Condition: As New condition. Please note the gallery does not warranty the running condition of watches. Estimate: $8000.00 - $10000.00 Domestic Shipping: $32.00

Lot 645

A FRENCH ROCOCO REVIVAL ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN FLOWER MANTLE CLOCK, RAINGO FRERES A PARIS, MID 19TH C the bell striking movement with silk suspension, silvered dial and Breguet hands, in finely chiselled case applied with wirework foliage and contemporary painted porcelain flowers, 23cm h, on red velvet covered giltwood plinth++Clock in good condition with slight bend in hour hand and smudge on dial between one and two, the porcelain flowers with some typical but slight damage and basically complete, the giltwood plinth gold painted at later date. Sold with pendulum

Lot 181

AN EARLY 18CT GOLD DENT OPEN FACED POCKET WATCH, white enamel dial, enamel dial signed 'Dent 61 Strand and Royal Exchange London 58074', subsidiary seconds sweep dial at six o'clock position, keyless wound, temperature compensated balance and Breguet over coil, measuring approximately 47mm in diameter, presentation inscription to the outer case, hallmarked 18ct gold, London 1912, maker's mark JW & Co, approximate gross weight 92.8 grams

Lot 195

A 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY LARGE DECORATIVE POCKET WATCH KEY COLLECTION, to include many various designs, gilt, silver and gold plated, examples to include swivel keys with hard stones such as bloodstones and carnelians, banded agates, chalcedonies, amethysts and glass, to include Breguet rachet style, an axe, whistle, teapot and fox head and many other assorted designs, sixty-one pocket watch keys in total

Lot 480

Raymond Weil, a gentleman’s Tradition reference 5532 wrist watch. Gold plated case with stainless steel case back. the white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, date at 3 and Breguet hands, and another, date at 6 fitted with an unsigned quartz movement with quick date set fitted to a black leather strap with gold plated pin buckle and similar style Seiko dress watch. . Light scratches to case commensurate with wear and battery replacement needed to both watchesEwbank's do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any lots sold.

Lot 1571

A lady's 18ct gold and diamond set Breguet wrist watch, (stones missing), with box and booklet.

Lot 74

A mid 19th century French Raingo Freres, gilt metal mantle clock. The ornate, floral and scroll decorated case having a silvered dial with Roman numerals and Breguet hands. The countwheel movement striking on a bell and signed Raingo Freres, 13 1/4"h x 9 1/4"

Lot 81

A late 19th/early 20th century carriage clock. The white enamel dial having Roman numerals and Breguet hands. The 8 day movement striking on a bell, 7 1/4"h x 4"w

Lot 55

Three wristwatches comprising of a George Arnold Stoll 9ct ladies wristwatch with guilloche dial and black Arabic numerals (red 12) on expandable bracelet, 25mm case. Louis Arnould 9ct ladies wristwatch on expandable bracelet, enamel dial with black Arabic numerals. 20mm case. And a Louis Arnould 9ct ladies wristwatch with engine turned dial and gilt breguet numerals on a cord strap with yellow metal clasp, 23mm case.

Lot 1527

Marti of France late 19thC brass mantel clock in corniche style case, the Roman enamelled dial with Breguet style hands and visible jewelled anchor escapement, the four bevelled glass panels displaying the movement and mercury compensated pendulum, movement number 4323, striking on a bell 

Lot 1419

Jaeger-LeCoultre 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with black Arabic numerals, black Breguet hands, gold dial and signed movement, on integral 9ct gold bracelet, case diameter 19mm, serial number 0165, 27g, in original box with related paperwork. 

Lot 1499

Mathew Norman Swiss made 20thC brass cased carriage clock with corniche style case, white enamelled Roman dial and blued Breguet style hands, 12cm tall  

Lot 202

Antique Period Excellent Quality Keyless White Metal Chronometer Open Faced Pocket Watch, with Embossed Image of Steam Train to Back Plate, Features Balance Compensation, 15 Jewell Movement, Spiral Breguet, White Porcelain Dial, Secondary Dial. c.1900. Excellent Working Order at time of Cataloging. Please See Photo.

