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Anonymous. An 18k Gold And Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch
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Anonymous. An 18k Gold And Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch

CIRCA 1830

Fermé16 December 2011

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Anonymous. An 18k Gold And Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch
Circa 1830
Full-plate gilt-finished verge movement, chain fusée, engine-turned gilt dial, small eccentric chapter ring with Roman numerals for time, engine-turned circular case, hinged back with engraved and polychrome enamel medallion with a pair of love birds in a floral scene, rim with engraved geometric design with blue and red enamel interspacers, front cover with eccentric aperture with dial visible beneath, engraved geometric design with blue and red enamel interspacers
38mm diam.

Note du spécialiste

Abraham Lous Breguet - Paris, 1747 - 1823
One of the most creative and inventive horologists of all time, Breguet made many advances in timekeeping, including the 'pare-chute' anti-shock device, overcoil and tourbillon carriage. Breguet did not operate in a traditional manner, which involved apprentices carrying out the work. He hired skilled craftsmen to implement his designs. Such was the quality of his work that he attracted the attention of Marie Antoinette, who commissioned a watch from him. Upon its completion, after both Marie Antoinette and Breguet's death, it held the title of most complications of its time.