Jan 01 2020
Breguet Pocket Watch Original Breguet Quarter Hour Repeater With Display Case
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Original Breguet ¼-Hour Repeater with Later Dial & Display Case Pocket Watch with Key France; Breguet; Mans; Serial #868; Circa: 1785 Complications: ¼-hour repeater. CASE: The rose gold-filled 18-size plain case features an open face. DIAL: This silver dial displays Roman numerals and Breguet hands. MOVT: This key-set #868 movement with hanging ruby cylinder escapement is gilt with a bridge style-cut-away layout. C 3-24 The case is in very good condition-later. D 3-36 The dial is in very good condition-later. M 3 The movement is in very good condition. R 9 Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare. Experts Opinion: Parachute shock system, compensation curb hanging ruby cylinder, ¼-hour repeater. Constructed by the master Breguet. Later cased in a lovely gold-filled glass back repeater case with Breguet style silver dial. A wonderful watch for the collection! Quarter Repeater The quarter repeater strikes the number of hours, and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones. The low tone usually signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. As an example, if the time is 2:45, the quarter repeater sounds 2 low tones and after a short pause 3 high ones: “dong, dong, ding, ding, ding”. Alternatively, some use a pair of tones to distinguish the quarter hours: “dong, dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong”. Key-wind/Key-set Movements The very first pocket watches up until the third quarter of the 19th century had key-wind and key-set movements. A watch key was necessary to wind the watch and to set the time. This was usually done by opening the case back and putting the key over the winding-arbor (which was set over the watch’s winding-wheel, to wind the mainspring) or by putting the key onto the setting-arbor, which was connected with the minute-wheel and turned the hands. Some watches of this period had the setting-arbor at the front of the watch, so that removing the crystal and bezel was necessary to set the time. This watch includes a reproduction of the correct size key, it is not the original. We consider any reasonable Best Offers – Please submit your best offers! ABOUT US: Ashland presents the worlds best vintage and pre-owned watches and jewelry online. We offer leading brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Rolex, Patek Phillipe, Breitling and many more. We are delighted to present ongoing sales of luxury watches of all brands and price points, shop master watchmakers such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Rolex, Cartier and Audemars Piguet. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours: 9 – 5 EST, Monday – Friday Address: Ashland Investments Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 185 Sarasota, FL 34236. These charges are the buyers responsibility. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as gifts – US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. The item “BREGUET POCKET WATCH ORIGINAL BREGUET QUARTER HOUR REPEATER WITH DISPLAY CASE” is in sale since Wednesday, March 20, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “eashland_net” and is located in Sarasota, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Model: Quarter Hour Repeater
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Escapement Type: Cylinder
- Pocket Watch Size: 18
- Material: Rose Gold Filled
- Movement: Mechanical (Key-winding)
- Country Made: France
- Features: Includes Key
- Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920
- Closure: Open Face
- Brand: Breguet
- Serial Number: 868