Lot 238

 AVIATION: A rare multiple signed commemorative cover issued by the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society and featuring a red printed cachet with the words Birthplace of Aviation beneath, signed by twenty nine aviation pioneers, manufacturers and pilots comprising Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993, American Aviation Pioneer who led the Doolittle Raid during World War II), Bernt Balchen (1899-1973, Norwegian Pioneer Polar Aviator), Blanche Stuart Scott (1884-1970, American Pioneer Aviatrix, the first woman to fly at a public event in America), Blanche Noyes (1900-1981, American Pioneer Aviatrix, one of the first ten women to receive a transport pilot's license), Jerome Hunsaker (1886-1984, American Aviator, a pioneer in aeronautics research), Emory S. Land (1879-1971, American Vice Admiral with the United States Navy, President of the Air Transport Association of America 1946-57), Francis Rodwell Banks (1898-1985, British Air Commodore and Engineer, involved in the development of the internal combustion engine), Louis Paulhan (1883-1963, French Pioneer Aviator, winner of the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester, 1910), Ruth Law Oliver (1887-1970, American Pioneer Aviatrix), Benjamin Foulois (1879-1967, American General who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright Brothers), Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886-1957, Italian Aeronautical Engineer and Aircraft designer and manufacturer), Holden C. Richardson (1878-1960, American Naval officer, a pioneer in United States naval aviation), John Towers (1885-1955, American Admiral with the United States Navy, a pioneer naval aviator who also served as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics 1939-42), Patrick N. L. Bellinger (1885-1962, American Vice Admiral with the United States Navy, a pioneer naval aviator), Beckwith Havens (1890-1969, American Pioneer Aviator, the first salesman with the Curtiss Aeroplane Company, 1910), George Otto Noville (1890-1963, American Pioneer Aviator, served with Richard Byrd on the historic flight to the North Pole, 1926), Jacob Cato Kolff (1914-2007, Director of the Malaysia Air Charter Co. Ltd), Willy Messerschmitt (1898-1978, German Aircraft Designer & Manufacturer), Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955, American Aviation Pioneer and Aircraft Designer), Chuck Yeager (1923-     , American United States Air Force officer and test pilot, the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight), James A. D. McCurdy (     -     , Canadian Pioneer Aviator, the first pilot to make a powered flight in Canada, 1909), Grover Loening (1888-1976, American Aircraft Manufacturer), Katherine Stinson (1891-1977, American Pioneer Aviatrix), George A. Page Jr. (1891-     , American Aircraft Designer of the Curtiss C-46 Commando), Louis Breguet (1880-1955, French Aviation Pioneer and Aircraft Designer), Lawrence Bell (1894-1956, American Industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation), Lester Gardner (1876-1956, American Aviator, one of the founders of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences and the editor and owner of Aviation magazine), Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957, American Rear Admiral and Polar Explorer who controversially claimed to be the first to lead expeditions to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole by air) and Alliott Verdon Roe (1877-1958, English Pioneer Aviator & Aircraft Manufacturer). The cover is postmarked at North Carolina, 18th September 1953 and bears the typed name and address of General Frank Lahm. Most of the signatures have small ink numbers at their sides for identification purposes. A most impressive collection of signatures to be found on one piece. Accompanied by an A.L.S. by a Dorothy Smith of Ohio, dated 22nd April 1955 and providing the noted collector Reverend Cornelius Greenway with a list of the signatories on the cover and further including a second, partial A.L.S. by another, unidentified, individual offering the cover to a collector for a price of $15. Some light overall age wear to the cover and a few small tears and areas of paper loss to the upper edge, evidently caused when the envelope was originally opened. G, 3   Frank P. Lahm (1877-1963) American Pioneer Aviator, the first military aviator in the United States.  

Lot 320

Paul Henry Matthey, Locle rare 18k diablotine chronograph hunter pocket watch, glazed nickel bar lever movement with bimetallic compensated balance, no. 1xxx9, signed dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track, chronograph centre seconds and subsidiary 1/4 second jump diablotine, blued steel Breguet hands, fine engine turned case, 150.9gm, 55mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - good. Hands - good. Case - good. Crown - winds and adjusts correctly. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained

Lot 325

Rare Zenith agate lever pocket watch, gilt frosted lever movement, no. 2xxxx16, the silvered dial with applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and Breguet style hands, screw bezel, 50mm - Condition Report: - Movement - .functioning Dial - surface marks and wear as expected of the period. Glass - light surface marks. Hands - matching, surface marks. Case - good. Crown - winds and adjusts correctly. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained

Lot 531

C.Oudin á Paris white metal cylinder slim pocket watch, Breguet style gilt movement, signed cuvette no. 4091, silvered dial with Roman numerals in an engine turned and gold plated case, 48mm (at fault)

