PATRIZZI & CO: first auction 18 November 2008, Geneva:
GENEVA, 18 NOVEMBER 2008
Exposition from 15 to 17 November 2008
Abraham Louis Breguet
BREGUET NO. 2807
sold to General Yermoloff on 26th August 1817 for 4'000 Francs.
Extremely rare and exceptionally fine 18K gold and enamel astronomical, equation of time pocket watch with mean and true solar time, manual perpetual calendar and phases of the moon, presented in its Morocco fitted box, accompanied by Breguet Certificate dated 1857 and a copy of the original Breguet drawing.
Estimate
SFr. 1'500'000 2'000'000
US$ 1,400,000 1,850,000
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Abraham Louis Breguet
BREGUET NO. 2396
sold to General Yermoloff on 24th October 1815 for 4'000 Francs.
Highly important, exceptionally fine, and extremely rare - one of only three ever made 18K gold Garde Temps four-minute tourbillon regulator with constant force escapement (now converted), independent seconds, 36-hour power reserve indicator, fast frequency balance, accompanied by a Certificate, copies of Tourbillon and Constant Force Escapement patents, and copies of original Breguet development papers of the model.
Estimate
SFr. 600'000 900'000
US$ 550,000 850,000
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Abraham Louis Breguet
BREGUET & FILS, HORLOGERS DE LA MARINE ROYALE, BREGUET NO. 3787
sold to Comte de Schouvaloff on 27th December 1823 for 2'520 Francs.
Exceptionally fine and one of the world's first Garde Temps deck chronometer with double barrels, made in silver. Accompanied by Breguet certificate No. 2732 and photocopies of the original records.
Estimate
SFr. 150'000 200'000
US$ 160,000 180,000
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