Live Auction 1348Important Pocket Watches and Wristwatches
Breguet. An unusual gilt brass keyless lever deck chronometer with Guillaume balance, made for Air France
Lot 247

Breguet. An unusual gilt brass keyless lever deck chronometer with Guillaume balance, made for Air France

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 3693, SOLD TO AIR FRANCE IN 1938

Closed12 November 2007

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CHF 5,000

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Breguet. An unusual gilt brass keyless lever deck chronometer with Guillaume balance, made for Air France
Signed Breguet, No. 3693, sold to Air France in 1938
Cal. 22''' nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, Guillaume balance with gold poising screws, amagnetic dust cap, the silvered matte dial with Breguet numerals, blued steel pear hands, eccentric subsidiary seconds to 9 o'clock, in circular gilt brass case, set into a custom-made bakelite panel and wooden box, case numbered, dial signed and numbered
61 mm. diam., wooden box 140 mm. wide

Specialist note

The present deck chronometer was sold to Air France in 1938, at the time most certainly fitted into an insulated metal box.

In order to be used as a desk clock possibly by one of Air France's officers, it can be assumed that it was mounted to a later date into the present, custom-made deck watch style mahogany box. By changing the position of the brass lever in the bakelite panel, either the movement can be wound or the hands set through the large crown.