Lot 405

Gold 'Jump Hour' slim dress pocket watch in the style of Breguet, unsigned gilt cylinder movement, the silver engine turned dial with hour aperture over a minute dial and subsidiary seconds, the cuvette inscribed Palais 'Royal N 95', within an engine turned case, no. 306, 42mm (at fault); together with chain, clasp and key - Condition Report: - Movement - not functioning. Dial - marks. Glass - surface marks. Hands - marks and some wear. Case - light surface marks. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained

Lot 119

A fine French engraved gilt brass carriage clock with push-button repeat and chronometer escapement, Gontard and Bolviller, Paris, circa 1840-50 The eight-day bell striking movement with platform lever chronometer escapement incorporating helical sprung balance beneath yoke-shaped bridge, the backplate stamped with oval BOLLVILLER, A PARIS trademark and numbered W, 414, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with signature GONTARD ET BOLVILLER A PARIS beneath VI and fine blued steel Breguet style moon hands, the bevel glazed one-piece caddy moulded case with hinged faceted baton and baluster turned engraved carrying handle above large top glass and foliate scroll engraved trails to angles and edges, the rear with intensely engraved door decorated with hatched foliate strapwork and incorporating shutters for the winding and adjustment squares, on conforming cavetto moulded skirt base with recessed sections to angles, 13.5cm (5.25ins) high excluding handle. Bolviller is recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development (page 432) as working from several addresses in Paris from 1830 until after 1870. Bollviller are known for being relatively early and inventive makers of fine French carriage clocks. Bolviller appears to have entered into partnership with C.P. Gontard in the 1840’s as a Brevet was granted to both makers for a lever chronometer escapement in 1848. Gontard went on to show carriage clocks in London 1851 and patent two further related escapements and produce carriage clocks under his name alone.

Lot 148

A small Regency brass inlaid bracket clock with fired enamel dial, Benjamin Lautier, Bath, circa 1825 The five pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, trip-hour repeat and stylised repeating leaf border-engraved shallow-arch backplate, the 4.5 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial signed B. LAUTIER, BATH to centre and with Breguet moon hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel concealing a S/N strike selection lever at twelve o’clock, the arched case with foliate acorn finial to the cushion moulded upstand over brass-edged fascia incorporating shaped brass line decorated recessed panel within brass quarter-round fillet mouldings beneath dial, the sides with ring handles over arched brass fish scale sound frets, the rear with arch glazed door, the brass rosette and line decorated stepped skirt base fitted with brass ball feet, 33cm (13ins) high. Benjamin Lautier is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working in Bath from 1818-46. He was based at 2 Bridge Street until 1846 when he relocated to number 6. In 1847 his wife appears as proprietor, later moving to Orange Grove in 1849.

Lot 325

A lady's 9ct gold Vesta Breguet HSFG Mechanical wristwatch, 15 jewel movement with subsidiary seconds dial and Deco style Arabic numerals, case no. 77284, case width 25mm, working order

Lot 202

Antique Period Excellent Quality Keyless White Metal Chronometer Open Faced Pocket Watch, with Embossed Image of Steam Train to Back Plate, Features Balance Compensation, 15 Jewell Movement, Spiral Breguet, White Porcelain Dial, Secondary Dial. c.1900. Excellent Working Order at time of Cataloging. Please See Photo.

Lot 100

A Victorian marble mantel clock, Breguet escapement, twin winding holes, Roman numerals, 28cm high

Lot 25

Stauer - 1783 8 Reales Ferdinand silver coin watch, yellow metal case on crocodile print leather strap. Blued Breguet hands. Inscription on caseback detailing history of coin used for dial.

Lot 21

Rolex 9ct gold ladies watch. With a sunburst crosshair dial, on original 9ct gold expandable bracelet. Breguet hands and Arabic numerals.

Lot 291

A late 18th Century gilt metal and enamel verge pocket watch by Philippe Terrot of Geneva, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals with blued steel Breguet pattern hands and winding through the dial, to the verge escapement with fusee, balance bridge with steel coqueret, four plate verge movement with cylindrical pillars, the top fusee pivot carried by a cock, in gilt metal case, the back enamelled with a ship on a lake, supported by two female figures, and within paste set borders, 47mm diameter (gross weight 85 grammes), with case maker's mark "L.Etos" (circa 1780) Note: Exhibited at the Antiquarian Horological Society's Tenth Anniversary Exhibition at the Science Museum, London, in 1964 - Exhibit No. 97

Lot 352

Sir David Lionel Salomons "Breguet 1747-1823", printed for the author, London 1921 (one volume, with blue leather half binding with pale blue cloth covered boards)

