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Lot 359
Breguet. A fine and rare 18K gold jumping and wandering hour openface keyless lever dress watch
SIGNED BREGUET, BREVET S.G.D.G, CHRONOSCOPE, NO. 1823, SOLD ON 31 AUGUST 1928 TO MONSIEUR ANTONIO SANCHEZ ARJONA
Closed16 May 2011
Price Realised
CHF 8,750
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Specialist note
According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present watch was sold on 31st August 1928 to Mr. Antonio Sanchez Arjona for the amount of 5,500 Francs.
The "wandering hour" dial first appeared in the 17th century. In the 1920s and 1930s Breguet sold wandering hour watches with a system patented by the Swiss watchmaker Robert Cart around 1925.
The expression "Chronoscope" is taken from the Greek "chronos" for time and "scope" for range or sector. It stands for an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time.
A similar watch is illustrated in Breguet - Watchmakers Since 1775 by Emmanuel Breguet, p. 316.
The "wandering hour" dial first appeared in the 17th century. In the 1920s and 1930s Breguet sold wandering hour watches with a system patented by the Swiss watchmaker Robert Cart around 1925.
The expression "Chronoscope" is taken from the Greek "chronos" for time and "scope" for range or sector. It stands for an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time.
A similar watch is illustrated in Breguet - Watchmakers Since 1775 by Emmanuel Breguet, p. 316.