Carriage clock, astronomical, with a winding key, in a box
Watch company “Breguet”
Paris, France
1830s
Inscription on the box: "Breguet et fils "(Breguet and son) and the number "384"; inscription on the dial: "Breguet"
Brass, enamel, glass, steel, wood, leather; casting, engraving, gilding, embossing
14,5 x 11,0; in a box: 19,0 x 15,0 x 11,0 cm
From old receipts, record of 1921
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The watch was purchased by count Guryev from a traveling salesman of Breguet Company in 1840.
The subject of small rate, single production.
Clock with one clockwork stroke drum, chronometer anchor release, balance, an hour and a quarter of an hour chimes (with two gongs); push-button repeater; chime lock with options; full calendar with lunar phases; indication of hours, minutes and seconds.
A rare carriage clock made by a distinguished Paris firm "Breguet" that was known as an innovator in the manufacture of carriage clocks.
The Breguet Company was founded in 1775 by a famous watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 – 1823), the author of epoch-making technical inventions in the field of matchmaking. In 1820, Abraham-Louis Breguet passed his business to his son Antoine-Louis and since that year the company was called "Breguet et fils" (Breguet and Son). Later, the firm was headed by Abraham's grandson – Louis Breguet. In 1882 the company was transformed into a joint-stock company "Breguet House".
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