Lot 41

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH TABLE CLOCK with white enamel Roman dial, Breguet style hands, the twin train drum movement with outside countwheel bell strike and Vassy Jnr. back stamp, the rouge marble case of squat pedestal form with gilt lion mask ring handles, 21cm high

Lot 39

A 19TH CENTURY MANTEL TIMEPIECE, the gilt Roman dial signed Webster, Corn Hill, London, with engine turned centre and Breguet style hands and fusee movement, the patinated bronze rectangular case with ormolu flowerhead mounts with mask and lozenge decoration to the sides upon bun feet, 23.5cm high

Lot 311

DUBOIS & FILS A MID 19th CENTURY SWISS 18K GOLD QUARTER REPEATING OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH having a finely engraved case inscribed on the inner back cover 'DUBOIS ET FILS, ECHAPPEMENT A CYLINDRE HUIT TROIS GARNIS EN RUBIS' the enamel Roman dial with gold Breguet style hands fronting a key wound movement repeating the quarters on two gongs 41mm diameter - in velvet lined mahogany box

Lot 314

A lady's 9ct gold Vesta Breguet hsfg Mechanical wristwatch, 15 jewel movement with subsidiary seconds dial and Deco style Arabic numerals, case no. 77284, case width 25mm, working order

Lot 1669

Five early 20th century silver open faced key wind pocket watches to include R. Bennett & Son of Manchester, and Breguet of Paris examples, also a Swiss Hebdomas patent eight day crown wind example with guilloche enamel hour marker (af) (6).

Lot 341

Ladies Vesta 15 jewels 9ct Gold wristwatch with Breguet hairspring & cut balance, the engine turned metallic dial has sub - seconds dial at the six position and it comes with a gold plated and steel vintage strap

Lot 375

VACHERON CONSTANTIN 18CT GOLD GENTLEMEN'S WRIST WATCH with manual wind movement, silver dial and gold Breguet numerals, on maroon leather strap, c.1920

Lot 2079

Twentieth century brass carriage clock by Rapport, London, with ivory coloured Roman dial and Breguet style hands, raised on bun feet, 11cm tall

Lot 918

Rotherham & Sons 18ct gold ladies wristwatch with blued Breguet hands, black Arabic numerals, engraved gold face, bevelled bezel and signed 15 jewel movement, on black leather strap, case diameter 22mm, serial number 2472.

Lot 960

Rolex 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with blued Breguet hands, Arabic numerals, cream dial, engraved octagonal case and signed 15 jewel movement, on 9ct gold bracelet, case diameter 25mm, serial number 48428, 20.7g. 

Lot 933

Walker & Hall 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with blued Breguet hands, black Arabic numerals, silver face and unsigned movement, on 9ct gold bracelet, case diameter 23mm, serial number 110379, 22.8g. 

Lot 2089

Late 19th / early 20thC brass carriage clock with Burman, Bristol to white enamel Roman dial and Breguet style hands, 11cm tall

Lot 2078

Twentieth century brass carriage clock by Woodford, the white Roman dial with Arabic minutes and Breguet style hands, 11.5cm tall

Lot 2059

Nineteenth century probably American wall clock in Oak steeple style case. Thew pattern Roman dial with the breguet style hands. Brass pendulum bob with  inset enamelled decoration. The case with glass door and mirrored back. Two train movement striking a bell. 71cm Tall

Lot 2080

Twentieth century brass carriage clock by Lionel Peck of London, with white Roman dial and stylised Breguet hands, raised on ball feet, 11cm tall

Lot 953

Jaeger-LeCoultre 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with black Arabic numerals, black Breguet hands, gold dial and signed movement, on integral 9ct gold bracelet, case diameter 19mm, serial number 0165, 27g, in original box with related paperwork. 

Lot 2082

Late 19thC brass carriage clock in corniche style case, with white Roman dial and Breguet style hands, 12cm tall

Lot 2125

Nineteenth century gilt brass and metal mantel clock with enamel Roman dial, Breguet style hands and French movement, striking on a bell, the case surmounted by figure of a lad in 17th century costume with a hunting horn, 37cm tall 

Lot 2091

Late twentieth century French brass carriage clock L'Epee, Sainte Luxanne to white Roman dial, fine Breguet style hands and 'Drill Ship 'Sagar Prabhet', 30th April 1982 engraved to case, 12cm tall

Lot 2107

Nineteenth century French mantel / bedroom clock in Alabaster case with swag decoration. The Roman enamel with Breguet style hands, two train movement by Japes Freres stampen 6806, 62648 Striking on a bell. 29cm tall. 

