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Paul Buhré. A 14K pink gold hunter case keyless lever imperial presentation watch, made for the Russian Market
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Paul Buhré. A 14K pink gold hunter case keyless lever imperial presentation watch, made for the Russian Market

SIGNED PAUL BUHRÉ, SUPPLIER TO THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT, NO. 243'537, CIRCA 1900

Closed15 November 2010

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Paul Buhré. A 14K pink gold hunter case keyless lever imperial presentation watch, made for the Russian Market
Signed Paul Buhré, Supplier to the Russian Imperial Court, no. 243'537, circa 1900
Gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, regulator with Cyrillic indication, gold cuvette, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt spade hands, subsidiary seconds, engine-turned circular case, applied gold and enamel double-headed imperial eagle to the front, case numbered and cuvette numbered, cuvette and dial signed with Buhré's Cyrillic signature
49.5 mm. diam.

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Paul-Léopold Buhré, a Swiss watchmaker from Le Locle who had emigrated to Russia, opened in 1815 a small workshop in St. Petersburg. The business was later taken over by his son Paul.

Thanks to Paul's good relations with various Russian ministries and especially the Imperial Court, Buhré obtained the title of Official Supplier to His Majesty. As a result he founded his own watch factory in Le Locle, producing expensive watches very popular amongst Russian nobles and officers. The Russian Government bought Buhré timepieces as rewards for officers, soldiers and employees of the public services.