Lot 992

Gucci gentleman's chronograph wristwatch ref. 9400 with black face, gold subsidiary dials, gold Breguet style hands, stainless steel and gold plated case and quartz movement, on bi-metal bracelet, case diameter 39mm, serial number 0000264.

Lot 629

A 19th century continental gold keywind pocket watch, with Roman dial and inscribed "Breguet a Paris", the full plate movement also inscribed "Breguet Paris", with enamelled albertina and watch key, a.f.

Lot 2249

An Art Deco Square Shaped Wristwatch, signed International Watch Co, lever movement signed and numbered 714967, six adjustments, silvered dial with Breguet type numerals, snap-on back stamped inside 18k and numbered 47851, 26mm wide see illustration 06.11.18, Case with surface scratches, topside lugs are very slightly bent inwards, case back with minor dents, dial is slightly discoloured, later strap, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement in going order.

Lot 78

A Jaeger Le-Coultre 'Atmos Embassy' clock, the faux green marble front and side panels within a gilt metal case, the dial with Breguet hands over a balance wheel and spirit level below, the base with a start/stop lever, together with the outer case and associated paperwork

Lot 217

Breguet, Type XXI, ref. 3817STX238U, a stainless steel wrist watch, no. 111289, purchased 1st February 2018, automatic chronograph movement, 26 jewels, cal. 584Q/2, grey dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous pointed baton hands, centre chronograph second and minute recording hands, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 12 hour recording and 24 hours, date aperture at 6 o'clock, screw down crown, screwed down exhibition back with eight screws, case, dial and movement signed, on a Breguet leather strap with stainless steel deployant clasp, accompanied by a Breguet box, guarantee and instruction books and outer card packaging, diameter 44mm This is a complete and unworn example

Lot 289

Vacheron & Constantin, a lady's platinum, diamond and sapphire cocktail watch, no. 9291, French post 1912 mark, manual wind movement, 18 jewels, 5 adjustments, no. 398269, white dial, applied Arabic numerals, Breguet hands, diamond and sapphire set case, snap back, case, dial and movement signed, on a 9 carat white gold woven bracelet with snap clasp, width 16mm Please note: the image in the printed catalogue is incorrect

Lot 228

Longines, Hour Angle Watch, ref. 989.5216, an 18 carat gold bracelet watch, no. 24498999, circa 1980s, automatic movement, 25 jewels, cal. L989.2, white dial with rotating silver central circle, black Roman numeral hour markers with inner Arabic numeral angle track, blued steel Breguet hour and minute hands, rotating external 12 hour bezel, officer case back stamped 750 with poinçon with inner display back, case, dial and movement signed, on a signed 18 carat gold brick bracelet, diameter 38mm

Lot 241

ϒ Girard Perregaux, Vintage 1945, ref. 99860, an 18 carat gold perpetual calendar wrist watch, no. 6, circa 2009, manual wind movement with tourbillon and three gold bridges, 19 jewels, cal. 9802, no. 6, white dial, Arabic numerals, Dauphine hands, subsidiary dials for combined constant seconds and moonphase aperture, day, date and month, screwed down glazed back with four screws, case, dial and movement signed, on a Girard Perregaux brown alligator strap with an 18 carat gold deployant clasp, accompanied by a Girard Perregaux box with two keys, guarantee card and certificate, information book, user manual, outer card packaging and a copy of Girard Perregaux by Francois Chaille with dust cover, width 38mm A function on a watch that is used to tell anything other than the time is referred to as a complication. This watch features three of the most difficult complications to produce on a watch. The perpetual calendar displays the day, date and month. This difficult to produce mechanism will account for leap years and both shorter and longer months. Once properly set the perpetual calendar will not need adjusting for many years. The perpetual calendar on this watch is also combined with a moonphase. As the name suggests this displays the current phase of the moon in the sky. Where this may be considered one of the least useful functions of a watch, it allows the manufacture to show their artistry and skill in producing fine and complicated watches.The final complication on this watch can be viewed in the form of a tourbillon through the back of the watch. The tourbillon was first invented in 1795 by Abraham-Louis Breguet. The tourbillon was designed to counter the effects of gravity on pocket watches by placing the escapement and balance wheel within a rotating cage. This mechanism is found in watches by only the highest of skilled watchmaker's due to the difficulty to produce. All these complications come together in this fine watch. ϒ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

Lot 604

A Dulux oval cased 18 carat gold open faced pocket watch, the signed dial with Arabic numerals, and fitted with Breguet hands and a manual wind Swiss 17 jewelled movement, the caseback engraved AO. .. gross weight 37 grams

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